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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

1,386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 70

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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Soldier Badly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

James H. Hart, 36, militiaman, of Shortland camp, Newcastle, found on the railway line between Petersham and Stanmore early yesterday morning, is…

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Law Case. Collision in Convoy

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 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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School Boy Drowned Evacuee at Wallacia

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 5

Frank Gates, a school boy, who, with his mother and sister, evacuated from Sydney and took up residenc at "Marina," Wallacia, on Tuesday of…

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Accident at Wallgrove

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 5

A car driven by Stanley Arthur Ayres, of Five Dock, travelling on the Western Road, near Wallgrove camp on Saturday evening, left the road and…

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Accident to Boy Scout

The Propeller · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 1

In order to correct a wrong impression that might have been gained from a report in the "Propeller" last week, concerning an accident…

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Injured Pilot Reaches Darwin

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 2

DARWIN, Friday.--The Japanese are now in a position to bomb Darwin as easily as they have raided- Koepang.. (Dutch Timor),…

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Boy Killed in Accident Wingham

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

Bruce Hannell. 2½ whose parents reside in Sydney, was killed today while playing in a milking shed at his…

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Passenger Ship Beached After Collision

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 3

With a crash that sent showers of sparks hurtling through the darkness, two blacked-out steamers collided off the coast of N.S.W. early yesterday morning…

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Army Service Driver in Tragic Accident

Truth · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 32

TRAGEDY stalked into the hard-working, willing and conscientious life of Driver Albert Ernest Honeybrook (30), A.A.S.C., on December 19, the very first time he is alleged to have been guilty of the slightest deviation…

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The Case of the Grey Jacket a doctor-detective can prove very useful in clearing up a hunting "accident."

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 3

THE ice-rimmed lake held a heliotrope flush of dawn, and it was very cold, and very still. The…

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Ship Runs Ashore Beached After Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 5

After the coastal steamer Gwydir (1,929 tons) had lost her cudder and one propeller in a collision with another vessel off…

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Coastal Steamer Gwydir Ashore After Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 6

The coastal steamer Gwydir (1,929 tons), owned by the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Co., lying off Norahville,. near Norah Head, after a collision in heavy rain early on Saturday morning. The crew of 20 and 9 male passengers are safe. The Gwydir has a hole in the port side below the bridge…

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Four Drowned in Floods Big Losses in Queensland

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

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Thousands of pounds' worth of damage was done to property, crops, and stock in widespread floods…

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Three Men Injured in Fall Down Coal Chute

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.-- Three men fell down a coal chute at No. 1 Jetty, Pt. Kembla, last night, and much difficulty was experienced…

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Three Men Injured in Fall Down Coal Chute

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.-- Three men fell down a coal chute at No. 1 Jetty, Pt. Kembla, last night, and much difficulty was experienced…

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Three Men Injured in Fall Down Coal Chute

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Three men fell down a coal chute at No. 1 Jetty, Pt. Kembla, last night, and much difficulty was experienced…

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Three Men Injured in Fall Down Coal Chute

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Monday.-- Three men fell down a coal chute at No. 1 Jetty, Pt. Kembla, last night, and much difficulty was experienced…

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Coastal Collision Gwydir Abandoned To Underwriters

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 2

The coaster Gwydir, which lost her rudder and propeller in a collision with another vessel off Norah Head last Saturday, is still…

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Stewards Say Fall Accident

The Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 10

Apprentice F. Smith was able to give evidence at the adjourned Inquiry today into the cause of the fall of Barrenjoey at…

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