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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

1,853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 93

Trawler Sunk in Collision 3 a.m. Drama; Man's Leg Broken Pinned Down by Timber

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

A 29ft. trawler was sunk in a collision with a 2000 tons collier off the Sow and Pigs at 3 a.m. today. One of three men on the trawler…

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30 Hurt In Truck Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Thirty students and staff members of Dookie…

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Collision in Harbour Trawler Sunk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 3

A collier and a trawler collided near the Sow and Pigs at 3.30 a.m. yesterday. The trawler sank a few minutes…

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1000 Drowned in Chinese Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

SHANGHAI, Monday.--Floods at Foochow (south-east China) have drowned 1000 people and destroyed 10,000 homes…

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Injured in Heavy Rain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 3

Kelvin Prangle (21), of Cleone Street, Guildford, was seriously injured when he. was struck by a car in Guildford Road,…

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Accident Delays Peak-hour Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 3

Peak-hour traffic was delayed for nearly an hour last night, when this rcmovalist van ran into a french left by road repairers in George Street, near Liverpool Street. Trams had to be diverted during the hold-up…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd., Mascot,…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd., Mascot,…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd.. Mascot…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd., Mascot,…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd., Mascot,…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd., Mascot,…

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Road Fatality

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

ALEXANDER LAUDER (63), 2 Oliver St., Mascot, who was knocked down by a motorcycle in Botany Rd.. Mascot…

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Three Injured in Bondi Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 6

THREE young men, whose ages ranged from 21 to 27, were seriously injured last night when the utility truck in which…

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Three Injured in Bondi Smash

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 6

THREE young men, whose ages ranged from 21 to 27, were seriously injured last night when the utility truck in which…

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Wally and the Major Nearly An Accident

The Sun · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 21

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 8

MOST of the casualties in tram accidents result from flying glass. It is hoped that the new trams will be fitted…

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 8

MOST of the casualties in tram accidents result from flying glass. It is hoped that the new trams will be fitted…

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 8

MOST of the casualties in tram accidents result from flying glass. It is hoped that the new trams will be fitted…

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Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 8

MOST of the casualties in tram accidents result from flying glass. It is hoped that the new trams will be fitted…

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