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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 70

Woman Recluse Fatally Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 5

A 76-YEAR-OLD Balmain woman, Mrs. Jessie Boyd, of Darling Street, was caught in a cycle of tragedy when she was knocked down…

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Woman Recluse Fatally Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 5

A 76-YEAR-OLD Balmain woman. Mrs. Jessie Boyd, of Darling Street, was caught in a cycle of tragedy when she was knocked down…

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Woman Recluse Fatally Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 5

A 76-YEAR-OLD Balmain woman, Mrs. Jessie Boyd. of Darling Street. was caught in a cycle of tragedy when she was knocked down…

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Woman Recluse Fatally Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 5

A 76-YEAR-OLD Balmain woman, Mrs. Jessie Boyd, of Darling Street, was caught in a cycle of tragedy when she was knocked down…

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Boys Drowned After Evacuation Perth

The Sun · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 3

David Smith parker (10) and Allen Jackson Parker (8) were drowned in pool near the railway dam at Yornaning, between…

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Killed in Street Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 10

Alfred Sydney Irwin, 57, of Duke Street, Kensington, was killed last night when he was struck by a military truck in Anzac Parade…

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Two Fatal Accidents in Sydney Brownout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 3

Two fatal and two serious accidents, all attributed to the brownout, occurred in the city and suburbs last night and early this morning. ALFRED SYDNEY IRWIN (57),…

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Two Fatal Accidents in Sydney Brownout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 6

Two fatal and two serious accidents, all attributed to the brownout, occurred in the city and suburbs last night and early this morning. ALFRED SYDNEY IRWIN (57),…

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Two Fatal Accidents in Sydney Brownout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 6

Two fatal and two serious accidents, all attributed to the brownout, occurred in the city and suburbs last night and early this morning. ALFRED SYDNEY IRWIN (57),…

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Two Fatal Accidents in Sydney Brownout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 6

Two fatal and two serious accidents, all attributed to the brownout, occurred in the city and suburbs last night and early this morning. ALFRED SYDNEY IRWIN (57)…

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Two Fatal Accidents in Sydney Brownout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 3

Two fatal and two serious accidents, all attributed to the brownout, occurred in the city and suburbs last night and early this morning. ALFRED SYDNEY IRWIN (57),…

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Two Fatal Accidents in Sydney Brownout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 6

Two fatal and two serious accidents, all attributed to the brownout, occurred in the city and suburbs last night and early this morning. ALFRED SYDNEY IRWIN (57),…

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Child Tied Up; Found Drowned AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 22 March 1942 · page 3

To ensure that her 22-months-old child would not stray from home while shp went out, a mother tied the child's…

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Marine Inquiry. Harbour Collision

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 2

At the Court of Marine Inquiry held at Sydney at the end of last week, the Court found that the failure of the master of the tug…

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Road Accidents in Brownouts

The Propeller · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 7

Needless road accidents can occur in brown-outs unless you take reasonable care. Pedestrians can see vehicles before the driver can see people…

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Compressed Air Fatality

The Sun · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

At the conclusion today of the inquest regarding the death of Ernest Dominic Soldie, the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) found that…

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Injured R. League Man Defies Doctor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 8

Les Brown, who broke his jaw in his first-grade Rugby League game last year, is attempting to qualify for South Sydney. Brown came from Lauriston…

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14 Injured In Two Bus Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 2

THE top compartment of a double- decker bus was sliced off by an awning in Central Square following a collision with a truck last night…

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14 Injured In Two Bus Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 2

THE top compartment of a double-decker bus was sliced off by an awning in Central Square following a collision with a truck last night…

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14 Injured In Two Bus Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 2

THE top compartment of a double-decker bus was sliced oil by an awning in Central Square following a collision with a truck last night…

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