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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 6

KEVIN HOBMAN (20), Jersey Ave., Mortdale, suffered a fractured skull and abrasions when he was thrown from his motor cycle in…

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Injured Const. Now Improving

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- Hospital authorities today reported an improvement in the condition of First Class…

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Injured Const Now Improving

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday. --Hospital authorities today reported an improvement, in the condition of First Class…

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Floods in Victoria Seven Believed Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Seven people are believed to have lost their lives and others are endangered by floods which cover the western district of Victoria…

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Lorry Hit By Train; Driver injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 8

SHOUTING a warning to the driver, a man jumped clear from the running board of a motor lorry as a goods train crashed into it at the Adderton Rd. level-crossing at Carlingford…

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Lorry Hit By Train; Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 8

SHOUTING a warning to the driver, a man jumped clear from the running board of a motor lorry as a goods train crashed into it at the Adderton Rd. level-crossing at Dundas this…

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Lorry Hit By Train: Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 8

SHOUTING a warning to the driver, a man jumped clear from the running board of a motor lorry as a goods train crashed into it at the Adderton Rd. level-crossing at Carlingford…

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Lorry Hit By Train; Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 8

SHOUTING a warning to the driver, a man jumped clear from the running board of a motor lorry as a goods train crashed into it at the Adderton Rd. level-crossing at Carlingford…

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Many More Feared to Be Drowned in Flood Dramatic Rescues From Roofs, Poles

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.--At least another six persons are feared drowned in the devastating Western Victorian floods, which are already known to have claimed five lives. In addition to these (residents of Dartmoor), a family at Caster…

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Many More Feared to Be Drowned in Flood Dramatic Rescues From Roofs, Poles

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.--At least another six persons are feared drowned in the devastating Western Victorian floods, which are already known to have claimed five lives. In addition to these (residents of Dartmoor), a family at…

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One Killed, Nine Hurt in Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 7

A man was killed and nine people injured yesterday in accidents. The man killed was Leslie Hurley…

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Tram Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Tram Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 15

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Tram Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 15

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Tram Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 15

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Team Driver Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 15

WILLIAM BELL (47), driver of this tram, was injured when it came into collision this morning with a meat delivery truck…

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Six Hurt In Tram Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 6

Six people were injured when two trams collided at 2 p.m. yesterday at the intersection of George Street and Liverpool…

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Power Linesman Injured By Shock

The Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 5

Jolted by a current of 1500 volts, a man was hurled from the top of a 20ft., ladder while working on overhead wires at…

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Boy Knocked Down, Injured by Car

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 5

A nine-year-old boy was knocked down and injured by a car near his home in Station Street, West Ryde, last night. He is Frederick James Adamson,…

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Chapter Of Accidents: Duck Was Too Tough

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

THE case of a hunter who shot himself in the knee when his arm was jarred by a duck, causing his automatic pistol to go off is listed by the…

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