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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

1,673 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 84

Cycling Fatality

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

The district coroner, Mr E. F. Rule, held an inquest at Penrith Court House on Wednesday of last week, into the death of Stanley Frederick…

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Collision Proves Fatal

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 5

Allan E. Tonkin (19), of 13 Alton Avenue, Concord, died in Nepean District Hospital on Saturday morning from injuries received when a car…

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Ambulance in Accident. Three Persons Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

An ambulance waggon which was taking a patient and her mother from Nowra to Bondi skidded on the wet road at the intersection of Princes…

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Doctor Fatally Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 5

Dr. Charles Henry Scott, 60, was fatally Injured when he was struck by a car near his home in Pacific Highway, Lindfield, yesterday…

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SOCCER. Injured Chinese Players

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 4

Although they haw ployed only two matches several members of the Chinese team have sulfered slight injuries but are recovering, and will probibly all be ready to play again at the…

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Officers Injured in Prison Riots

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- Several prison officers were injured during disorders and riots in Parkhurst Prison, on the Isle of Wight. The…

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Officers Injured in Prison Riots

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- Several prison officers were injured during disorders and riots in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle, of Wight. The…

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Officers Injured in Prison Riots

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. --Several prison officers were injured during disorders and riots in Parkhurst Prison, on the Isle of Wight. The…

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Officers Injured in Prison Riots

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. --Several prison officers were injured during disorders and riots in Parkhurst Prison, on the Isle of Wight. The…

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Six People Injured in Taxi Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 9

Six people were injured last nignt when a taxi-cab skidded and collided with an electric [?]ght pole in Bunnerong Road, Matraville. Eastern Suburbs Ambulance took them to…

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Fractured Arm Car and Bus Collision Claim for Damages

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

A COLLISION between a car and a motor bus on the Cabramatta-Mulgoa Road on February 25, 1940, in which Patrick…

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Struck by Whip. Rider of Kenil Gem. Accidental Happening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 10

To those who watched the second division of the Flying Welter Handicap from a point beyond the finishing line it seemed almost as though E. McMenamin pushed…

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Motor Accident Passenger's Claim

The Biz · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 5

In the Supreme Court. Sydney, on Tursday. Patrck Ernest Kerwick, of Fenrith well known as a driver of trotting horses, claimed substantial damages…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 11

J. Lakeman, playing for Drummoyne Third Grade team this afternoon at Manly Oval received a scalp injury which necessitated three…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 11

J. Lakeman, playing for Drummoyne Third Grade team this afternoon at Manly Oval received a scalp injury which necessitated three…

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League Cup Men Injured

The Sun · Sunday 8 June 1941 · page 37

Because of injuries, play frequently was held up in the Balmain-South Sydney match in the President's Cup Rugby…

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Fatal Pearifle Accident To Boy

The Sun · Sunday 8 June 1941 · page 5

A few minutes after joking with his friends, Vincent Blanchard, 14, of Brook-street, Coogee, staggered from a back room, crying, "I've been…

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Injured Jockey Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 14

The condition of the jockey, A. Dewhurst, is still one of anxiety, but the doctor says he is better to-day than at any time since he was…

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5000 Drowned by Cyclone, 1000 Killed Calcutta

The Sun · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 4

Five thousand people, it is estimated, have been drowned in a cyclone which swept over many villages in the…

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Injured Pilot's Endurance. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, June 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 9

An Air Ministry bulletin relates a dramatic story of the remarkable physical endurance of an R.A.F. pilot. A Hurricane pilot, he was flying over…

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