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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

1,853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 93

Injured Man, 63, Crawled Home

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--With a fractured spine, 63-year-old Leonard Buckle today crawled from his overturned…

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Injured Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

THE STEEL CARRIAGES seen here after the Cowan crash today are intact although the interiors were wrecked by the force of the impact, and glass caused many…

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Injured In Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

THE STEEL CARRIAGES seen here after the Cowan crash today are intact although the interiors were wrecked by the force of the impact, and glass caused many injuries…

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Injured In Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

THE STEEL CARRIAGES seen here after the Cowan crash today are intact although the interiors were wrecked by the force of the impact, and glass caused many injuries…

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Injured In Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

THE STEEL CARRIAGES seen here after the Cowan crash today are intact although interiors were wrecked by the force of the impact, and glass caused many injuries…

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Injured In Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

THE STEEL CARRIAGES seen here after the Cowan crash today are intact although the interiors were wrecked by the force of the impact, and glass caused many injuries…

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Crowded Expresses in Smash --Many Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

Hundreds of men, women and children were thrown into tangled heaps when the Cessnock express crashed into the rear of the Newcastle Flyer near Cowan station at 9.45 am today…

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Express Collision at Cowan (Story P.2) Graphic Photograph of Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SCENE IN THE CUTTING at Cowan after the Sydney-bound Cessnock Express had crashed into 1 the rear of the Newcastle Flier this morning, injuring more than 100 people, but none seriously…

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Express Collision at Cowan (Story P. 2) Graphic Photograph of Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SCENE IN THE CUTTING at Cowan after the Sydney-bound Cessnock Express had crashed into the rear of the Newcastle Flier this morning, injuring more than 100 people, but none seriously…

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Express Collision at Cowan (Story P.2) Graphic Photograph of Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SCENE IN THE CUTTING at Cowan after the Sydney-hound Cessnock Express had crashed into the rear of the Newcastle Flier this morning, injuring more than 100 people, hut none seriously…

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Express Collision m COWAN (Story P.2) Graphic Photograph of Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SCENE IN THE CUTTING at Cowan after the Sydney-bound Cessnock Express had crashed into the rear of the Newcastle Flier this morning, in juring more than 100 people, hut none seriously,…

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Express Collision at Cowan, Story P. 2 Graphic Photograph of Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

SCENE IN THE CUTTING at Cowan after the Sydney-bound Cessnock Express had crashed into the rear of the Newcastle Flyer this morning, in juring more than 100 people, but none seriously…

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100 Injured in Rail Smash Pitiable Scenes In Cutting At Cowan Stationary Flier Hit by Express

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

MORE than 100 persons were injured this morning in a train smash at Cowan, 25 miles from Sydney, on the Main Northern Line. A crowded Cessnock Express crashed into…

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100 Injured in Rail Smash Pitiable Scenes In Catting At Cowan Stationary Flier Hit by Express

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

MORE than 100 persons were injured this morning in a train smash at Cowan, 25 miles from Sydney, on the Main Northern Line. A crowded Cessnock Express crashed into…

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100 Injured in Rail Smash Pitiable Scenes In Cutting At Cowan Stationary Flier Hit by Express

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

MORE than 100 persons were injured this morning in a train smash at Cowan, 25 miles from Sydney, on the Main Northern Line. A crowded Cessnock Express crashed into…

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100 Injured in Rail Smash Pitiable Scenes In Cutting At Cowan Stationary Flier Hit by Express

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

MORE than 100 persons were injured this morning in a train smash at Cowan, 25 miles from Sydney, on the Main Northern Line. A crowded Cessnach Express crashed into…

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100 Injured in Rail Smash Pitiable Scenes In Cutting At Cowan Stationary Flier Hit by Express

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 2

MORE than 100 persons were injured this morning in a train smash at Cowan, 25 rniHes from Sydney, on the Main Northern Line. A crowded Cessnock Express crashed into…

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Woman, 80, Injured

The Sun · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 3

Struck by a car in Pacific Highway, Chatswood, last night, Mrs. Catherine Massey, 80, of Stokes-street, Lane…

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Lorry Hits Post, Passenger Injured

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 2

Athol C. Phillips, of Lalor Road, Blacktown, was driving a motor lorry in an easterly direction on the Great Western Highway, St. Marys, at 7.45…

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Kitchen Care To Prevent Accidents

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 13

GREATEST percentage of home accidents occur in the kitchen, states the Extension Officer, N.S.W…

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