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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Woman Fatally Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

ANNE STEGGA (78), View Street, Woollahra, was fatally injured yesterday when struck by a tram at the intersection of Oxford and…

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Woman Fatally Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

ANNE STEGGA (78), View Street Woollahra, was fatally injured yesterday when struck by a tram at the intersection of Oxford and…

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Injured Men Aid Medical Discovery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.).--Seriously-burnt Glasgow war workers unknowingly helped to perfect a new antibacterial cream for burns…

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Shipwright Awarded £750 for Injured Hands

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 5

OAKUM bound round his hands while working caught alight and inflicted severe burns permanently reducing the efficient use of the right…

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Arm Gashed in Ferry Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 9

A soldier, who put one arm through a Manly ferry window last night, sustained serious injuries. He is John William Coote, 33, A.I.F…

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Tribal Not Affected by Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 12

Tribal, who was unable to fulfil his Derby engagement last spring because of a freak training accident, has shown no…

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Army Wakes Up Sequel To WA Accident

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 12

ARMY in Western Australia took to heart the admonition of the Coroner who recently investigated the circumstances in which two men met their death at Wreck Point, 40…

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Boy Drowned At Northmead

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 17

WHILE swimming in Redbank Creek, Northmead, yesterday, Noel Fenwick (14), of Campbell Street. Northmead, was drowned…

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Injured After Cycle Dispute

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 18

JAMES KORTUM (65), licensee of 93 the London Hotel, 260 Elizabeth Street, City, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night in a serious…

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Driver Injured in Lorry Crash

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 6

A driver was critically injured last night when his lorry skidded and overturned in Punchbowl Road, Belfield. He is Sylvester Lyons, 36, of…

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4 Dead: 2 Others Injured

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 2

FOUR fatalities--two in Sydney and two in Melbourne--were reported yesterday, and two serious…

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Log in surf led life savers into accident

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1944 · page 3

A FLOATING log, 700 yards from the Maroubra beach, mistaken for the body of a man, was the…

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Boy Drowned at Northmead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 7

Noel Fenwick,14. of Campbell Street, Northmead, was drowned in a creek at the rear of Pammatta Gaol on Saturday. Sergeant Stackpo[?]l and…

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Woman Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 8

WHEN two cars collided in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, this morning, Mrs. Ettie Logan (57), Collingwood Avenue, Burwood, received…

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Woman Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 8

WHEN two cars collided in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, this morning, Mrs. Ettie Logan (57), Collingwood Avenue, Burwood, received…

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Woman Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

WHEN two cars collided in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, this morning, Mrs. Ettie Logan (57), Collingwood Avenue, Burwood, received…

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Woman Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

WHEN two cars collided in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, this morning, Mrs. Ettie Logan (57), Collingwood Avenue. Burwood, received…

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Woman Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 8

WHEN two cars collided in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, this morning, Mrs. Ettie Logan (57), Collingwood Avenue, Burwood, received…

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Woman Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 8

WHEN two cars collided in Palmer Street, Darlinghurst this morning, Mrs. Ettie Logan (57), Collingwood Avenue. Burwood. received…

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Two Seriously Injured When Crane Collapses

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 5

TWO workmen were seriously injured when they fell 25 feet after a crane on which they were working, collapsed at the graving dock last…

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