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Accidents, 1944

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Injured Players

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 7

Prominent Rugby League players N. Jacobson (Newtown) and W. Thompson (South Sydney) were injured in the Cup the matches on Sunday…

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Japanese Injured By Own Shells

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.).-- Tokio radio reveals that many people were injured by falling anti-aircraft shell fragments during Friday's raid…

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"No Accidental Death" Crown Case Against Agostini Prosecution Brands Statement "Untrue"

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Antonio Agostini's claim that his wife's death was accidental is to be contested by the Crown, said the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. Maurice Cussen) today…

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"No Accidental Death" Crown Puts Case Against Agostini Prosecution Brands Statement "Untrue"

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Antonio Agostini's claim that his wife's death was accidental is to he contested by the Grown, said the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. Maurice Cussen) today…

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"No Accidental Deaths Crown Case Against Agostini Prosecution Brands Statement "Untrue"

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Antonio Agostini's claim that his wife's death was accidental is to be contested by the Crown, said the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. Maurice Cussen) today…

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"No Accidental Death" Crown Case Against Agostini Prosecution Brands Statement "Untrue"

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Antonio Agostini's claim that his wife's death was accidental is to he contested by the Crown, said the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. Maurice Cussen) today…

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Former Cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 6

Folmer well-known [?]list. Albert Ernest Horder, 71, of Church Street Parramatta, was critically injured on Monday…

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Boy Injured by Fall

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 4

Falling from a 20ft, stack of water pipes on Sunday afternoon last. Kevin Fleming (12) of 10 Seekold Avenue. Guildford suffered conscussion and other…

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Pyjama Girl's Death Wounds Shot Not Cause, Says Doctor Skull, Brain Badly Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Dr. Leslie Samuel Woods, of Albury, today said he was certain the Pyjama Girl's death was caused by a compound fracture of the skull and laceration of…

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Pyjama Girl's Death Wounds Shot Not Cause, Says Doctor Skull, Brain Badly Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Dr. Leslie Samuel Woods, of Albury, today said he was certain the Pyjama Girl's death was caused by a compound fracture of the skull and laceration of…

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Pyjama Girl's Death Wounds Shot Not Cause, Says Doctor Skull, Brain Badly Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Dr. Leslie Samuel Woods, of Albury, today said he was certain the Pyjama Girl's death was caused by a compound fracture of the skull and laceration of…

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Pyjama Girl's Death Wounds Shot Not Cause, Says Doctor Skull, Brain Badly Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Dr. Leslie Samuel Woods, of Albury, today said he was certain the Pyjama Girl's death was caused by a compound fracture of the skull and laceration of…

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Youth Burned in Factory Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 9

Ronald Gould, 19, Church Street, St. Peters, was badly burned at the De Havilland factory, Waterloo, last night when his clothes caught alight at an…

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Brawl Ends in Fatality

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 8

PERTH, Friday. -- Civilian witnesses of a brawl in which young Australian naval rating Arthur Reginald Flores lost his…

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Road Accidents Caused By Varying Speeds Of Vehicles

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 7

REPORTS on read accidents in which pedestrians have been injured are revealing a new hazard. More and more victims are…

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Man Accidentally Shot

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

BEGA, Friday. -- Cpl. Ross Williams (45), A.I.F., was accidentally shot in the abdomen while hunting rabbits with his son Basil (13). His…

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Man Accidentally Shot

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

BEGA, Friday. -- Cpl. Ross Williams (45). A.I.F., was accidentally shot in the abdomen while hunting rabbits with his son Basil (13). His…

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Bomb Bursts, Three Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 3

A souvenired Japanese bomb, which was being examined by a schoolboy in Patterson St., Concord, last night, exploded…

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Two Killed, 3 Injured At Crossing

The Sun · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--A man and a baby were killed and three persons were seriously…

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Stop Press Bomb Bursts Three Injured

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 12

A souvenired Japanese bomb when was being examined by a school boy in patterson St, Concord last night, exploded and…

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