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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

1,478 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 74

List Of The Injured Admitted to Hospital

The Sun · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 3

Ardell Howard, 18, of Bronte-road, Bondi Junction, lacerated lower jaw and probable fractured Jaw…

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18 Injured As Bus Hits Post-Many Trapped In Wreckage

The Sun · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 3

Eighteen people were injured, four seriously, today, when a double-decker bus swerved across Old South Head-road, near Bondi Junction, and crashed into an electric light pole. The impact brought down high tension power lines and a following bus…

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18 Injured in Bus Smash Double-Decker Mounts Footpath Danger From Fallen Wires

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 2

DRIVER, conductress and 16 passengers were injured in a bus smash near Bondi Junction today. The bus, a double-decker bound, for…

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Road Accidents Far Outnumber Our War Casualties by a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 2

If road accidents continue at their current rate, soon every home in Australia will be directly affected. For the war years, to March, 1945, road accidents in the Commomwealth far outnumbered war casualties. In that time 115.090 men, wonmen and children were killed or injured on the roads. War casualties for the same period—for…

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3 Killed, 2 Injured In Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 9

Three persons were killed and two injured in accidents in the metropolitan area yesterday…

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Baby Drowned In Bath-Tub

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 7

A pathetic story was told af the Parramatta Coroner's Court today when the assistant Parramatta District Coroner (Mr…

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Randwick Union Hooker Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 10

Randwick Rugby Union hooker Don Furness suffered a cut over his left eye last Saturday, and the wound had to be…

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Many Injured When Bus Crashes Near Bondi Junction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 4

When the driver of a double-decked bus fainted yesterday the bus got out of control and crashed into an electric light standard. Seventeen passengers were injured. Left: Seats in the lower deck of the bus were badly wrenched. Right:…

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Two Killed in Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 4

While crossing the road in front of a bus in Parramatta Road, Lidcombe, last night. Olive Veronica Element. 58 of Copeland Street…

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Fatally Injured in Train Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 9

David Gordon (47), of Smith Street, Granville, who was critically injured in a train accident at Wollstonecraft on Sunday, died in…

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Soldier Settler Drowned in Murray River

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 6

MILDURA, Wednesday. -- Thomas James Maguire, pensioner (65) was found drowned in the Murray River in front of his camp at…

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Children in Road Accidents Appalling State Figures

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 6

In road accidents in the State of New South Wales in the 18 months to the end of June, 107 school children under 15 were…

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Man Injured by Car

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 5

THOMAS ANDERSON (57). William A St.. Molong who is visiting Sydney, was struck by a car in Flinders St.. Darlinghurst, last night. He was…

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Man Injured by Lorry

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 8

WILLIAM PHILLIP (70), Murray St. Northmead, was seriously injured when struck by a motor lorry in Windsor Rd., Northmead, this…

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Shot Was Accident; Old Man Freed

The Sun · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 7

James Henry Sinclair, 79, pensioner of Patonga Beach, was discharged at Hornsby Court today following a charge of…

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Woman, 78, Injured

The Sun · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 3

Mrs. Esta Brett, 78, old-age pensioner, of 17 Strachan-street, Kingsford was seriously injured today when her walking stick…

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Woman Charged with Drowning Son in Sea

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--A remarkable story of a woman who walked into the sea at three o'clock one morning with her two-weeks-old baby in her arms was told in the Magistrate's Court at Napier yesterday…

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Injured Muscle Robs Graham of Chance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 18

After a trial work-out at the Showground yesterday morning, five-eighth Don Graham was withdrawn from the Services side to meet the Rest of New South Wales at the S.G.G. today…

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Man falls 50 feet over cliff, lives Racehorse trainer injured in fall, escapes drowning

The Sun · Sunday 22 July 1945 · page 3

AS rescuers reached out to grasp him, an elderly man rolled from a narrow ledge and fell 50 feet over a quarry cliff at Marrickville, yesterday. The man landed on soft, marshy ground and escaped with injured…

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Cyclic Injured in Road Smash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 5

A boy had his skull fractured yesterday when the bicycle he was riding collided with a car at the corner of Wentworth and Dunmore Streets, Croydon…

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