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Accidents, 1948

1,853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 93

Dramatic Rescue Of Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 2

WARREN, Saturday. -- Lying badly injured for 15 hours in country infested by savage wild pigs, William Gibson (24), station hand, was rescued in a dramatic midnight dash by Warren ambulance yesterday. ON Thursday, Gibson was…

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Dramatic Rescue Of Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 5

WARREN, Saturday. -- Lying badly injured for 15 hours in country infested by savage wild pigs, William Gibson (24), station hand, was rescued in a dramatic midnight dash by Warren ambulance yesterday. ON Thursday, Gibson was cut…

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Dramatic Rescue Of Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 2

WARREN, Saturday. -- Lying badly injured for 15 hours in Country infested by savage wild pigs, William Gibson (24), station hand, was rescued in a dramatic midnight dash by Warren ambulance yesterday. ON Thursday, Gibson was cut…

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Tallon on injured list; Loxton fit

The Sun · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 6

SOUTHEND, Saturday.--Don Tallon, who has a sore finger, will not play for Australia today in the match against Essex, but the Victorian all-rounder Sam Loxton will reappear…

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Three Men Killed In Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 4

Three people were killed and three injured in motor accidents yesterday…

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Boy injured in gun accident

The Sun · Sunday 16 May 1948 · page 5

William Adams, 15, of Crown-street, Granville, was shot in the side while rabbiting at Penrith yesterday…

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Policemen Injured in Fierce Brawl Punched, Kicked At Rockdale Hotel Melee; Two Arrested

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1948 · page 3

Two police constables were punched, knocked to the ground and kicked, when they went to the Grand Hotel, Prince's Highway, Rockdale yesterday afternoon to break up a…

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Boy Accidentally Shot at St. Mary's

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1948 · page 4

A 15-years-old boy suffered shocking injuries yesterday when he accidentally shot himself while rabbit-hunting at St. Mary's. The youth William Adams…

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Accident to Love Star

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1948 · page 12

Love Star, who was very well fancied for yesterday's Randwick Flying, finished last She badly twisted a plate…

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Many Injured in Camp Clash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 1

PARIS, May 16 (A.A.P.).— Indo-Chinese workmen in a camp near Marseilles last night settled some political differences with…

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18 Drowned In Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

GUAM, Tuesday.-- Eighteen natives from the island of Yap lost their lives yesterday when…

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IS Drowned In Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 5

GUAM, Tuesday. -- Eighteen natives from the island of Yap lost their lives yesterday when…

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18 Drowned In Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 5

GUAM, Tuesday. --- Eighteen natives from the island of Yap lost their lives yesterday when…

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1S Drowned In Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

GUAM, Tuesday.-- Eighteen natives from the island of Yap lost their lives yesterday when…

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18 Drowned In Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

GUAM, Tuesday.-- Eighteen natives from the island of Yap lost their lives yesterday when…

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18 Drowned In Typhoon

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

GUAM, Tuesday.-- Eighteen natives from the island of Yap lost their lives yesterday when…

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Fatal Accident. at Guildford Man Killed

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 1

Mr. Raymond Thomas Cooper aged 34 years of O'Neill Street was killed and two men seriously injured in a motor accident at about 6 p.m. last Friday…

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Beer Strike and Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

Sir,—In your article on the beer strike certain opinions are ascribed to me. May I be permitted to set out more fully what…

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Information Sought on Train Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 5

CLARENCE ST. police are anxious to contact anyone who knew of the movements of a man in the hour before he…

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