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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

1,350 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 68

Agostini Gets Six Years' Gaol Judge Ridicules Accident Theory Quiet End to Famous Crime

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Antonio Agostini (41), Italian waiter, was today sentenced to six years' gaol for the manslaughter of his wife, Linda…

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Boy drowned in canoe capsize

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 July 1944 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sat.--A six-year-old boy was drowned when a canoe capsized near Ettalong Beach this afternoon…

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Boy Drowned at Ettalong Canoe Overturns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 3

GOSFORD, Sunday.—Bryant Fulljames, 6, of Ida Street, Sans Souci, was drowned when a canoe in which he was riding…

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Quest for Body of Drowned Boy

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 4

GOSFORD, Monday.--Deep-sea fishing nets, some 300ft. long, will be used, this afternoon, if practicable, in the search for the body of Bryant…

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Quest for Body of Drowned Boy

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 4

GOSFORD Monday.--Deep-sea fishing nets some 300ft; long, will be used this afternoon, if practicable, in the search for the body of Bryant…

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Search for Body of Drowned Boy

The Sun · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 3

GOSFORD, Monday. -- Fishing nets were used this afternoon in drenching rain, in an…

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Mr. Nott, M.l.a., in Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 July 1944 · page 4

Mr. R. B. Nott, Labour member for Liverpool Plains in the Legislative Assembly, is in St. Vincent's private hospital, following an accident in…

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Accident at Rosebery

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 16

ALLAN OWEN (16) [?]tured his right shoulderblade and right leg when be fell from a horse at Rosebery early this morning. He was…

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Accident at Rosebery

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 16

ALLAN OWEN (16) fractured his right shoulderblade and right leg when he fell from a horse at Rosebery early this morning. He was…

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Accident at Rosebery

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 16

ALLAN OWEN (16) fractured his his shoulderblade and right leg when he fell from a horse ut Rosebery early this morning. He was…

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Accident at Rosebery

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 16

ALLAN OWEN (16) fractured his right shoulderblade and right log when he fell from a horse at Rosebery early this morning. He was…

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Collision in the North Sea

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 4

Judgment was delivered in the British Admiralty Court recently in an action, in which Rowald & Marwood's Steamship Company,…

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Auburn-lidcombe "Kicked in Face by Stray Horse" Child Severely Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

"Recently a little chap aged four was severely injured by receiving a kick in the face by a stray horse at the lower end of…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 7

The name of one member of the Australian Military Forces--Private D. H. Larter, Misc., of Culcairn, accidentally drowned--is included in the…

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Sans Souci Boy Drowned

The Propeller · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 6

A six-year-old boy, Bryant Fulljames, of Ida Street, Sans Souci, was drowned last Saturday afternoon when a canoe capsized in Brisbane Water, between…

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Going to a Wedding Accident on the Way

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 1

A collision on the Western Road, Eastern Creek, on the evening of May 18 between a military truck and a car carrying people to a wedding at…

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Pilot Killed in Mid-air Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Sergeant P. I. Anwyl, of Victor Harbor, S.A., was killed when the training aircraft he was flying collided with another…

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Wunsch Out After Test No Chances Taken With Injured Knee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 14

South Sydney Rugby League winger Jack Wunsch withdrew from the team to play Newtown tomorrow after a try-out at the Sports Ground yesterday. Wunsch injured his left knee…

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South Sydney Defeat St. George Youngster Blows" Toy Whistle While South Sydney Scoresatry. Hawon Injured, Saints Carry onwith One Man Short Lindwall Scores 2 Triesand Kicks 4Goals. Frank Johnson's Superb Display

The St George Call · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 4

Last Saturday before a record crowd St. George were defeated by South Sydney by 34 to 20. The game was noted for thrills, as Just on half time, as the…

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Footballers Injured

The Sun · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 5

St. George reserve-grade Rugby League half Eric Lawrence sprained his right ankle early in the second half against Balmain…

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