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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 115

Drowning of Woman in Garden

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1949 · page 3

A 29-years-old woman, who was found dead in the garden of her home at Annandale yesterday, is…

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Man Drowned While Fishing

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 April 1949 · page 5

Police are searching for the body of a man who was drowned yesterday when he was washed from rocks at Manly…

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Drowned in 2in-deep pool

The Sun · Sunday 17 April 1949 · page 2

A WOMAN yesterday collapsed and drowned in a two-inch deep pool of water from a…

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Hit-and-run Car Collision

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 17 April 1949 · page 5

Police last night were searching for a car which was driven away after a collision in which two men were injured near Port Kembla…

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West Wallsend goalkeeper injured in scuffle

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 April 1949 · page 22

West Wallsend goal-keeper G. Bowe was injured during the match against Leichhardt in an inter-city League match at Lambert Park yesterday…

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7 Injured in Show Bus Mishap

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1949 · page 3

A woman and her five-years-old daughter were among seven persons injured yesterday when the…

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Three Drowned While Fishing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Three people were drowned while Ashing in Victoria during the Easter week-end…

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Rodeo Rider Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 4

Roy Moffatt, a young rider, received abrasions and shock when he was thrown from a horse during the rodeo on…

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Englishwoman Injured in Pirate Raid

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

HONGKONG, Monday.--River pirates yesterday machine-gunned a 300 ton vessel on the West River…

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Englishwoman Injured in Pirate Raid

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

HONGKONG, Monday.--River pirates yesterday, machine-gunned a 300 ton vessel on the West River,…

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Englishwoman Injured in Pirate Raid

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

HONGKONG, Monday.--River pirates yesterday machine-gunned a 300 ton vessel on the West River,…

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Steeple Jockeys Injured in Falls

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- L. Wilson (Caledon Castle) received a broken left collarbone when that horse fell in…

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Englishwoman Injured in Pirate Raid

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

HONGKONG, Monday.--River pirates yesterday machine-gunned a 300 ton vessel on the West River…

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Steeple Jockeys Injured in Falls

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- L. Wilson (Caledon Castle) received a broken left collarbone when that horse fell in…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Man and Wife Killed in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A man and his wife were killed and another man was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a light…

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Six Persons Injured in Head-on Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 6

IN a head-on collision between two cars at Waterfall late yesterday, four men and two women were injured, and both…

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Six Persons Injured in Head-on Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 6

IN a head-on collision between two cars at Waterfall late yesterday, four men and two women were injured, and both…

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Six Persons Injured in Head-on Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 2

IN a head-on collision between two cars at Waterfall late yesterday, four men and two women were injured, and both…

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Six Persons Injured in Head-on Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 6

IN a head-on collision between two cars at Waterfall late yesterday, four men and two women were injured, and both…

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Six Persons Injured in Head-on Collision

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 6

IN a head-on collision between two cars at Waterfall late yesterday, four men and two women were injured, and both…

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