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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Child Drowned In Harbor

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 3

A four-year-old girl was drowned in the Harbor at Jeffrey-street wharf, North Sydney early today…

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Bus-tram Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 10

Trams on the Waverley and Bondi lines were delayed for nearly an hour last evening when a bus collided with a city-bound tram in Oxford Street,…

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Youth and Baby Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 11

Judith Vivian Allen, 3, of Jeffrey Street, North Sydney, was drowned in the harbour near the Jeffrey Street wharf yesterday…

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Child Drowned At North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 9

Judith Vivian Allen, 3, of Jeffrey Street, Milson's Point, was drowned yesterday after she fell into the harbor near Jeffrey Street wharf, North…

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Three Injured by Runaway Truck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 10

A runway lorry crashed into a tramway signal box in King Street yesterday and injured a soldier and two Servicewomen…

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Two Men Injured in Railway Smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 7

LITHGOW, Saturday. Two railwaymen suffered injuries this morning when a runaway goods truck crashed into a brakevan coupled to…

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Two Men Injured in Railway Smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 7

LITHGOW, Saturday. Two railwaymen suffered injuries this morning when a runaway goods truck crashed into a brakevan coupled to…

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Boat Overturns Two Drowned

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Joseph Edgar Gaston (47), water works employee, and his son. Graham John (13), were drowned…

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Apprentice and Horse Injured

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 6

Apprentice A. D. Jones and the two-year-old Good Idea were injured at Randwick today. Jones suffered injuries to his…

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"Monday-itis" Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 5

"Mondayitis" has a marked effect on the incidence of accidents to N.S.W. industrial workers, says the chairman of…

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"Monday-itis" Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 5

"Mondayitis" has a marked effect on the incidence of accidents to N.S.W. industrial workers, says the chairman of…

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"Monday-itis" Accidents

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 5

"Mondayitis" has a marked effect on the incidence of accidents to N.S.W. industrial workers, says the chairman of…

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Drowned in Wolli Creek

The Propeller · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

Last Friday afternoon Edward James Farrow, aged 16 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Farrow, of Spring Street, Arncliffe, was drowned in…

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Five Hurt in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 7

A doctor, his two daughters, and two Allied Servicemen were injured in a collision between a car and a coke lorry in Market Street, near the…

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Injured Boy's Surf Rescue

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.--Discarding bandages supporting a fractured collarbone, John Julian, 15 swam 120 yards with a belt and…

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Govt. Claims For Injured Soldier

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Compensation or expenses cannot be recovered by the Commonwealth from civilians whose negligence…

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Drowning Japs slash throats, dodge rescue

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1944 · page 2

DROWNING Japanese committed suicide rather than be rescued during the Allied naval sweep north of Rabaul and Kayieng last week. After their vessels had been…

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Lady Quality injured

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1944 · page 2

Injuries prevented Lady Quality from showing her best form in the second Two-Year-Old division at Rosehill…

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Injured Bartle rides Industry to stirring win; x-ray tomorrow

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1944 · page 1

Thrown at the start of the Encourage Stakes at Rosehill yesterday, veteran jockey E. Bartle…

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Shunting Fatality

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 1

WILLIAM PETER ARENTZ, an acting guard, was killed during shunting operations on Saturday afternoon at Gilmore, near Tumut…

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