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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 80

Child Injured in Amusement Parlor

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

BARRY HILL (8), of Rickard Street, Auburn, was critically injured this afternoon when an amusement machine weighing about 1cwt fell on…

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Child Injured in Amusement Parlor

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

BARRY HILL (8), of Rickard Street, Auburn, was critically injured this afternoon when an amusement machine weighing about Icwt fell on…

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Jockey Injured

The Sun · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--While working on the grass track at Flemington today, Tokalule ran off and fell. His rider, S…

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W. A. A. A. C. Saves Injured Soldier

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 7

GIRLS OF THE U. S. WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS demonstrate how barrack bags, attached to a wooden plank, can be used as an emergency float to tow an injured soldier to safety. These W. A. A. C. trainees are undergoing an extensive Red Cross training…

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W.a.a.a.c. Saves Injured Soldier

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 7

GIRLS OF THE U. S. WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS demon strate how barrack bags, attached to a wooden plank, can be used emergency float to tow an injured soldier to safety. These W. A. A. C. trainees are undergoing an extensive Red Cross training…

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Bus Driver Hurt in Collision with Car

Truth · Sunday 4 April 1943 · page 15

A CAR driven by Joseph Byrnes collided with a bus in Old South Head Road, near Bon Accord Avenue, Waverley, last night, and…

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Charles Laughton injured on the set

The Sun · Sunday 4 April 1943 · page 4

CHARLES LAUGHTON may have to undergo an operation on his spine as the…

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Three C.c.c. Men Injured in Crash

Truth · Sunday 4 April 1943 · page 15

THREE C.C.C. workers were injured when their car struck and snapped an electric light pole in Cheval Road, Bankstown. last night…

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Soldier Killed in Cycle Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A soldier was killed and another seriously injured when the motor cycle on which they were travelling near Belmont early…

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Three Injured In Ferry Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 5

Three people were injured yesterday when the ferry Karrabee crashed into Camellia wharf, near Parramatta…

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Hairdo Blamed for Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 5

Mentho-Lyptus (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 96 Shepherd Street, Sydney, was fined £10, at the C.I.M.'s Court, today, for failing…

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Hairdo Blamed for Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 5

Mentho-Lyptus (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., 96 Shepherd Street, Sydney, was fined £10, at the C.I.M.'s Court today, for failing…

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Injured Jockey Shows Improvement

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 12

APPRENTICE Jack Thompson, who received a fractured skull at Randwick on March 24, has shown slight…

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Injured Jockey Shows Improvement

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 12

APPRENTICE Jack Thompson, who received a fractured skull at Randwick on 4 March 24, has shown slight…

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Injured Jockey Shows Improvement

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 12

APPRENTICE Jack Thompson, who received a fractured skull at Randwick on March 24, has shown slight…

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Injured Jockey Shows Improvement

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 12

APPRENTICE Jack Thompson, who received a fractured skull at Randwick on March 24, has shown slight…

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Injured Jockey Shows Improvement

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 12

APPRENTICE Jack Thompson, who received a fractured skull at Randwick on March 24, has shown slight…

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Old Digger Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 2

Guildford returned soldier from the last war, 70 year-old Charlie Easby, of Rhodes-avenue, suffered abrasions and shock when he was knocked down by…

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Woman Injured by Truck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 4

WHEN she stepped off the. footpath to catch a tram in Elizabeth Street, City, yesterday, Mrs. Ellen Allen (57), Gordon Street,…

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Woman Injured by Truck

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 4

WHEN she stepped off the footpath to catch a tram in Elizabeth Street, City, yesterday, Mrs. Ellen Allen (57), Gordon Street,…

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