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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 115

Onlooker Of Brawl Injured

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 6

An innocent observer of an altercation between two men was critically injured in the bar of the…

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Veteran Drowned

The Sun · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 1

The body of John Suter 61, a returned soldier of two world wars, was found floating near rocks at La Perouse,…

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Slept, Fell Into Water Drowned

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 1

A 61-years-old man rolled off a rock at La Perouse on which he was asleep last night and was…

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Slept, Fell in Water Drowned

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 1

A 61 - years - old man rolled off a rock at La Perouse on which he was asleep last night and was…

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Slept, Fell Into Water Drowned

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 1

A 61-years-old man rolled off a rock at La Perouse on which he was asleep last night and was…

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Injured man dies in hospital

The Sun · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

Police are trying to find out whether a man who died in Sydney Hospital today, probably from a fractured skull,…

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Bradman Injured In Testimonial

Truth · Sunday 6 March 1949 · page 26

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—Don Bradman had to be assisted off the Adelaide Oval with an injured ankle during the Arthur Richardson Testimonial this afternoon…

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Short Story Smoke Signal An accident had been arranged, but it happened in the wrong place because a man liked a certain type of cigarette

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 March 1949 · page 12

FRANK, a big man in his putty-coloured raincoat, full of conscious authority, said: "You know what to do when Karl lands, don't you, Chris?…

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Boy Drowned

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 7

BENDEMEER, Monday.--Slipping off a rock into seven feet of water, at the McDonald River picnic ground,…

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Fatality at School

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 7

LONDON.--As a result of a fatal accident in a Stoke Newington school, all glass in school doors is to be replaced…

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Rain Disrupts Air Services Low Clouds Prevent Landings Men Injured in Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

DRIVING rain and mist enveloped Mascot airport this morning and disorganised air services. The aerodrome was dosed at 6.0 a.m…

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Fatality at School

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 6

LONDON.--As a result of a fatal accident in a Stoke Newington school, all glass in school doors is to be replaced…

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Fatality at School

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 6

LONDON.-- As a result of a fatal accident in a Stoke Newington school, all glass in school doors is to be replaced…

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Surf-boats in Near-collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

Member of the Newport surf-boat crew (at left) helps to ward off a collision by pushing against the bow of the Deewhy boat at the South Narrabeen surf carnival yesterday afternoon. The boats were competing in the first heat of the senior boat race. They dead-heated…

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Boy Drowned in Rock Pool

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 12

A SCHOOLBOY was drowned in a rock pool at Bendemeer, near Tamworth, yesterday, within hearing distance of…

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Cricketer injured at football

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 19

Cricket leader Northern District, will be without all-rounder Irvine Hill for its match…

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Three Injured at Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Three children were injured at a Moonee Ponds charity carnival last night, when an…

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Man Drowned Trying to Save Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

The manager of a Sydney wholesale electrical firm was drowned yesterday when he tried to rescue a woman friend in the Hawkesbury…

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Foxzami Injured, to Miss St. Leger, Cup

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Foxzami, who injured his pelvis in the float while on his way from Sydney, has shown no improvement. TRAINER M. Bradfield, who…

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Bradman Unlikely To Play; Injured Ankle Painful

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Sun.--Sir Donald Bradman's injured ankle was very painful, and he would probably withdraw from the South Australia-Victoria Sheffield Shield match, Lady Bradman said tonight…

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