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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 70

Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 5

On Saturday last a car driven by Mr Ernest Wright, of Newtown, travelling west, in endeavouring to pass a lorry at the intersection of Queen…

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52 Drowned When Launch Capsizes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

COLOMBO, Saturday.-- Fifty-two people, mostly women and children, were drowned when a motor launch capsized while plying between…

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52 Drowned When Launch Capsizes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

COLOMBO, Saturday.-- Fifty-two people, mostly women and children, were drowned when a motor launch capsized while plying between…

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Rider Injured in Fall

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- L. Miller rider of Allanius in the Hospital Handicap, fell and suffered a severe injury to the right chest and…

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Rider Injured in Fall

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- L. Miller, rider of Allanius in the Hospital Handicap, fell and suffered a severe injury to the right chest and…

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Rider Injured in Fall

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- L. Miller. rider of Allanius in the Hospital Handicap, fell and suffered a severe injury to the right chest and…

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Police Seek Witness of Fatal Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 3

SERGT. HARTMAN, of North Sydney police, would be glad if any person who saw an accident about 5.10 p.m. on Monday, May 18, on a…

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Police Seek Witness of Fatal Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 12

SERGT. HARTMAN, of North Sydney police, would be glad if any person who saw an accident about 5.10 p.m. on Monday, May 18, on a…

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Police Seek Witness of Fatal Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 12

SERGT. HARTMAN, of North Sydney police, would be glad if any person who saw an accident about 5.10 p.m. on Monday. May 18. on a…

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Police Seek Witness of Fatal Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 3

SERGT. HARTMAN, of North Sydney police, would be glad if any person who saw an accident about 5.10 p.m. on Monday, May 18, on a…

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Police Seek Witness of Fatal Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 12

SERGT. HARTMAN, of North Sydney police, would be glad if any person who saw an accident about 5.10 p.m. on Monday, May 18, on a…

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Injured after whistle blows

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 May 1942 · page 16

North Sydney supporters resented the manner in which their star player. Fred Dhu, was injured late in the game…

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Police Seek Witnesses of Fatal Accident

Truth · Sunday 24 May 1942 · page 19

IT would be appreciated if any person who witnessed an accident about 5.10 p.m. on Monday, May 18, on the concrete bridge. Herbert…

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Rider Critically Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 6

Norman Swains. 18, of Butler Road, Gladesville, was critically injured yesterday, when he was thrown from a horse in Victoria Road, Gladesville…

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Injured in Botany Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

INJURED FIREMAN, Frederick Fern, was wrapped in hessian and given first-aid by candlelight last night. Fern was hit by a falling beam while fighting a fire in the wool-packing mill of F. W. Hughes Pty., Ltd., Botany…

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Injured Driver Was Not Shot

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 4

X-ray examination of the skull of John Patrick Vale, 35, who was thought to have been shot before the lorry he was…

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Boxing Contests for Patrick Injured Eye a Factor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 8

Vic. Patrick received a slight injury to his eye during his contest against Rush Milling in Melbourne, and has not trained…

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Soldier Killed in Street Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 4

A FINDING of accidental death was recorded by the Campsie Coroner (Mr. Williams) today at an inquest into the death of Hiram John…

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Soldier Killed in Street Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 4

A FINDING of accidental death was recorded by the Campsie Coroner (Mr. Williams) today at an inquest into the death of Hiram John…

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Fewer Accident Cases

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 2

DURING 1941 the St. John Ambulance Brigade attended 88,125 accidents as against 109,237 cases in 1940…

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