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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

1,853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 93

Drowned After Truck Accident

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The Deputy-Coroner, at Wollongong (Mr. W. S. Musgrave) today found…

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Airman Injured in Motor Cycle Crash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- Warrant-Offcer Cedric Fergus (28), of the R.A.A.F., Rath. mines, who was admitted…

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Airman Injured in Motor Cycle Crash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- Warrant-Offcer Cedric Fergus (28), of the R.A.A.F., Rath-mines, who was admitted to…

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Airman Injured in Motor Cycle Crash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- Warrant-Offcer Cedric Fergus (28), of the R.A.A.F., Rath- mines, who was admitted to…

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Airman Injured in Motor Cycle Crash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- Warrant-Offcer Cedric Fergus (28), of the R.A.A.F., Rath-mines, who was admitted to…

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Taker of Cycle Badly Injured Young Man's Escapade

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

ON CRUTCHES and showing to the bench his plastered leg, at his solicitor's request, Maurice Adam pleaded guilty at Penrith…

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Wife Shot In Legs In Home Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

A man accidentally shot his wife in the legs at Harbord last night. He is Robert William Mitchell,…

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Accidentally Shot in Leg

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Mrs. Evelyn Mitchell (25), Harbord Rd., Harbord, was shot accidentally in the leg when her…

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Accidentally Shot in Leg

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Mrs. Evelyn Mitchell (25), Harbord Rd., Harbord, was shot accidentally in the leg when her…

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Youth Badly Hurt in Mine Accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

LITHGOW, Friday. -- Glen Lennox (18), pit-top employee, of Lithgow, suffered a fractured skull and multiple…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision with Car

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 2

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Norman Hugh Sutton (19), laborer, 40 Lennox St., Richmond, was killed last night…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision with Car

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 1

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Norman Hugh Sutton (19), laborer, 40 Lennox St., Richmond, was killed last night…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision with Car

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Norman Hugh Sutton (19), laborer, 40 Lennox St., Richmond, was killed last night…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision with Car

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

THIRROUL, Saturday.--Norman Hugh Sutton (19), laborer, 40 Lennox St., Richmond, was killed last night…

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Cup hope, Monsoon, injured

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1948 · page 9

A leg injury has interrupted Monsoon's preparation for the Sydney Cup to be run at Randwick on March 29. Monsoon was withdrawn from yesterday's…

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4 Injured in Car Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 8

Three Frenchmen and a Frenchwomen were injured yesterday afternoon when two cars…

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Man Drowned In Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 7

Robert McGill, 49, ship's cook, was drowned when he fell into Darling Harbor through a hole on No. 24 wharf,…

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Drowning in Harbour Fall From Wharf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

A ship's cook was drowned when he fell from Howard Smith's wharf, Darling Harbour, last night…

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Tram and Truck in Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

THIS TRAM struck a truck at the corner of Miller and Jones Sts., Pyrmont, today. The driver, Henry Percy (24), The Boulevarde, Strathfield, escaped with a probable fractured finger and lacerations to an arm…

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Tram and Truck in Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

THIS TRAM struck a truck at the corner of Miller and Jones Sts., Pyrmont, today. The driver, Henry Percy (24) The Boulevarde, Strathfield, escaped with a prob[?] fractured finger and lacerations to an arm…

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