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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

1,478 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 74

Injured Flown to Safety Air Ambulance in New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Australian wounded are now being evacuated from Balif, in New Guinea, by air ambulance…

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Navy Minister N. Makin Injured in Car [?]mash Swerved to Avoid a Child. P.M.G. Takes Over His Duties

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 6

The Minister for the Navy and Munitions, Mr. Norman Makin, was injured on Sunday when a car in which he was travelling to Sydney swerved to avoid a child and crashed into a telegraph pole in Liverpool Road, South…

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Hundreds Drowned

The Sun · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Hundreds of citizens of Cologne were drowned in the last hours before…

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Motor Cycle Fatality

The Propeller · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

A man was killed and another injured when their motor cycle and sidecar struck a traffic dome and overturned in Canterbury Road. Canterbury, last Thursday…

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Woman Killed by Train. Husband Seriously Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

When a member of the R.A.A.F. and his wife fell under an electric train at Hurstville Station last Thursday, the woman was fatally injured and the man's…

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Police Court The following cases were dealt with by Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at Penrith Police Court on Thursday, March 1: Valley Heights Collision

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 1

Douglas Baxter Robinson was remanded till March 15 on three charges (1) causing grievous bodily harm to James Ritchie by negligent driving at…

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Makin Recovering After Car Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Navy Minister (Mr. Makin) was making satisfactory progress after his car accident last Sunday, the Prime…

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Bodies Found in Sea Generals in Air Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Four bodies, including those of Major-General G. A. Vasey and Major-General Rupert Downes,…

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Boy, Non-swimmer, Saves Himself From Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday. -- "I don't know how I made it. I just kicked and used my hands and managed to keep afloat," said Ray Ward (15), of…

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Boy, Non-swimmer, Saves Himself From Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday. -- "I don't know how I made it. I just kicked and used my hands and managed to keep afloat." said Ray Ward (15), of…

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Injured apprentice still unconscious

The Sun · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 1

APPRENTICE jockey A. R. Smith, injured in a fall at Randwick races yesterday, was still unconscious at 2.30 am today in St. Vincent's Hospital. He has a fractured skull and…

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Unusual accident to trot driver

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 March 1945 · page 21

One of Sydney's leading trotting reinsmen, Chris Rokkjer, met with an unusual accident last week. Rokkjer was taking two horses home…

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Injured Apprentice

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

THE condition of apprentice A. R. Smith, who fell .heavily from Jimmy Dingle in the Encourage Handicap at Randwick…

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Injured Apprentice

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

THE condition of apprentice A.R. Smith, who fell heavily from Jimmy Dingle in the Encourage Handicap at Randwick…

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Injured Apprentice

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

THE condition of apprentice A. R. Smith, who fell heavily from Jimmy Dingle in the Encourage Handicap at Randwick…

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Injured Apprentice

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

THE condition of apprentice A. R. Smith, who fell heavily from Jimmy Dingle in the Encourage Handicap at Randwick…

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Injured Apprentice

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

THE condition of apprentice A. R. Smith, who fell heavily from Jimmy Dingle in the Encourage Handicap at Randwick…

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Injured Apprentice

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 20

THE condition of apprentice A. R. Smith, who fell heavily from Jimmy Dingle in the Encourage Handicap at Randwick…

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4 Killed, 3 Hurt In Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 11

Three men and a boy were killed in accidents at the weekend. A man, a woman, and a boy were…

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Bicycle Accident Fatal

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 3

HENRY HUNTER (75), Henderson Rd., Alexandria, struck by a bicycle while crossing Swansoii St., Erskinville, on Friday, died in the…

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