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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Injured Man's Tribute to New Guinea Fuzzy-wuzzies

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.--A man in Brisbane General Hospital claims he owes his life to a band of New Guinea fuzzy-wuzzies and a white man he knows only as "The Kid." THE patient is Donald Reedy…

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Hand Caught in Machine. Accident at Rockdale

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 2

Last Friday a youth, Geoffrey Payne, aged 16 years, of Pacific Avenue Penshurst, had his left hand caught for half-an-hour at…

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Two Injured in Bus Crash

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 6

LITHGOW. Friday--Two men were critically injured when a crowded bus travelling from Lithgow to Katoomba crashed…

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Two Injured in Bus Crash

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 10

LITHGOW, Friday--Two men were critically injured when a crowded bus travelling from Lithgow to Katoomba crashed…

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Two Injured in Bus Crash

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 6

LITHGOW, Friday--Two men were critically injured when a crowded bus travelling from Lithgow to Katoomba crashed…

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Two Women Injured in Tram Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 3

TWO women were slightly injured and removed by ambulance to Sydney Hospital today after two trams…

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League Star Off Injured

The Sun · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 7

Western Suburbs outside centre three-quarter, Eric Bennett, had to leave the, field after receiving a kick on the head in the first half of the main Rugby League trial against…

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Similar Train Accidents; One Man Dead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 3

Two men fell from railway platforms under moving trains in almost identical accidents in Sydney last night…

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12 Soccer Goalies Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 April 1948 · page 24

North Shore Soccer team played three different goalkeepers in the first…

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Apprentice Hoop Injured In Race

Truth · Sunday 4 April 1948 · page 22

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Apprentice hoop W. A.; Smith suffered a painful injury at Mentone today when…

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Horseman Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

LISBON, Monday.--Captain Jose Beltrao, champion horserider at many international meetings, fell off his…

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Film Star Injured

The Sun · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD, Sunday.-- Film star Gregory Peck suffered a broken ankle when a horse he was riding fell…

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12 Injured at Weekend

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 2

Twelve persons were injured, three seriously, in 10 traffic accidents in the metropolitan area during…

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News In Brief Two Die in Accident Race On Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 3

Two men were killed instantly in a motor cycle accident in Victoria yesterday morning on the Geelong road…

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Injured Jockey

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Epsom apprentice W. A. Smith. who was astride Antares when that horse was…

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Injured Jockey

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. --Epsom apprentice W. A. Smith, who was astride Antares when that horse was…

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Injured Jockey

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Epsom apprentice W. A. Smith, who was astride Antares when that horse was…

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Injured Jockey

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Epsom apprentice W. A. Smith, who was astride Antares when that horse was…

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Injured Jockey

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Epsom apprentice W. A. Smith, who was astride Antares when that horse was…

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Injured Jockey

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Epsom apprentice W. A. Smith, who was astride Antares when that horse was…

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