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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

1,853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 93

3 Drowned in boat capsize

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

WELLINGTON (NZ), Saturday.--A man, his 11 year old son, and another man were drowned when a…

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Surf wrecks two boats; many injured

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1948 · page 2

Two surfboats were wrecked yesterday, one at Manly and the other at Cronulla, in the heaviest surf for years. The Manly boat was dumped on the rocks at…

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20 injured in bomb blast

The Sun · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 7

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Twenty people were injured When an Arab bomb blew up the "Palestine Post" newspaper building in Jerusalem last night…

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Youth's Death After Accident

The Sun · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 3

When a collision between a motor-cycle and truck occurred on the Pacific Highway, near Lisarow railway gates,…

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9 Children in Traffic Accident Charge against driver

The Sun · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Leslie Leonard Carpenter, 24, of Delmar-street, Croydon, was charged at Campsie…

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Two Dead in Road Accidents Motor Cycles, Cars In Crashes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 7

Two persons were killed and 11 were injured in road accidents during the weekend. One man was…

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Five Injured in Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

A taxidriver narrowly escaped death this morning, when his cab came into collision with a tram…

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Killed in Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

LESLIE LEO SQUELCH (35), married, Foss St., Forest Lodge, was killed instantly when his bicycle and a motor-car…

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Killed in Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 8

LESLIE LEO SQUELCH (35), married, Foss St., Forest Lodge, was killed instantly when his bicycle and a motor-car…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 6

Leslie Gordon squelch, 35, married, of Foss Street, Forest Lodge, was killed instantly about 3.10 p.m. yesterday when…

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Sailor Reports Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

Early this morning, Water Police received a report that a man had been drowned at Woolwich…

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Women, Children Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

The British United Press correspondent says the attackers were thought to be Arabs. They loosed a "barrel…

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5 Hurt In Tram-Taxi Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

Five people were hurt early today when a taxi and a tram collided in…

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Tram Wrecks Taxi Five Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

A taxi-driver and four passengers were injured when a tram and taxi collided head-on near…

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Hand Badly Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

ANTHONY JOHN JOHNSON (20), Moss St., West Ryde, had his right hand badly injured today when it was caught…

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Four Drowned As Boat Sinks

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Four men are believed to have been drowned today when a small fishing launch hit a rock and sank in rough seas off Bustard Heads Lighthouse…

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Four Drowned As Boat Sinks

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Four men are believed to have been drowned today when a small fishing launch hit a rock and sank in rough seas off Bustard Heads Lighthouse,…

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4 Feared Drowned in North

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --Four men are feared drowned when a fishing launch sank near the…

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Four Drowned As Boat Sinks

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Four men a[?] believed to have been drowned today when a small fishing launch hit a rock and sank in rough seas off Bustard Heads Lighthouse…

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Chloroform for Injured Man

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

KYOGLE, Tuesday.—Chloroform was administered to a man before he could be released from the crushed cabin of a utility…

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