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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

1,478 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 74

Woman Injured by Bus in Rose Bay Street

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 5

MRS. N. AVNAVONE, 4 Faraday Ave., Rose Bay, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and laceration from the knee to the…

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Woman Injured by Bus in Rose Bay Street

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 5

MRS. N. AVNAVONE, 4 Faraday Ave., Rose Bay, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and laceration from the knee to the…

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Woman Injured by Bus in Rose Bay Street

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 5

"MRS. N. AVNAVONE, 4 Faraday Ave., Rose Bay, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and laceration from the knee to the…

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4 Hurt in Accidents

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 3

An old man, two young men and a boy, were injured in accidents yesterday and today. Thomas Weston (65)…

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Apprentice Injured

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1945 · page 3

Apprentice L. Tournier was injured seriously in a fall from Elfin Maid in the first Tweedside Handicap at Moonee…

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Youth drowns, four hurt in accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 January 1945 · page 5

A youth was drowned, six people were rescued from the surf at Sydney beaches, and four were hurt in accidents yesterday. In addition, a…

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Two Injured in Wharf Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

TWO wharflaborers were hurt, one seriously, when a gantry collapsed on a ship at a Sydney wharf today. Walter Magee (57). Rochfort St.,…

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Two Injured in Wharf Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

TWO wharflaborers were hurt, one seriously, when a gantry collapsed on a ship at a Sydney wharf today. Walter Magee (57), Rochfort St.,…

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Two Injured in Wharf Accident

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

TWO wharflaborers were hurt, one seriously, when a gantry collapsed on a ship at a Sydney wharf today. Walter Magee (57), Rochfort St.,…

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Boy Drowned in Lagoon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

Henry Emerton Jones, 14, of 25 Malcolm Street, Erskineville, was drowned in a lagoon at Stanwell Park, yesterday…

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Grief Over Accident Led To Murder

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.--The tragedy that wiped out a family at Woleebee, it is now known, was the sequel to a fatal accident. This is revealed in the 13-page…

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Two Injured Men In Empty House

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 3

John Marte (67), and John Williams (57) were found semiconscious in an unoccupied house in Broughton-street, East…

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Camera Snaps City Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 9

HIT. Passers-by rush to aid a woman knocked down by a car when crossing Pitt Street yesterday…

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Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

John Baldock, 45, train driver, Lily-street, Auburn, probable fracture of the right arm, concussion…

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List of Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Those admitted to hospital were:-- John Harrison (40). James St., Leichhardt, fractured left ankle. Mrs. Deborah Miller (60), Liverpool…

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List of Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Those admitted to hospital were:--John Harrison (40), James St., Leichhardt, fractured left ankle. Mrs. Deborah Miller (60), Liverpool,…

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List of Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Those admitted to hospital were:--John Harrison (40), James St., Leichhardt, fractured left ankle. Mrs. Deborah Miller (60), Liverpool…

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Recovered Body of Drowned Man

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

The body of a man drowned at Dee Why last Thursday was recovered from 20ft. of water by Clifford Maunder, son of the Mayor of…

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Child Saved From Drowning Girl of Eleven Dives in to Rescue

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 1

Christina Barratt (8), daughter of Mrs. M. Barratt, of George St., Parramatta, was saved from drowning in the Parramatta River…

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Seaman Badly Injured in Fall Down Ship Hold

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 4

SIDNEY ALLEN (25), seaman, received a probable fracture of the spine and severe lacerations when he fell 30ft. down the hold of a ship at a…

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