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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

1,350 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 68

Many Killed in Tunnel Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Tearing at high speed through several stations after its brakes had failed, the Valencia-Corunna mail train…

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Youth Drowned at Hornsby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Vincent William John Anderson, 19. of David Street, Hornsby, was drowned while swimming at The Vallcy, Hornsby, yesterday evening. He sank…

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Friends Died By Poison And Drowning

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

Deaths of a hospital matron and her friend of many years' standing within a few days of each other were investigated…

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Friends Died By Poison And Drowning

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

Deaths of a hospital matron and her friend of many years' standing within a few days of each other were investigated…

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Girl Saves Boy, 6, From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 5

Jimmy Swadling, 6, was rescued from drowning in the Orara River. Coramba, North Coast, by a girl, Joan Barry, who plunged into 15 feet of water to save…

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Friends Died By Poison And Drowning

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

Deaths of a hospital matron and her friend of many years' standing within a few days of each other were investigated…

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Civilian Stabbed by Soldier Serviceman Injured with Paling

The Biz · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

One man was stabbed and another injured in a br[?] between servicemen and civilians at Fairfield early on Saturday morning, in Harris Street, Fairfield…

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Loss of a Greek Ship Through Collision Court of Inquiry Findings

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

At a Court of Marine Inquiry held at Melbourne before Judge Stretton, assisted by Captain L. E. D. Moodie-Heddle and Captain F. R. O'Sullevan, assessors, has delivered the following decision relative to the collision between British…

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Shooting Accident

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

Private R. A. Hines, an Australian soldier on leave, was accidentally shot through the chest on Tuesday while in the Como Recreation…

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Plane Accident Victims Improve

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Noreen Cullen, 17, who lost both legs below the knees, and Hector Luxford, who lost both feet when they were struck…

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Man Drowned In Breakers

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

GOSFORD, Friday. -- Alfred Strachan, 69, of Houston-street, Westmead, was drowned last night at The Entrance…

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Two Bathers Drowned Two Unconscious When Rescued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 6

An American soldier and a girl were drowned at swimming resorts yesterday. Artificial respiration saved the…

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Loss of a Greek Ship Through Collision Court of Inquiry Findings

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

At a Court of Marine Inquiry held at Melbourne before Judge Stretton, assisted by Captain L. E. D. Moodie-Heddle and Captain F. R. O'Sullevan, assessors, has delivered the following decision relative to the collision between British…

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No Accident About Egg Troubles, Says English Expert

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 9

SOCALLED "ovarian troubles" are not due to bad luck or bad breeding. though the tendency is to blame both: they include a large group due…

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Soldiers Save Drowning Man

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

Home on leave from New Guinea three Maroubra life-savers helped to rescue a man from drowning yesterday…

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Bus Overturns, 12 Injured

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Two men were pinned to the road and ten others injured when a munition workers' bus capsized during…

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Injured Hand, Retired

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 7

KEN STANFORD (8.5¾) won on a t.k.o. over Roy Underwood (8.5¾) at the end of the seventh round in a contest billed for the featherweight championship of…

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2 Police Injured in Brawl

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 2

GLASSES were thrown and blood flowed freely in a brawl, involving about 20 civilians and nine police,…

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6 dead; amazing accident series

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 3

People lost their lives in a variety of misfortunes yesterday. ONE person was…

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Fatal Collision in Baths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 6

While swimming in public baths at Balmain on Saturday afternoon, Alan Black, 9, of Lewis Street, Balmain, collided head-on with another…

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