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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Child Drowned in Pool

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 3

The district coroner, Mr E. F. Rule, held an inquest at the Penrith Court House on Monday, April 29, into the death of James Phillip Jones, the…

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River Drowning at Jackson's Lane, Castlereagh

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 4

That Brian Harrison (15), son of Mr and Mrs Harrison, of 286 Parramatta Road, Ashfield was accidentally drowned whilst bathing in the Nepean…

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Man Injured in Fall

The Propeller · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

Joseph Bourne, aged 60 years, of Dulwich Hill, was Seriously injured when he fell 20 feet to the roadway at Princes Highway, Tom Ugly's Point, on Anzac…

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Mother and Daughter Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

On Anzac Day Mrs. Margaret Dunn, aged 25 years, of Mascot, and her daughter. Pauline, aged three years, were struck by a motor car while crossing…

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Accidents of the Week. Man Falls Over 400Ft, Cliff

The Propeller · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

On Friday last police recovered the badly battered body of an elderly man from the bottom of a 400ft. cliff at Dover Heights. The man was later identified…

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Accident Rate Jumps With Petrol Increase

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 9

PERTURBED at the sharp increase in road accidents the N.R.M.A is planning a publicity campaign in conjunction…

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Two Injured At Speedway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Crashing into the safety fence at the eastern end of the Sports Ground Speedway last night at 50 m.p.h., two men were seriously…

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Six Injured In League Game

The Sun · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 7

Although the City II v. Country II Rugby League match was not roughly contested, six players reported…

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Violent Fighting in Prison Riot Guard Killed, Many Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday.--At least one guard has been killed and 14 have been wounded in a riot at Alcatraz Jail the "escape-proof" prison in the centre of San Francisco Bay…

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Unusual Rail Accident Four Persons Hurt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 3

When a man fell from a moving train at Redfern Station last night he broke a window with his hand and1 three other passengers were…

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Morro Injured; Win for Nilan

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 May 1946 · page 39

John Morro suffered a severe groin injury when he straddled the ropes in the seventh round of the main wrestle at Leichhardt Stadium last night…

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Gordon holds premiers to draw: five injured

The Sun · Sunday 5 May 1946 · page 10

DOGGED by injuries, last year's premiers, University, was held to an 8-all draw by Gordon at University. University had to replace Cu[?] is (winger), Dunsmore…

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City five-eighth plays on with injured leg; ordered to bed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 May 1946 · page 40

City II Rugby League five-eighth, Wal O'Connell, was ordered to bed by a doctor after yesterday's match against Country II at Sydney Cricket Ground. City II won a poor game…

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Professor hurt in accident; bicycle smash

The Sun · Sunday 5 May 1946 · page 1

DR. Frank Stanley Cotton, Research Professor of physiology at Sydney University, was seriously injured in a road accident yesterday…

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Gina Mussolini Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

MILAN, May 5 (A.A.P.)—Gina Mussolini, widow of Bruno Mussolini, was drowned when a motor-boat was sunk on Lake Como. Her body has…

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Two Infant Boys Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

Two infant brothers-- one aged four, the other two--were drowned yesterday in a waterhole only…

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Injured Professor's Condition Unchanged

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

THE condition of Dr. Frank Stanley Cotton, Research Professor in physiology at the University of Sydney, was today stated to be…

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Injured Professor Reported Improving

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 4

Condition of Professor F. S. Cotton, seriously injured in a road accident on Saturday, is reported to be improving…

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Two Brothers Drowned In Shallow Pond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

Two brothers were drowned in a pond at their home near Blacktown yesterday. They were Herbert James…

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