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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 70

Fatal Motor Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The death occurred in Mater Hospital. Waratah. this morning of Mrs. I Robinson (53), Tudor Street,…

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Freddie Cochran Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK, Feb. 3. (A.A.P.)—The world's welterweight boxing champion, Freddie Cochran, is in hospital through being struck by an automobile while walking to the naval camp…

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Injured by a Tram

The Propeller · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 7

Bertram Greenbanks, 60, of Waratah Street, Oatley, who is blind and deaf, suffered a fractured skull when he was knocked down by a tram in…

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"Dim Lighting." Causes Accident

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 7

An accident occurred on January 24, in The Crescent. Wentworthville, and when a car crashed into and injured a stray horse, which had to be shot by the…

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Young Soldier Drowned Mates' Vain Rescue Efforts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 7

Sapper Leslie Oswald Aldous, 18, of O'Brien Street. Bondi, was drowned in Lane Cove River. Chatswood, yesterday. Constable…

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Nurse Amputates Injured Man's Hand Privations Of Darwin Evacuees

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5

DARWIN, Friday. -- As there is no doctor at Katherine, 200 miles from Darwin, one of two nurses there had to…

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Nurse Amputates Injured Man's Hand Privations of Darwin Evacuees

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5

DARWIN, Friday.-- As there is no doctor at Katherine, 200 miles from Darwin, one of two nurses there had to…

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Nurse Amputates injured Man's Hand Privations Of Darwin Evacuees

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

DARWIN, Friday. -- As there is no doctor at Katherine, 200 miles from Darwin, one of two nurses there had to amputate the hand of a man who…

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Fortunate Winning Ride in Randwick Glenfield Replaces Injured Boy On My Friend

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 6

My Friend (7-1) provided a lucky winning ride for apprentice, V. Thompson in the Glenfield Handicap at Randwick this afternoon, and added misfortune for the popular apprentice, F. Smith, who was injured a race…

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Drowned in Pool Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1942 · page 2

While swimming in a pool at Surrey Hills this afternoon, Howard Brice (19), of Prahran, got into difficulties and sank in…

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Injured Jockey Now Conscious

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 8

When midget apprentice rider, Frank Smith, regained consciousness at 5 a.m. yesterday, his first words were "What ran…

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Three Killed in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.—Three persons were killed instantly when a bus and a small car collided on Stirling Highway. Nedlands, to-day. Two other…

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Elderly Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

DETECTIVE RAMSEY, of Bondi, is anxious to contact any person who witnessed an accident in Bondi Road, near Hoyt's Bondi Theatre,…

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Elderly Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

DETECTIVE RAMSEY, of Bondi, is anxious to contact any person who witnessed an accident in Bondi Road, near Hoyt's Bondi Theatre…

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Elderly Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

DETECTIVE RAMSEY, of Bondi, is anxious to contact any person who witnessed an accident in Bondi Road near Hoyt's Bondi Theatre,…

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Elderly Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

DETECTIVE RAMSEY, of Bondi, is anxious to contact any person who witnessed an accident in Bondi Road, near Hoyt's Bondi Theatre…

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Law Case. Collision in Convoy

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2

This was an action in which the owners of the steamship Ingaro, of Stockholm, claimed damages from the Pelton Steamship Company, Ltd., of Newcastle, owners of the steamship Largo, arising out of a collision in the North Sea in the early…

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200 Injured; Many Families Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday. -- More than 200 persons, most of them firemen, were treated for injuries following a 1,000,000-dollar fire on…

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200 Injured; Many Families Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday. -- More than 200 persons, most of them firemen, were treated for injuries following a 1,000,000-dollar fire on…

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200 Injured; Many Families Homeless

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday. -- More than 200 persons, most of them firemen, were treated for injuries following a 1,000,000-dollar fire on…

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