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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Arncliffe Youth Drowned

The Propeller · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 1

Edwin Thomas Appleby, aged 18 years, of Terry Street, Arncliffe, was drowned while swimming in the Nepean River near the Causeway picnic…

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Six Killed, Many Injured in New Year Accidents

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 3

Six people died -- five on roads and one by drowning -- and many were injured in accidents last night and today. A motor cyclist and girl pillion rider…

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Cliff Descent To Treat Injured Boy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 3

An ambulance officer descended a 50-ft cliff in a disused quarry at Northmead, near Parramatta,…

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Holiday Accidents

The Propeller · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 2

During the holidays Leslie Frederick Worrell, aged 51 years, of York Street, Rockdale, had a camp with others at Gray's Beach, on the…

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Three Killed In Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 7

Three people were killed in road accidents in Sydney yesterday. They were: Mrs. Christina Batty, 65, of…

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Test Match Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 6

Australian opener S. G. Barnes collides with Indian wicketkeeper P. Sen in yesterday's Test at Melbourne…

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Four Injured In Motor Race Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday.— A 14-year-old child and three police officers were injured in a spectacular crash during the…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Police forced their way into a house in North Fitzroy and found John Joseph Byrne (81)…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Police forced their way into a house in North Fitzroy and found John Joseph Byrne (81)…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Police forced their way into a house in North Fitzroy and found John Joseph Byrne (81)…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Police forced their way into a house in North Fitzroy and found John Joseph Byrne (81)…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Police forced their way into a house in North Fitzroy. and found John Joseph Byrne (81)…

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Old Man Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Police forced their way into a house in North Fitzroy and found John Joseph Byrne (81)…

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Four Injured at Speedway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A 14-year-old boy and three policemen were injured when a wheel came off a racing car at a…

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Mental Patient Injured, Dies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney police were told last night that a woman patient at Morisset Mental Hospital, near Newcastle,…

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Man Injured By "Tin Hare"

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Friday. -- Edgar Lin Priest (63), East Corrimal, was struck by the mechanical hare at Maitland…

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Man Injured By "Tin Hare"

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

WEST MAITLAND, Friday. -- Edgar Lin Priest (63), East Corrimal, was struck by the mechanical hare at Maitland…

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Man Injured By "Tin Hare"

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.-- Edgar Lin Priest (63), East Corrimal, was struck by the mechanical hare at Maitland…

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Man Injured By "Tin Hare"

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.-- Edgar Lin Priest (63), East Corrimal, was struck by the mechanical hare at Maitland…

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Road Crash Kills Two Many Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

Two persons were killed, and at least 10 were injured, in road accidents in New South Wales'…

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