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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 80

Unusual Accident to Train Driver

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 7

STRUCK by a length of wood while driving a passenger steam train between Windsor and Riverstone stations last night, Patrick Gwynne…

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Unusual Accident to Train Driver

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 7

STRUCK by a length of wood while driving a passenger steam train between Windsor and Riverstone stations last night, Patrick Gwynne…

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Soldier Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday. -- Private R. H. Jones, a member of the Australian forces, was drowned while bathing in Hencamp Creek…

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Soldier Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday. -- Private R. H. Jones, a member of the Australian forces, was drowned, while bathing in Hencamp Creek,…

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Soldier Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday. -- Private R. H. Jones, a member of the Australian forces, was drowned while bathing in Hencamp Creek,…

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Collision Victim Dies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 7

Walter Prime. 30. of A'Becketi Street, Granville, one of the two men who were injured in a collision between a train and a lorry at…

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Collision Victim Dies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 11

Sydney Walter Henry Barker, 42, of Portland Street, Rosebery, who was a passenger in a car when a collision occurred between the car and a tram…

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Flying Fortress Comes Home After Mid-air Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

A GERMAN FIGHTER-PLANE, its pilot killed, crashed into this U.S. Army Flying Fortress over Tunisia. The American plane was considerably damaged, but reached its North African base…

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Youths Hurt in Accidents with Rifles

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

Two youths were seriously injured in pea-rifle accidents in two suburbs last night. JOHN ERIC ROGERS (17), of…

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Youths Hurt in Accidents with Rifles

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 7

Two youths were seriously injured in pea-rifle accidents in two suburbs last night. JOHN ERIC ROGERS (17), of…

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Youths Hurt in Accidents with Rifles

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 7

Two youths were seriously injured in pea-rifle accidents in two suburbs last night. JOHN ERIC ROGERS (17), of…

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Youths Hurt in Accidents with Rifles

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

Two youths were seriously injured in pea-rifle accidents in two suburbs last night. JOHN ERIC ROGERS (17), of…

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Boxing Johns Injured Fuller to Meet Miller

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 8

Mickey Miller, the former Australian bantamweight and featherweight champion, will replace Tommy Johns against Bob Fuller at the Rushcutter…

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Police Injured In Street Brawl

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 5

Two police constables were injured at King's Cross last night during a brawl in which soldiers and civilians took part…

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Woman Dies After Road Accident

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 17

EDITH FAHEY (43), married, Salisbury Road. Guildford, died in the Parramatta District Hospital last night from a fractured skull…

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Man accidentally shot at Douglas Park rushed to iron lung

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1943 · page 2

A MAN was accidentally shot in the neck during a rabbit-shooting expedition at Douglas Park yesterday and given artificial respiration for four hours on the way to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital…

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Injured Jockey Out of Danger

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 12

APPRENTICE Jack Thompson, who was seriously injured when thrown from, a two-year-old several weeks ago, is now out of danger, and…

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Priest Accidentally Shoots Man

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 7

Alexander James Small, 26, of Carlton Parade, Carlton, was accidentally shot in the neck by a priest at Douglas Park on Saturday. He has been placed…

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Several Holiday Accidents Man Charged After Woman's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 7

Although the volume of road traffic was lower than for many years, there were several traffic accidents during the Easter…

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Fatal Accidents

The Sun · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

LAC Lionel Leslie Bloom, of Warrawee, RAAF trainee pilot, was killed when an aircraft crashed during cross-country…

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