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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

1,478 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 74

W.a.a.f. in Accident After 18 Hours' Duty

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A W.A.A.F. car-driver had been on duty for 18 hours when her car collided with a motor cycle, it was stated in evidence in the Civil Court today…

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Grim Ordeal Beneath Train After Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 8

TWO Central District Ambulance officers lay face down holding a critically injured woman in the centre of the tracks at Central railway station at 9.20 a.m. today, while an electric train was backed 20ft. over them to release the woman, who was pinned by a cross bar…

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Seminarian Drowned Near Manly

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 7

A STUDENT of St. Patrick's Ecclesiastical College was washed from the cliffs and drowned at Blue…

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Man Injured with Axe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 4

In a quarrel which is alleged to have arisen in a house in Hart Street. Surry Hills, last night. George Hempil. 57. was injured with an axe, His skull…

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Father, Daughter Injured in Crash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 10

WILLIAM ROBERT HOLLIS (56). and his daughter Peggy (16). Holt Rd.. Taren Point wore injured when the motor cycle they were…

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Pea Rifle Shot Went Astray Woman and Boy Injured

The Biz · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 1

A stray pea-rifle bullet injured a woman and a boy and narrowly missed striking others waiting at a bus stop in Canley Vale Road. St. John's Park, on…

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Road Accidents

The Sun · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 4

The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, is to be congratulated on his decision to educate the public in matters of…

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Soccer Full-back Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 6

W. Johnson, full-back of Metters Soccer club, may not play again this season because of a knee injury. M. Straton will replace him in…

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Train Accident Victim's Death

The Sun · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

Mrs. Gladys Newland, 50, of Eighth- avenue, Campsie, who was critically injured when she fell beneath a train at Central…

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Woman Injured by Car

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 8

WILHELM1NA FACEY (58) Merrylands Rd., Merrylands, was knocked down by a car near her home last night and is in…

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Deaf Mute Injured in Fall Through Window

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 8

A DEAF mute, Charles Cochrane (25), Little Coombes St., Paddington, severed an artery and tendons of the wrist when he fell…

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Baby Drowned Goulburn

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 3

Frances McElroy, two-year-old daughter of Mr. J. McElroy of Denison-street, Bondi Junction, was found drowned today in a…

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[?]Ld Man Injured [?] Fall at Home

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 9

Thomas Mainwearing, 82, of Ourim[?] Road, Mosman, received severe [?] injuries when he fell five feet [?]m the verandah of his home…

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Narrow escape in Central accident

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1945 · page 3

Michael Maunsell, 37, fitter, of Kentville-street, Annandale, was struck by a train at Central Station after falling from a…

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10 Injured In Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 5

Ten people were injured in road accidents yesterday. A woman and two of her…

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Lorry- Tram Hit, Three Injured

The Sun · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 7

A man and two boys were injured yesterday when a lorry overturned after a collision with a tram at the corner of…

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Randwick Cyclist Hurt in Collision with Lorry

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 8

JOHN LAKE (60), Botany Rd., Randwick, was seriously injured when the bicycle he was riding collided with a lorry in Sturt St.,…

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Sismey Injured -- Hutton Out For 11

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 16

RADIOGRAMS OF SECOND VICTORY "TEST" -- (Above) Umpires, batsmen, and fieldsmen stand by while…

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Six Injured in Smash Car Overturns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

Six people, including four members of the same family, were injured when a car overturned after a side-on collision…

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Flt.-sgt. Decorated for Heroic Act Stayed At Post When Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The conspicuous gallantry medal has been awarded to Flt.Sgt. George Baillie…

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