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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Drowned on Holiday

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 5

GOSFORD, Monday.--Lionel Smith, nine, was drowned today less than 24 hours after his arrival at Davistown on holidays with his parents…

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Boy Drowned in Baths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 6

GOSFORD, Monday.—Lionel Smith, 9, only child of Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith, of West Street, Crow's Nest, was drowned in the Davistown Baths,…

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Woman Injured by Falling Pane

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

WHEN a window on the fourth floor of the Farmers and Graziers' Building, Circular Quay, suddenly collapsed last night, after…

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Woman Injured by Falling Pane

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

WHEN a window on the fourth floor of the Farmers and Graziers' Building, Circular Quay, suddenly collapsed last night, after…

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Woman Injured by Falling Pane

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

WHEN a window on the fourth floor of the Farmers and Graziers' Building, Circular Quay, suddenly collapsed last night, after…

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Fatally Injured in Forced Landing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Injured while attempting a forced landing during a training flight at an operational training unit somewhere in…

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Aborigine Drowned When Diving to Amuse Boys

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 11

INVERELL, Tuesday.--Hughie Cut more (22), aborigine, was drowned in a 40ft disused quarry last night. A good swimmer, he was subject to…

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Six Flying Passengers Injured Storm Tosses Plane 400 Feet Drop in Line Squall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SIX passengers were injured one severely, when a Qantas Empire Airways flying boat, travelling south from Townsville, flew into a "line"…

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Six Flying Passengers Injured Storm Tosses Plane 400 Feet Drop in Line Squall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SIX passengers were injured, one severely, when a Qantas Empire Airways flying boat, travelling south from Townsville, flew info a "line"…

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Six Flying Passengers Injured Storm Tosses Plane 400 Feet Drop in Line Squall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SIX passengers were injured, one severely, when a Qantas Empire Airways flying boat, travelling south from Townsville, flew info a ''line"…

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Six Flying Passengers Injured Storm Tosses Plane 400 Feet Drop in Line Squall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SIX passengers were injured, one severely, when a Qantas Empire Airways flying boat, travelling south from Townsville, flew into a "line"…

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Six Flying Passengers Injured Storm Tosses Plane 400 Feet Drop in Line Squall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SIX passengers were injured, one severely, when a Qantas Empire Airways flying boat, travelling south from Townsville, flew into a "line"…

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Six Flying Passengers Injured Storm Tosses Plane 400 Feet Drop in Line Squall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SIX passengers were injured, one severely, when a Qantas Empire Airways flying boat, travelling south from Townsville, flew into a "line"…

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Y.m.c.a. Officer in Air Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 6

Mr. W. S. Clack, a Y.M, C.A. welfare officer, serving with the R.A.A.F., has been injured in an air accident in New Guinea…

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Shimming Instructress Saved From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 7

GRAFTON, Tuesday.--A school mistress conducting a "Learn to Swim" campaign today tot Grafton Baths was saved from drowning. She is Miss J. Phemister, who…

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Flying-Boat Hits Squall: 12 Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

Twelve passengers in a Qantas flying boat were injured when the plane hit a "line squall" south…

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Boy (13), Saved From Drowning

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

Rescued from George's River at Casula today, Keith Woolley (13), Kerr's-road, Lidcombe, was revived by Liverpool Ambulance…

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Fairfield Girl Drowned Ambulance Saves One

The Biz · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Gwendoline Elizabeth Charlwood. 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Charlwood, of The Boulevarde, Fairfield, was drowned in George's River at the Casula…

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War Museum Accident German Grenade Discharged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The projection charge of a German mortar grenade of the last war was accidentally fired at trie Australian War…

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Fatal Air Training Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 9

Two men are reported killed and one missing, believed killed, in an R.A.A.F. aircraft training accident in New South Wales…

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