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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 70

Three Injured As Pipe Bursts

The Sun · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 3

One man was badly burned, another overcome by fumes, and a third had his eyes affected when a pipe burst today at the…

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Two Boys Drowned. Boat Capsizes at Como

The Propeller · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

When a rowing-boat containing two men and three youths capsized in George's River, Como, yesterday afternoon, two of the youths were…

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Accident at Warrimoo

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

A pantechnicon, driven by William Toogood (48), of Cardigan Street, Stanmore, proceeding west on Tuesday evening, about 6.20, struck the wall of…

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Royal Driver Knew Ice Was Cause Of Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Duchess of Kent is about again, little the worse for the bad shaking she had when her car skidded into the back of a lorry as she was being driven to London…

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Many Japanese Drowned Philippines Raid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

WASHINGTON, March 5. (A.A.P.)—General MacArthur reports that the three large enemy ships sunk in Subic Bay…

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2 Drowned in Georges River

The St George Call · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

When ft rowing-boat containing two men and three youths - capsized in Georges River, Como, on Wednesday afternoon, two of the youths were drowned…

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Apprentice Injured At Newcastle

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--When thrown from a bolting horse at Broadmeadow race track this morning, Eric Middleton (18),…

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Apprentice Injured At Newcastle

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--When thrown from a bolting horse at Broadmeadow race track this morning, Eric Middleton (18),…

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Apprentice Injured At Newcastle

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--When thrown from a bolting horse at Broadmeadow race track this morning, Eric Middleton (18),…

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Apprentice Injured At Newcastle

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--When thrown from a bolting horse at Broadmeadow race track this morning, Eric Middleton (18),…

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Apprentice Injured At Newcastle

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--When thrown from a bolting horse at Broadmeadow race track this morning, Eric Middleton (18),…

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Gypsum Prince Sunk by Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Cable advices received from Philadelphia state that the United States Navy Office has announced that the British freighter…

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Fatal Accident

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 12

ANDY was in Malaya and the Japs were rather close. Shots were landing all about them. Presently a rotten coconut fell from a tall palm and landed right on top of Andy's tin hat. The juice and fragments of coconut trickled down his face. Andy was almost…

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2 Men Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

GORDON WEIR (about 32), breadcarter, of Glenfield Road, Casula, was killed instantly shortly after 5 a.m. today, when the bicycle he was…

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2 Men Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

GORDON WEIR (about 32), breadcarter, of Glenfield Road, Casula, was killed instantly shortly after 5 a.m. today, when the bicycle he was…

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2 Men Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

GORDON WEIR (about 32), bread-carter, of Glenfield Road, Casula, was killed instantly shortly after 5 a.m. today, when the bicycle he was…

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2 Men Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

GORDON WEIR (about 32), bread-carter, of Glenfield Road, Casula, was killed instantly shortly after 5 a.m. today. when the bicycle he was…

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2 Men Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

GORDON WEIR (about 32), breadcarter, of Glenfield Road, Casula, was killed instantly shortly after 5 a.m. today, when the bicycle he was…

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2 Men Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

GORDON WEIR (about 32). bread-carter, of Glenfield Road. Casula, was killed instantly shortly after 5 a.m. today when the bicycle he was…

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Killed in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 March 1942 · page 7

Gordon Stanley Weir, 32, of Glenfield Road, Liverpool, was killed on the Hume Highway, Casula, yesterday when his bicycle and a taxi-cab collided…

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