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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

1,673 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 84

Police Seek Motorist. Man Killed, Girl Injured. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 10

Police are searching the Newcastle district for the driver of a motor car which fatally injured a man and seriously injured a girl on Saturday…

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Man Arrested After Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 10

Three people were knocked down by a motor car in a safety zone near the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Martin Place last night…

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Four Injured in Collision. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 6

Four persons were injured when a bus and a motor car collided at Forbes and three were later admitted to the Forbes District Hospital…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

WHILE crossing the intersection of Parramatta Road and Renwick Street, Leichhardt, today, Leonard George Greenwood (72), Thornley…

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Face, Hands Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

HAROLD Arthur Pye (£7). of Eden Street, Willoughby, suffered injuries to face and hands when a detonator exploded in the back yard…

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Face, Hands Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

HAROLD Arthur Pye [?], of Eden A Street, Willoughby, suffered injuries to face and hands when a detonator exploded in the back yard…

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Face, Hands Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

HAROLD Arthur Pye (£7), of Eden Street, Willoughby, suffered injuries to face and hands when a detonator exploded in the back yard…

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Boys Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 11

Lindsay Joseph McNamara, 15, and Gordon Alexander PJayford, 12. both of Gould Avenue, Petersham, were standing by a push bicycle in Gould Avenue just after 6 o'clock last night…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

WHILE crossing the intersection of Parramatta Road and Renwick Street. Leichhardt. today, Leonard George Greenwood (72), Thornley…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

WHILE crossing the intersection of Parramatta Road and Renwick Street, Leichhardt. today, Leonard, George Greenwood (72), Thornley…

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Face, Hands Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

HAROLD Arthur Pye (£7) of Eden Street, Willougliby, suffered injuries to face and hands when a detonator exploded in the back yard…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 9

WHILE crossing the intersection of Parramatta Road and Renwick Street, Leichhardt, today, Leonard George Greenwood (72), Thornley…

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N.Z. Car Fatality Auckland

The Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 11

Mervin Kelly, 30, drove into city from Howick, passed the medical examination for service in the expeditionary force. When driving home,…

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Owen and jury.) Taxi and Bicycle Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 4

Mrs. Jean Patterson Fittler, 18, sued William Alfred Dudley, taxi-cab driver, to recoved damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused through a…

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War Risk Insurance. Covering Injured Civilians

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 6

Under the Commonwealth Government's personal war risk insurance scheme, compensation will be paid to civilians suffering personal injury from…

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Six Persons Injured. Car and Tram Collide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 12

The five occupants of the car and the driver of the tram were injured when a tram and a car collided in Victoria Road, near the Gladesville Bridge, Drummoyne, yesterday…

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Fatal Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 2

Duncan McLeod, of Underwood Street, Paddington, was killed last week when the motor-cycle outfit he was riding collided with the rear of a lorry in…

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Cyclist Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 6

When a motor cycle, driven by Wallace Olive, of Ormonde Parade, Hurstville, skidded in Forest Road, Hurstville, yesterday, the rider was thrown…

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Accidents of the Week. Girl Injured by Fall

The Propeller · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 6

At about 6 a.m. on Tuesday Miss Greta Svenson, of Patrick Street, Hurstville, fell when she attempted to board a train at Hurstville railway…

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Injured Parkes Back to Soccer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 17

Jock Parkes, international Soccer half-back, who has missed several matches through injury, expects to be fit for Saturday's State League…

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