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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

1,853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 93

Missing man found drowned

The Sun · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 5

Body of John Hendy, 45, well-known hardcourt tennis player, who has been missing since Anzac Day,…

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Fatally Injured by Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 4

Peter William Robertson, 58, of Lyons Road, Fivedock, was fatally injured when a tram struck him at the corner of Pitt…

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Injured in Air Crash

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 7

DARWIN, Friday.-- The pilot and three passengers of a Dragon Rapide aircraft had an amazing…

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Injured in Air Crash

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 7

DARWIN, Friday.-- The pilot and three passengers of a Dragon Rapide aircraft had an amazing…

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Crane Lifts Mam injured On Ship

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

An injured workman and two Central District Ambulance officers were lifted by a huge mobile crane from the hold of the steamer Monowai at Mort's Dock today…

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Crane Lifts Man Injured On Ship

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

An injured workman and two Central District Ambulance officers were lifted by a huge mobile crane from the hold of the steamer Monowai at Mort's Dock today…

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Crane Lifts Mam Injured On Ship

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

An injured workman and two Central District Ambulance officers were lifted by a huge mobile crane from the hold of the steamer Monowai at Mort's Dock today…

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Crane Lifts Man Injured On Skip

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

An injured workman and two Central District Ambulance officers were lifted by a huge mobile crane from the hold of the steamer Monowai at Mort's Dock today…

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Crane Lifts Mam Injured On Ship

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 6

An injured workman and two Central District Ambulance officers were lifted by a huge mobile crane from the hold of the steamer Monowai at Mort's Dock today…

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Air Crash in N.T. Five Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

DARWIN, Thursday. —A Dragon Rapide plane crashed and burst into flames during a take-off at…

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Accident to Horse Trainer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 3

A RACEHORSE trainer was seriously injured this morning when he was thrown front a horse in St. Helena Pde…

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Accident to Horse Trainer

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 3

A RACEHORSE trainer was seriously injured, this morning when he was thrown from a horse in St. Helena Pde.,…

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Airport Fatality Married Man's Tragic Death

Truth · Sunday 9 May 1948 · page 2

Called to the Nabiac (near Taree) aerodrome this afternoon to repair a defective engine of a passenger aircraft which had been delayed at the take-off, a local garage…

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Bad Accident to Black Pearl Nearly Prevented Cup Start Mouth Badly Torn Late On

Truth · Sunday 9 May 1948 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A minor miracle, performed during a dramatic all-night stable vigil, fitted Black Pearl to start in the Newcastle Cup today which the former Queensland mare…

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Two Injured in Bus Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 3

TWO of 60 passengers in a double-decker bus were injured when the vehicle mounted the footpath and crashed…

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Two Injured in Bus Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 3

TWO of 60 passengers in a double-decker bus were injured when the vehicle mounted the footpath and crashed…

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Bus hits tree; two injured

The Sun · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

Two Passengers were slightly injured and others thrown from their seats when a |double-decker bus mounted…

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Two Injured in Bus Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 2

TWO of 60 passengers in a double-decker bus were injured when the vehicle mounted the footpath and crashed…

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Two Injured in Bus Smash

Daily Mirror · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 3

TWO of 60 passengers in a double-decker bus were injured when the vehicle mounted the footpath and crashed…

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Last Minute News [?] Woman Injured

The Sun · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 16

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