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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 70

Boating Fatality

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

Mr Alexander Hughes, 39, brother of Mrs A. McLeod, of High Street, Penrith, was drowned on Good Friday when a boat in which he and five…

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Soldier Drowned

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

The Acting District Coroner, Mr C. J. Welch, held an inquest at Penrith Court House on 7th inst. into the death of Rex Graham Atkinson, a…

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Where the Collision?

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

A case in which the issue involved was the point at which a collision took place on Mulgoa Road, Wallacia, on August 23 last, came before Mr J…

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Injured by Fall

The Propeller · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 6

Shortly before five o'clock last Saturday, William McLenaghan (28) of Park Road, Kogarah, fell in Elizabeth Street, Allawah, and suffered…

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Accidents of the Week. Boy Injured by Car

The Propeller · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 6

During the week Stanley Garry, aged ten years, of Narwee, was struck by a motor car in Stoney Creek Road, Narwee. He was conveyed to the St…

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Dangerous Corner Fatality at Linden

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 1

THE spot in question was a most dangerous one and had been for many years, stated Constable Stewart, Springwood, in giving…

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Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 April 1942 · page 5

On Sunday, April 12, a motor car driven by Mr John Cogin, of Artarmon, collided with a horse and cart driven by Mr. Thomas Austin, 52 years…

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Two Injured in Rail Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 1

Two men were slightly injured, two locomotives seriously damaged, 13 trucks damaged, and 30 sheep killed when a stock train from the north…

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Won First Ride After Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 8

GEELONG, Saturday.--Three months ago Tommy Wells, who is apprenticed to a former West Australian trainer, E. Temby, sustained…

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Won First Ride After Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 8

GEELONG, Saturday.--Three months ago Tommy Wells, who is apprenticed to a former West Australian trainer, E. Temby, sustained…

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Rest of the News Accident

The Sun · Sunday 19 April 1942 · page 2

An hour after two lorries had collided in canterbury-road, Bankstown, when three people…

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Accident defeats Monaro plunge

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 April 1942 · page 12

Interference defeated a plunge on Monaro in the last race at Canterbury yesterday. Monaro was backed from 20[?] down…

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Soldter Carried Five Miles Injured in Truck Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 7

GOSFORD, Sunday.—The driver of a three-ton military truck, Trooper James Tomson, 30, of, Sydney, is in Newcastle…

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Fell Into Quarry; Woman Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

MRS. RUBY BRIDGET PAYNE, Richard Street, Newtown, was drowned when she fell down a steep bank at St. Peters last night while returning home from farewelling her husband who is in the Army. Dotted line shows path of fall. The quarry, which is 100…

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Fell Into Quarry; Woman Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

MRS. RUBY BRIDGET PAYNE, Richard Street, Newtown, was drowned when she fell down a steep bank at St. Peters last night while returning home from farewelling her husband, who is in the Army. Dotted line shows path of fall. The quarry, which is 100…

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Drowned In Pit In Brownout

The Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 4

The body of Mrs. Ruby Bridget Payne, 43, of Richards-street, Newtown, was found floating…

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Fell Into Quarry; Woman Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

MRS. RUBY BRIDGET PAYNE, Richard Street, Newtown, was drowned when she fell down a steep hank at St. Peters last night while returning home from farewelling her husband, who is in the Army. Dotted line shows path of fall. The quarry, which is 100…

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Turf Notes Freckles Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 8

The gelding, Freckles, trained by F. Dalton, was slightly injured whilst at exercise yesterday. Freckles was frightened by a dog, and came down,…

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Drowned In Brownout

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 5

Mrs. Ruby Bridget Payne, 43, of Richard Street, Newtown, fell into 60 feet of water in a disused St. Peters brick pit early…

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Woman Drowned in Brick Ptt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 9

Many detectives, under Detective-sergeant. Wiley, yesterday investigated the death of Mrs. Ruby Bridget Payne, 43, of…

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