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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 80

Boy Injured by Taxi

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 7

KEVIN WALLER (11), Cambridge Street, Balmain, was seriously injured when knocked down by a taxicab in Lyons Road, Balmain,…

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Trainee Pilot Killed in Air Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 3

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN JOHN THOMAS MCCARTHY, of Cowra, a trainee pilot in the R.A.A.F., was killed when two planes collided while…

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Unusual Fatality

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.-- While riding in a taxi yesterday afternoon, Kenneth Charles Price, a NSW soldier, put his…

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Soldier Drowned

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 13 January 1943 · page 4

Pte. H. Birkbeck, of Woodstock Street, Guildford, was accidentally drowned at Albury. His body was missing for three days, being finally recovered on…

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Soldier Drowned

The Biz · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 4

Pte. H. Birkbeck of Woodstock Street. Guildford, was accidentally drownsd at Albury. His body was missing for three days, being finally recovered on…

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Drowned on Holiday

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Philip Davis, 16, eldest son of Mr. G. A. Davis, executive member of the Australian Food Council, was drowned at Mount…

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Man Injured by Motor Car

The Propeller · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 7

Charles Langley, aged 41 years, of Bank Street, Brighton-le-Sands, had his left leg fractured and suffered lacerations to the head when he was…

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Soldier Found Badly Injured in Redfern

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 6

SAMUEL GARVER, soldier, was found unconscious in a gutter in Redfern Street, Redfern, early this morning…

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Soldier Found Badly Injured in Redfern

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 January 1943 · page 6

SAMUEL GARVER, soldier, was found unconscious in a gutter in Redfern Street, Redfern, early this morning…

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Girl Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 7

CONDOBOLIN, Thursday.—While swimming in the swollen Lachlan River yesterday. Valerie Walsh, aged 18, daughter of Mr. D. J. Walsh,…

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Girl of 18 Drowned

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 6

CONDOBOLlN, Friday. -- Valerie Walsh, 18-years-old daughter of Mr. D. J. Walsh, rabbit inspector, was drowned while swimming in the…

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Girl of 18 Drowned

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, Friday. -- Valerie Walsh, 18-years-old daughter of Mr. D. J. Walsh, rabbit inspector, was drowned while swimming in the…

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Girl of 18 Drowned

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, Friday. -- Valerie Walsh, 18-years-old daughter of Mr. D. J. Walsh, rabbit inspector, was drowned while swimming in the…

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Girl of 18 Drowned

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, Friday. -- Valerie Walsh, 18-years-old daughter of Mr. D. J. Walsh, rabbit inspector, was drowned while swimming in the…

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Three Hurt In Bus Collision

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 3

In a collision between two buses in Parramatta-road, Croydon, this afternoon, three passengers were injured and were…

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Air Force Boy Held in Civil Gaol Harsh Treatment After Accident

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 3

INCARCERATED in a civil gaol in NSW is a young Air Force boy, Flight-Sergeant…

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Two Injured in Tram Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 6

Francis Charles Unwin 61, of Kimberley Avenue, Lane Cove and Maude Fowler, 65 of Stokes Street, Lane Cove, were injuied when two trams collided…

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Sacrificed Life for Children Mother Drowned in Rescue Effort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 6

FORSTER, Sunday.—Mrs. Marie Jamieson. 32, wife of Mr. Russell Jamieson, chemist, was drowned when trying to rescue…

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Buses in Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

WHEN two buses Collided at the corner-of King Street and Botany Road early this morning, both vehicles were badly damaged. A conductor…

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Mother Saw Child Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 3

Before her horrified mother's eyes, a six-years-old girl was knocked down in Western-road, near Station-street, Parramatta…

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