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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 80

Three Children Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 7

Two brothers were drowned in Queensland yesterday and a girl lost her life in a flooded creek at South Grafton…

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Jockey Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 12

LDUNCOMBE, who rode Enderby into third place in last Saturday's Summer Cup, was thrown from an unnamed two-year-old at…

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Jockey Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 12

L. DUNCOMBE, who rode Enderby into third place in last Saturday's Summer Cup, was thrown from an unnamed two-year-old at…

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16 Injured In Rail Smash

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The worst rail smash for 10 years occurred late last night when a passenger train and a goods…

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New Year Accidents

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

An RAAF corporal was killed and a constable, four women, two men, a girl, and a youth…

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Accidents on Xmas Eve

The Observer · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

Two men, Mr. A. W. Garner, of Cawarra Road, Caringbah, and Mr. J. A. Cairns, of Penshurst, were fatally injured about 6.30 p.m. on Xmas Eve…

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3 Dead In Accidents

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 8

Three men were fatally injured in accidents in the city and suburbs last night. One of the victims, a soldier, died…

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3 Dead In Accidents

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 8

Three men were fatally injured in accidents in the city and suburbs last night. One of the victims, a soldier, died…

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Tried To Aid Drowning Boys

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 2

In a recent report of the drowning of two boys in a waterhole at North Wagga, it was stated that a third lad, Gordon…

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Three Deaths Reported Accidents on New Year's Eve

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 11

Police reports yesterday disclosed that during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney three persons were killed and many…

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Fatal Accident

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 3

Noel Clive Carter, 8, of St John-street, Lewisham, was fatally injured yesterday when he was struck by a lorry in Old…

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3Rd Drowning Victim Found

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 7

GLEN INNES, Sunday.--The body of Lance-Corporal Maurice Hoare Barlow, 19, of Brisbane, was recovered from a deep hole…

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Wheel-chair Fatality

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

A wheel-chair ridden by William John Clarke (49), returned soldier and invalid pensioner, overturned in Edward-street…

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Girl Drowned at Clontarf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 7

Shirley Welsman, 15, of Bray Street, Mosman, was drowned at Clontarf yesterday. She disappeared while swimming. When the body was found,…

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Solicitor Badly Injured Climbing Through Window

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

When he and his wife found themselves locked out of their Wollstonecraft home at 1 a.m. yesterday. Mr. John Yeldham, well-known North Sydney solicitor, attempted to enter the house through the bathroom window, and ended…

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Solicitor Badly Injured Climbing Through Window

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

When he and his wife found themselves locked out of their Wollstonecraft home at 1 a.m. yesterday Mr. John Yeldham, well-known North Sydney solicitor, attempted to enter the house through the bathroom window, and ended…

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Solicitor Badly Injured Climbing Through Window

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

When he and his. wife found themselves locked out of their Wollstonecraft home at 1 a.m. yesterday Mr. John Yeldham, well-known North Sydney solicitor, attempted, to enter the house through the bathroom window, and ended…

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Boy Drowned in Lagoon

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

Francis Thomas Moxham, 9, of Oliver-road, Harbord, was drowned in the lagoon at Queenscliff, Manly, today…

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Boy Drowned In Manly Lagoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

Francis Thomas Moxham (8), Oliver Street, Harbord, was drowned while swimming in six-feet of water at Manly Lagoon,…

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Boy Drowned In Manly Lagoon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

Francis Thomas Moxham (8), Oliver Street, Harbord, was drowned while swimming in six- feet of water at Manly Lagoon,…

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