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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

1,478 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 74

Stop Press Fattally Injured by Trail

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 24

charles MCLoughim (29),of Brougham st., king's cross who was dragged along Anzac parade Randwick last, night when he was…

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Seaman Unconscious for Ten Days After Accident

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 7

Eighteen-years-old Roy Cyril Ware, British seaman, who suftered shocking injuries when he fell 20ft. down the hold of a ship at a Sydney wharf 10 days ago, regained consciousness yesterday in Balmain Hospital…

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Naval Man Injured

The Sun · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 3

A British naval rating was found last night lying unconscious on the railway line 200 yards north of Merrylands…

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Mast Injured At Uncle's Funeral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 4

A man, attending the funeral of his uncle, was knocked down by a truck in Enmore Road, Newtown, yesterday, and injured…

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Lakshmi Vallis' Fall Accidental

The Sun · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 8

Stewards at Randwick this afternoon found that Lakshmi Vallis' fall in the Juvenile Handicap was accidental…

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Lakshmi Vallis Fall Accidental

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 16

Fall of the favorite Lakshmi Vallis in the fillies' race at Randwick today was accidental, according to A.J.C. stewards. They found that…

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Wrestler Jack Knight injured

The Sun · Sunday 17 June 1945 · page 6

Jaget Singh's new hold--an Indian cross stop--won him his wrestle with Jack Knight at Leichhardt Stadium last night…

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Naval Truck Driver Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 June 1945 · page 5

The driver of a naval truck had his skull fractured last night in a collision with a bus and telegraph pole in Parramatta Road, Leichhard…

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Three Injured in Car Somersault

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 June 1945 · page 5

Three men were thrown out of a car which overturned last night in Alexandria Street, Crows Nest. They are Peter Grigg, 23, of the Hotel…

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Diary of a Doctor who tells Clara Harris has the "accident habit"

The Sun · Sunday 17 June 1945 · page 2

"THE wife's gone and burnt…

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Driver Killed in Car, Lorry Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 9

TAMWORTH, Sunday. -- A man was killed instantly last night when the car he was driving collided with a motor lorry on the Boggabri Road, three…

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Plays With Badly Injured Ear

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 6

C. McCallum, Cessnock fiveeighth, whose left ear was torn in two in a Newcastle competition match a fortnight ago,…

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Letters to the Editor Sick and Injured Servicemen Rehabilitation Centres Wanted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 2

Sir,—The military hospitals at Concord and Heidelberg are magnificent institutions, and they will be grand acquisitions to the Repatriation Commission after the war;…

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Road Accidents Increase To 15 a Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 3

An increase in road accidents in New South Wales to an average of 15 a day in the first three months of this year was shown in figures released yesterday by the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Neale…

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Three Hart In Fog Accidents

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 6

Three persons were injured--one seriously--in accidents in the fog this morning. BERT ANGUS (54), Hordern St…

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Six Injured in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 3

Two cars collided at the corner of Marrickville and Livingstone Roads, Marrickville, last night. Six persons were either…

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Car Overturned After Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

A car was hurled on to a footpath at Marrickville last night and overturned after a collision with another car…

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Civilian, Soldier Injured In Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In a quarrel at a house in Brighton tonight a civilian was stabbed with an Army knife and a…

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Road Accidents

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

In the first three months of this year road resident in New South Wales [?]reased to an average of fifteen a day according to figures released by the…

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Accidents On Roads Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 4

There were 76 more road accidents in the first quarter this year than in the corresponding period last year, the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr…

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