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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

2,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 128

Woman Critically Injured, Hit by Car

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 7

A woman was critically injured yesterday when knocked down by a car in Leichhardt. She is Mrs. Marjorie Griffiths, 37, of…

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Giant Waves Batter Two Manly Ferries Eight People Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

GIANT waves, which swept through the Heads this morning, crashed on the Manly ferries Barrenjoey and Baragoola and injured eight persons. Terrified women screamed as the huge breakers burst…

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Giant Waves Batter Two Manly Ferries Eight People Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

GIANT waves which swept through the Heads this morning crashed on the Manly ferries Barrenjoey and Baragoola and injured eight persons. TERRIFIED women screamed as…

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Huge Waves Batter Ferries. Injured on Ferry. Manly Service Suspended

The Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

Passengers on two Manly ferries—one city bound and the other on its way to Manly—were injured by huge seas when they were crossing…

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Boy, 11, Accidentally Hanged While Playing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A boy who accidentally hanged himself died in Adelaide Children's Hospital today. He was Allan Noel Ewens, 11, of Croydon. Police believe that the lad, in his parents' absence, was…

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Soldier Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 6

Ernest Lawrence Bugden (23), was injured in a collision between two motor trucks at Prospect last Wednesday night…

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Cyclist Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

James Duncan (30), suffered injuries to the knee when he came into collision with a car at the corner of Church and Rosehill Streets, while…

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Fatal Level-crossing Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 4

Wreckage after a truck had collided with a coal train at a level-crossing in Beauchamp Street, Matraville, in blinding rain yesterday. The truck driver was killed…

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Stop Press Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 28

Stanley Badger (28), contractor of Ramsgate Ave Bondi and Bert Quinn (30), bus driver, of Marine Parade, Watson's Day suffered…

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Stop Press Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 28

Stanley Badger (28) contractor of Ramsgate Ave., Bondi. and Bert cuinn (30), bus driver, of Marine Parader, Watsonis Bay, suffered…

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Four Injured in City Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

Four persons were injured When a tram loaded with workers collided with a truck in Baptist St., Redfern, about 7.30 this morning. PASSENGERS were thrown, to the…

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Four Injured in City Tram Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

Four persons were injured when a from loaded with workers collided with a truck in Baptist St., Redfern. about 7.30 this morning. PASSENGERS were thrown to the…

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Fatal Cab Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 3

Gordon Cunningham, 35 of Ramsgate Avenue, Bondi, died in St. Vincent's Hospital, early this morning. The police were told that…

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Four Killed, Many Hurt in Accidents

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 2

Four people were killed and several injured in the metropolitan area during heavy rainstorms in the past two days…

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Four Killed, Many Hurt in Accidents

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 20

Four people were killed and several injured In the metropolitan area during heavy rainstorms in the past two days…

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Four Killed, Many Hurt in Accidents

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 2

Four people were killed and several injured in the metropolitan area during heavy rainstorms in the past two days…

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Collision at Sylvania Six Persons Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

Six persons were injured, two seriously, when two cars collided in Port Hacking Road, Sylvania, on Saturday night. One of the men injured was the well-known…

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Collision Held Up Ambulance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 5

A collision between two cars and a truck at Randwick yesterday held up an ambulance carrying an injured woman to…

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Lost Nun Feared Drowned

The Sun · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3

Latest theory is that Sister Hubert, who has been missing from Gosford Convent since Saturday, may have…

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Man Killed in Double Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 5

A man was killed last night near Mount Druitt when he was struck by a motor lorry after he had been hurled from his motor cycle in a collision…

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