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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

1,350 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 68

Father Injured Going to Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 9

A man was seriously injured last night while on his way to his daughter's wedding. He is William Garlick, 62, of First…

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Airman Dies After Road Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

Henry Thomas Locke, 23, of Church Street Parramatta, a member of the R.A.A.F., who had both legs and several fingers severed when he fell under…

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Girl Injured Crossing Street

The Sun · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 3

Joan Dallow (10), of Halbran- street, Lilyfield, was critically injured when knocked down by a motor waggon at the corner of…

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Injured by Car

The Sun · Sunday 21 May 1944 · page 3

Michael Stevens, 49, address not known, was critically injured when he was knocked down by a car in Clarence- street, Sydney,…

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120 injured in tram smash scalers blamed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 May 1944 · page 5

Boys scaling on a tram are blamed for a collision in which 20 passengers were injured last night in Anzac Parade, Malabar. The boys are believed to have pulled the…

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Hooligan Sealers Cause Serious Tram Smash 20 Injured: Many Lucky Escapes

Truth · Sunday 21 May 1944 · page 18

TWENTY persons were injured in a serious tram smash, caused by hooligan sealers in Malabar Rd., Malabar, last night. The larrikins pulled the trolley pole from a tram…

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Ex-Digger Can't Train at Randwick Accident Risk To String

Truth · Sunday 21 May 1944 · page 2

TRAINER Joe Stapleton, a returned soldier of the present war, is protesting against what he claims is "unfair treatment" meted out to him by the Australian Jockey Club. STAPLETON, who has a team of…

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Other Tram Accidents

Truth · Sunday 21 May 1944 · page 18

LISLE LE-LEUR (14) of Ruby Street, Marrickville, and William Milliss (34), of Enfold Street, Marrickville, were seriously injured…

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Big Losses in Bomb Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 4

Bomb explosions, mostly of non-enemy origin, have taken a heavy toil of U.S. stores on White Beach, behind Hollandia (Dutch…

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Collision In City Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

THIS SEDAN WAS BADLY SMASHED in a collision with a track at the corner of Druitt and Sussex Streets about 1.30 p.m. today. Both drivers escaped injury…

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Collision In City Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

THIS SEDAN WAS BADLY SMASHED in a collision with a truck at the corner of Druilt and Sussex Streets about 1.30 p.m. today. Both drivers escaped injury…

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Collision In City Today

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

THIS SEDAN WAS BADLY SMASHED in a collision with a truck at the corner of Druitt and Sussex Streets about 1.30 p.m. today. Both drivers escaped injury…

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Man Killed, Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

JOHN THOMAS JONES (57), nightwatchman, of Clive Street, Granville, was fatally injured when his bicycle and a lorry collided at the…

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Man Killed, Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

JOHN THOMAS JONES (57), nightwatchman, of Clive Street, Granville, was fatally injured when his bicycle and a lorry collided at the…

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Man Killed, Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

JOHN THOMAS JONES (57), nightwatchman, of Clive Street, Granville, was fatally injured when his bicycle and a lorry collided at the…

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Man Killed, Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

JOHN THOMAS JONES (57), nightwatchman, of Clive Street, Granville, was fatally injured when his bicycle and a lorry collided at the…

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Man Killed, Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

JOHN THOMAS JONES (57) nightwatchman, of Clive Street, was fatally injured when his bicycle and a lorry collided at the…

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Man Killed, Girl Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

JOHN THOMAS JONES (57), nightwatchman, of Clive Street, Granville, was fatally injured when his bicycle and a lorry collided at the…

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Injured Man's 4-Month Trek

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Percy Ward, 29, of Durham, has arrived in England after making a four-month trek through Nazi-occupied Italy with his skull fractured…

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Injured in Collision While Proceeding to Wedding

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 1

William Garlick (62), of First Av., Llandilo, was severely injured when a car in which he was a passenger collided with a military lorry travelling…

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