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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

2,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 148

Seven Injured in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 3

Seven people in a ear were injured in a collision today with a three-ton truck on Pacific Highway, about three miles from Peat's Ferry. SERIOUSLY hurt, three of the car…

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Seven Injured in Collision

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 3

Seven people in a car were injured in a collision today with a three-ton truck on Pacific Highway, about three miles from Peat's Ferry. SERIOUSLY hurt, three of the car…

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Widow Drowned

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Worried over an ejectment action taken against her, Mrs. Florence May Cheshire. 50, widow, of…

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Injured In Car Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

RODNEY SMITH, 22, of Brook vale, driver of the car involved in a collision near Peat's Ferry today, escaped…

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Injured In Car Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

RODNEY SMITH, 22, of Brook vale, driver of the car involved in a collision near Peat's Ferry today, escaped…

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Injured In Car Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

RODNEY SMITH, 22, of Brook vale, driver of the car involved in a collision near Peat's Ferry today, escaped…

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Injured In Car Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

RODNEY SMITH, 22, of Brook vale, driver of the car involved in a collision near Peat's Ferry today, escaped…

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One Killed, 18 Injured In New Year Traffic Smashes

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 3

A man was killed and 18 people were injured in traffic accidents last night and this morning. Seven of the injured were members of a Martin Shield cricket party travelling to Newcastle for a match…

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Hundreds Injured by Huge Hail Homes Dammed As Sydney Battered

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 1

Hundreds of people were injured and heavy property damage was done this afternoon in probably the worst hailstorm Sydney has ever known. Pieces of ice bigger than a man's fist -- one piece measured…

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Sydney Lashes by Terrifying Storm Many Injured By Huge Hailstones

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 1

A HAILSTORM of incredible violence broke over Sydney soon after 2.30 this of afternoon, smashing thousands of windows and doing tremendous damage. Hailstones, bigger than tennis balls, created an…

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Man's Leg Broken in Car Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 11

Peter Novakovitch, 38, of Austral, near Liverpool, suffered a componid fracture of the right leg about 9.30 p.m. yesterday, when a car knocked…

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Drowned in Lagoon

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

Malcolm Wood, 8, of West-street. Balgowlah, was drowned in a lagoon at Que[?]uscliff this afternoon…

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Many Injured in Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 4

More than 30 people were injured yesterday in holiday road accidents. Eleven youths were injured at Junee when a truck overturned, and seven…

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Dual Drowning Tragedy Near Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Two boys were drowned to-day while playing on a floating log in the Murrumbidgee River at the…

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Electrician Injured

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 1

Mr. Pat Reddan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Reddan, of High Street, Penrith, has returned home after ten days in Nepean District Hospital, where he was…

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Baths Fatality at Granville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 1

A man was drowned when he fell from the slippery dip in Granville Baths on Monday afternoon. He was Percy Horton (30), a…

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Second Of Twin Boys Drowned

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 6

An eight-years-old boy was drowned in 12 ft. of water at Queenscliff Lagoon today. Two years ago his twin brother was…

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Second Of Twin Boys Drowned

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 6

An eight-years-old boy was drowned in 12 ft. of water at Queenscliff Lagoon today. Two years ago his twin brother was…

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Second Of Twin Boys Drowned

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 4

An eight-years-old boy was drowned in 12 ft. of water at Queenscliff Lagoon today. Two years ago his twin brother was…

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Second Of Twin Boys Drowned

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 6

An eight-years-old boy was drowned in 12 ft. of water at Queenscliff Lagoon today. Two years ago his twin brother was…

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