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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 115

Death Was Accidental

Truth · Sunday 20 February 1949 · page 2

Police are now convinced that Oscar Augustus Wholley (67), pensioner, whose nude body…

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Crowded Tram in Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

A CROWDED tram was titlted dangerously on its side by a collision with a towing lorry in Pacific Highway. Crow's…

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Crowded Tram in Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

A CROWDED tram was [?]ted dangerously on its s[?]e by a collision. with a towing [?]rry in Pacific Highway. Cow's…

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3 Drowned at Picnic

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 6

DUNEDIN (N.Z.), Monday. -- Three schoolgirls, members of a picnic party, were swept to sea by a big…

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3 Drowned at Picnic

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 6

DUNEDIN (N.Z.), Monday. -- Three schoolgirls, members of a picnic party, were swept to sea by a big…

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3 Drowned at Picnic

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 6

DUNEDIN (N.Z.), Monday. -- Three schoolgirls, members of a picnic party, were swept to sea by a big…

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Boat and Train in Collision!

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 14

DRAYTON HALL (S. Car.).-- A passenger train and a boat actually collided near here…

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Two Injured in Casino Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

Two youths were injured, one critically, when this Hornet Moth trainer plane crashed on the road bordering Casino aerodrome on Saturday. Noel Roberts, 18, of Casino, was admitted to hospital in a critical condition. His brother, John Roberts, 19, was not seriously injured. The plane had been in the air a few minutes when it nose-dived…

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Three Dead, 18 Injured in Road Smashes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 5

Three people were killed in accidents during the weekend. Eighteen people were injured…

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Night Swimmer Feared Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 1

Police fear a man was drowned last night at Rushcutters Bay baths. The proprietor of the baths (Mr. Robertson)…

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Man Hurt; Tram, Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

An elderly man had his leg injured and two other persons suffered shock when a tram came info collision with a truck in Blaxland Rd., Ryde, this morning…

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Man Hurt; Tram, Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

An elderly man had his leg injured and two other persons suffered shock when a tram came into collision with a truck in Blaxland Rd., Ryde, this morning…

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Injured League Men At Training

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 10

Four North Sydney Rugby League players who had knee injuries last season took part in the club's first training last night. They were Frank Cottle,…

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Two Balts Seriously Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A BALT immigrant couple who were knocked down by a double-decker bus in Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest, late last…

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Two Balts Seriously Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A BALT immigrant couple who were knocked down by a double-decker bus in Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest, late last…

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Two Balts Seriously Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A BALT immigrant couple who were knocked down by a double-decker bus in Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest, late last…

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Two Balts Seriously Injured in Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A BALT immigrant couple who were knocked down by a double-decker bus in Pacific Highway, Crow's Nest, late last…

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Women faint in Court injured lad for trial

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 7

A 19-year-old laborer, lying in a specially-built bed in the City Coroner's Court, was today committed for trial on a charge of murder. The Coroner (Mr. M. J. D…

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Fatality at Warragamba Dam

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

Working at a pump at No. 3 Adit, Warragamba Dam, on Monday, William Frederick Gibb (27), of Glenbrook, was struck by a skip that broke…

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Eleven injured when two trams collide; big coal truck "runs wild"

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

In heavy ran today 11 people were injured when two trams, collided at Forest Ledge, and a coal…

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