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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

1,584 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 80

Woman M.p. Injured in Glider Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--During a demonstration for M.P.s at Salisbury Plain, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Ministry of Home…

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Woman M.p. Injured in Glider Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.--During a demonstration for M.P.S at Salisbury Plain, the Parliamentary Undersecretary to the Ministry of Home…

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Woman M.p. Injured in Glider Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.--During a demonstration for MP.s at Salisbury Plain, the Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Ministry of Home…

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Woman M.p. Injured in Glider Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday-- During a demonstration for MP.s at Sallsbury Plain, the Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Ministry of Home…

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Woman M.p. Injured in Glider Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.--During a demonstration for M.P.s at Salisbury Plain, the Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Ministry of Home…

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Jap General Was Drowned in Papua

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 1

A special release from General MacArthur's Headquarters today confirms the report published in the communique of December 21, that the Japanese Commander in Papua (Lieut.-General Tomatore Horii)…

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Drowning man's dread of death

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 2

"While I was drowning and fighting for my life I thought, 'They say drowning is a pleasant death, but, hell, they're mad; it's dreadful!'" Diver Andrew J. Dubos, 31, who was revived after being…

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Four soldiers injured in hotel bar brawl

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 5

Four A.I.F. soldiers were injured in a fight in the saloon bar of the Hotel Rosebery, Botany Road, Waterloo, yesterday afternoon. The fight started when the…

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N.E.S. Will Save Accident Toll

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 2

Officially opening a first-aid post at Five Dock yesterday, NES Minister Heffron said that if NES methods of training…

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Constable shot accidentally

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 January 1943 · page 3

A constable attempting to shoot a horse with his revolver last night accidentally shot himself in the left ankle. The policeman, Constable Morris…

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Drowned in Canal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 6

Phillip Patrick Skillings, 18, of Hawkins Street, Newtown, was drowned in a canal near Scarborough Park, Kogarah, yesterday afternoon…

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Dogs' Feet Injured

The Sun · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 6

Many dogs suffered from foot injuries at Wentworth Park on Saturday…

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Two Drowned In Rescue Attempt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Two men were drowned attempting to rescue a woman at Lome today. The men were: Alexander McMillan,…

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Priest Drowned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 1

Rev. Father Edward Walsh, of Parramatta, was drowned while bathing in the Nepean River at Penrith with some other priests on Monday…

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Binvoy Reported Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 7

LONDON, Feb. 2.—Berlin Radio reports that on his way back from the Anglo-Turkish conference at Adana, the British Ambassador to Turkey, Sir…

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Two Dead, One Injured, After Shots At Party

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 8

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.-- A triple shooting occurred at Wellington in the early hours of yesterday morning, resulting in the deaths of two American marines and serious injury to a girl of 19…

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Died After Tram Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- John Gooding (62), who resided at lodgings, Military Road, Newcastle, died in Newcastle Hospital at 8.20 a.m…

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Drowned in Canal

The Propeller · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 1

Phillip Patrick Shillings, aged 18 years, of Newtown, was drowned in a canal near Scarborough Park, Kogarah, last Sunday afternoon. Skillings…

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Priest Drowned at Penrith

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 1

The Rev. Father Edward Walsh, assistant priest at Parramatta, was drowned in the Nepean River, Penrith, last Monday…

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Council Employee Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 6

Involved in a collision between himself and a heavy motor lorry, loaded with blue metal, at the depot of Rockdale Council on Wednesday…

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