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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 70

Neutron Won After Collision MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 8 March 1942 · page 11

AFTER losing several lengths in a collision at the start, Neutron won the Farewell Handicap at Flemington from Con Nar[?] and…

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Stadium Referee Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 9

Mr. Jos Wallis, the Stadium referee, suffered a gashed wrist and concussion when he clipped on the stairs and fell into the cellar of his hotel on Saturday. He was…

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A.j.c. Decision Amazes Punters at Randwick Danger of Accident

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY punters were amazed and, at the same time, piqued, by the A.J.C.'s decision to run off last Saturday's…

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Injured Men's Long Wait

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 6

Two injured men lay undiscovered after an accident near the Bilpin post office, on the Blue Mountains at 1.30 a.m. yesterday,…

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Drowned in Two Feet of Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 5

Peter White, 73, who lived in West Street, North Sydney, was drowned in 2ft of water at the head of Mosman Bay yesterday…

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Police Stop Fight In Eleventh Round Morgan Lands Straight Left Morgan's Eye Injured Near End Of Losing Fight Against Patrick

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 8

Just before the end of the 11th round a police inspector at the ringside ordered the referee to stop last night's fight between Vic Patrick and Tod Morgan. A t.k.o. decision…

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Sand in Mine Engines Accidental, Say Police

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

LITHGOW, Tuesday.--The Invincible colliery at Cullen Bullen was idle yesterday. Miners' officials at Lithgow state that the mine was…

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Fatally Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 5

After being struck by a car in front of his home in Sydney-road, Clyde, late on Friday night, Jeremiah Carroll (86), died later in…

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League Player Killed In Plane Accident Daily Sportlight

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 8

Pilot-officer James William Norton, Rugby League full-back of Queanbeyan and Eastern Suburbs teams, has been killed in an air accident…

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Killed in Collision

The Biz · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 2

Gordon Stanley Weir, 30, of Glenfield Road, Liverpool, was killed on the Hume Highway, Casula, on March 7. when his bicycle and a taxi-cab collided…

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Callan Park Patient Runs Amok With A Pick: Two Men Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 2

An inmate of Callan Park Mental Hospital went berserk with a pick late yesterday afternoon, injuring another patient and an attendant before he was controlled. THE patient struck by the pick is…

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Accidents of the Week. Cyclists Hurt in Collisions

The Propeller · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 4

While riding a bicycle in the vicinity of the Princes Highway and King Street, Rockdale, last Friday morning, at about 11 o'clock. Miss…

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Failed to Stop After Accident

The Biz · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 6

Alexander Fisher was before Liverpool Police Court on Monday, charged with failure to stop after an accident at Moorebank. His lorry collided with a car…

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Stop Press R.a.a.t. Man Injured in Moresby Attack

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 12

PORT MORESBY, Friday. -- Member R.A.A.F. injured when five Jap fighters ground strafed aerodrome here this morning…

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Footballer Injured

The Sun · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 5

W. Mowatt (South Sydney) broke his left collarbone when he was grounded heavily in the Rugby League practice match…

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Struck, Injured by Train

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 2

THOMAS JEREMIAH CAHILL (53) clerk, Peel Street, Kirribilli, was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a train at Milson's…

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Accident Sounds Air Raid Siren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 13

MARYBOROUGH, Friday.—When a linesman of the Electricity Supply Department lost his foothold while working on a pole to-day, he touched the…

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Injured in League try-out

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 March 1942 · page 14

W. ('Wizzy') Mowatt, Cessnock five-eighth, had his collar bone broken yesterday in a trial…

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Man Injured in Fall During Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 March 1942 · page 7

Harold Hobson, 37, of Egan Street, Bankstown, was seriously injured when he was struck by a man and fell to the pavement during a fight in Chalmers…

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Four Injured in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 7

Four were injured when a motor [?] and a car collided in Concoro Road, yesterday. Miss Cecilia Tulford 23, of Boronia…

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