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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Falling Accident Rate in England

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 8

LONDON. Saturday. -- Deaths from road accidents in Britain during November were 507. a decrease of 32 compared with November. 1943…

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Falling Accident Rate in England

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 8

LONDON. Saturday. -- Deaths from road accident in Britain during November were 507. a decrease of 32 compared with November. 1943…

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Driver injured in tram smash

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1945 · page 10

When a tram jumped the points at the foot of Loftus-street, Circular Quay, yesterday, it collided with another tram on an…

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2 injured in NZ train derailment AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1945 · page 3

Four hundred passengers aboard the Wellington-to-Auckland fast express were awakened rudely in the early hours of this…

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Diary of a Doctor who tells Accidents' toll beats wars for casualties

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1945 · page 22

IT has been well said that…

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Youth Drowned at the Entrance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 4

GOSFORD, Sunday.—John William Brown, l8, single, of Pacific Highway, Wyong, was drowned in the surf at the Entrance to-day…

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Woman Injured with Knife, Court Told

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 5

CHARGED with occasioning actual bodily harm to his sister-in-law. Marv Jones, Walter Leslie Johnson (35) was remanded on £100 bail until…

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Woman Injured with Knife Court Told

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 5

CHARGED with occasioning actual bodily harm to his sister-in-law, Mary Jones, Walter Leslie Johnson: (35) was remanded on £100 bail until…

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Sir Earle Page's 21st Car Accident

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1945 · page 3

GRAFTON, Monday-- Sir Earle Page met with his 21st motor car accident yesterday. While he was motoring in…

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Two Fatal Accidents Several People Hurt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

Two men were fatally injured in road accidents yesterday. GEORGE WILLIAM SWEENEY (69), Regent St. Redfern,…

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Two Fatal Accidents; Several People Hart

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

Two men were fatally injured in road accidents yesterday. GEORGE WILLIAM SWEENEY (49). Regent St., Redfern…

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Two Fatal Accidents; Several People Hurt

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 13

Two men were fatally injured in road accidents yesterday. GEORGE WILLIAM SWEENEY (49), Regent St., Redfern,…

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Woman Drowned At Rest Home

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

Mrs. Daisy Bryant, 58, of View-street, Woollahra was drowned yesterday in a bath at a rest home in Hastings-street…

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To Compete with Injured Arm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 20

Alan Goddard has a septic arm, but he will ride in the challenge cycling race against Australian junior champion, Ken…

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Man Drowned at Shellharbour Son's Vain Rescue Attempt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—An eight-year-old boy vainly tried to save his father from drowning in the Shellharbour baths…

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War Casualties Accidentally Drowned

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

Private Arthur Leslie (Bill) Payne, sen of Mr and Mrs William Payne, of Jamisontown, is reported in war casualties as accidentally drowned…

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Seek Identity Of Drowned Man

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 7

Police are endeavoring to have identified the body of an old man found floating in the Harbor off Cremorne Point early today…

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18 Killed, 40 Injured in Belfast Train Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.-- There was a bad railway smash in Belfast yesterday morning when a motor train ran into the back of a…

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18 Killed, 40 Injured in Belfast Train Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--There was a bad railway smash in Belfast yesterday morning when a motor train ran into the back of a…

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18 Killed, 40 Injured in Belfast Train Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--There was a bad railway smash in Belfast yesterday morning when a motor train ran into the back of a…

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