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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

1,478 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 74

Eight People Hurt in City Street Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 3

Eight persons were injured in q smash involving a tram, taxi and heavy truck in Oxford St., City, about 12.20 this afternoon. TWO men were trapped in the…

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Wrecked Tram After Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 3

Interior of a Matraville-Circular Quay tram after a collision last night with a coal train at the Beauchamp Street crossing, Botany. On the right of the picture is the side of one of two trucks, which were thrown on to the tram-line by the impact…

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Triple Collision at Parlinghurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 3

Six passengers in a tram and two in a taxi were hurt when a tram, lorry, and taxi collided in Oxford Street, Darlinghurst,…

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Leichhardt's Injured List In Soccer

Tribune · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 8

LEICHHARDT-ANNANDALE sufferered their second reverse last Saturday, against Granville, at Lambert Park the score being 6 goals to 3 in…

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Four Injured in Crossing Smash Tram and Coal Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 3

Four persons were injured last night in a collision between a tram and a coal train at a level crossing in Beauchamp Street, Botany. The coal trucks were being…

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Parkinson Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 16

Dave Parkinson, Balmain fullback, broke a small bone above his ankle when he was injured at North Sydney Oval on…

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Child Drowned in Golf Hazard

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

This seems to be a definite danger and I thing something should be done in the matter," said the acting coroner (Mr…

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Drowned In Pond On Golf Course

The Sun · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

Two children have been drowned in a water hazard at Lakes Golf Club, Eastlakes, in the…

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3 Dead, 2 Injured In Balmain Colliery Pit-top Explosion Scene of Tragic Explosion

The Sun · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

Three men were blown to pieces and two others badly burned in an explosion at the Balmain Colliery, Birchgrove, today. The blast hurled one body nearly 100 yards. With a roar that shook the ground for…

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Three Dead, Two Injured in Terrific Colliery Explosion Lighted Match Fires Methane Gas; Mighty Blast Shakes Balmain

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

METHANE GAS ignited by a lighted match is believed to have caused an explosion which killed three men and severely injured two others, at the old Balmain coal mine, Birchgrove Road, Balmain, at 10.15 this morning…

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Brothers Hurt in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 4

Peter Finney, 13, of Belmore Street, city, and his brother, Douglas, 11, were injured last night when a bicycle they were…

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Boy Aged 3 Drowned

The Sun · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 3

Frank Barnett, 3, of Grafton-avenue, Naremburn, was drowned when he fell from a jetty at Great Mackerel…

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Child Drowned in Fall From Jetty

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 22 April 1945 · page 6

Frank Barnett, 3, of Grafton Avenue, Naremburn, was drowned yesterday when he fell from the jetty at Great Mackerel Beach, near Palm Beach…

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Four Deaths in Accidents Flare explodes, injures youth; beach tragedy

The Sun · Sunday 22 April 1945 · page 2

A 15-year-old boy was peppered with pellets and may lose his sight through a flare he had found near Dobroyd Point, North Harbor, yesterday, exploding in his hand as he was carrying it to the police. Three cordite charges were…

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British Marine Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Leonard Lee, 22, Royal Marine, was drowned in the surf at Caves Eeach, Swansea, to-day…

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Woman Seriously Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 2

MRS. E. GASTON (50), Stokes Ave., Marrickville, received a fractured skull when struck by a bicycle while crossing Gould R., Marrickville,…

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Boy Drowned Near Palm Beach

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 3

Frank Barnett, 3. was drowned at Great Mackerel Beach, near Palm Beach, on Saturday. The boy, who was holidaying at the…

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Injured by Car

The Sun · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 2

Francis North-Hawken (63), laborer, of Ginahgulla-road, Believue Hill, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and jaw…

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Boy Injured in Cliff Fall

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 5

Two plainclothes police and an ambulance officer took nearly an hour to raise a badly-injured boy up a 30 foot cliff at…

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American Columnist Injured in Germany

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Colonel Robert Allen, former columnist and co-author with Drew Pearson of the "Washington-Merry-Go-Round,"…

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