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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 115

Wallaby Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 24

Randwick may be without Wallaby half Roy Cawsey on Saturday. He injured his knee against Newcastle last…

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Wallaby Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 24

Randwick may be without Wallaby half Roy Cawsey on Saturday. He injured his knee against Newcastle last…

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Wallaby Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 24

Randwick may be without Wallaby half Roy Cawsey on Saturday. He injured his knee against Newcastle last…

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Five in Car Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.) Wednesday.-- Five persons -- a young married couple and three Indian…

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Five in Car Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH (N. Z.) Wednesday.-- Five persons -- a young married couple and three Indian…

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Five in Car Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.) Wednesday.-- Five persons -- a young married couple and three Indian…

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Car capsize, 5 drowned

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 7

WELLINGTON (NZ), Wednesday.--A young married couple and three Indian scrub-cutters, were drowned…

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Car in Creek, Five Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.), Wednesday -- Five persons-- a young married couple and three Indian scrubcutters-- were drowned when their car ran off the road and over…

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Car in Greeks, Five Drowned

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.), Wednesday.-- Five persons-- a young married couple and three Indian scrubcutters-- were drowned when their car ran off the road and…

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Accidents, disruption in worst fog for year

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Three road accidents occurred, ferry traffic was disrupted and the harbor and airports were dosed this morning in the worst fog Sydney has suffered for a year. Thick banks of fog began…

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Daring Circus Act Back Despite Bad Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Harold Alzana with his wife and two sisters in their spectacular tight-wire act in the Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey circus at New York. While one woman perches on his shoulders and the others swing from trapezes attached to the…

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Unusual Accidents in Two Sports

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

Photographers on the spot recorded these unusual sports accidents. At left, Larry Sherrin (20), riding in a polo game at San Francisco, crashes into a goal post, knocking it to the ground. He was thrown from his horse, but was unhurt and resumed play immediately. Picture at right shows Wallace Grant, running for Rutgers College in the one-mile relay championship at Philadelphia, falling headlong as another runner bends to pick up a dropped baton. A second runner,…

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Daring Circus Act Rack Despite Bad Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Harold Alzana with his wife and two sisters in their spectacular tight-wire act in the Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey circus at New York. While one Woman perches on his shoulders and the others swing from trapezes attached to the…

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Daring Circus Act Rack Despite Bad Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Harold Alzana with his wife and two sisters in their spectacular tight-wire act in the Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey circus at New York. While one woman perches on his shoulders and the others swine from trapezes attached to the…

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Unusual Accidents in Two Sports

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

Photographers on the spot recorded these unusual sports accidents. At left, Larry Sherrin (20), riding in a polo game at San Francisco, crashes into a goal post, knocking it to the ground. He was thrown from his horse, but was unhurt and resumed play immediately. Picture at right shows Wallace Grant, running for Rutgers College in the one-mile relay championship at Philadelphia, falling headlong as another runner bends to pick up a dropped baton. A second runner,…

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Daring Circus Act Back Despite Bad Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Harold Alzana with his wife and two sisters in their spectacular tight-wire act in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus at New York. While one woman perches on his shoulders and the others swing from trapezes attached to the…

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Unusual Accidents in Two Sports

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

Photographers on the spot recorded these unusual sports accidents. At left, Larry Sherrin (20), riding in a polo game at San Francisco, crashes into a goal post, knocking it to the ground. He was thrown from his horse, but was unhurt and resumed play immediately. Picture at right shows Wallace Grant, running for Rutgers College in the one-mile relay championship at Philadelphia, falling headlong as another runner bends to pick up a dropped baton. A second runner,…

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Daring Circus Act Back Despite Bad Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Harold Alzana with his wife and two sisters in their spectacular tight-wire act in the Ringling Bros, and Bar hum and Bailey circus at New York. While one woman perches on his. shoulders and the others swing from trapezes attached to the…

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Unusual Accidents in Two Sports

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

Photographers on the spot recorded these unusual sports accidents. At left, Larry Sherrin (20), riding in a polo game at San Francisco, crashes into a goal post, knocking it to the ground. He was thrown from his horse, but was unhurt and resumed play immediately. Picture at right shows Wallace Grant, running for Rutgers College in the one-mile relay championship at Philadelphia, falling headlong as another runner bends to pick up a dropped baton. A second runner,…

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Daring Circus Act Back Despite Bad Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 5

Harold Alzana with his wife and two sisters in their spectacular tight-wire act in the Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey circus at New York. While one Woman perches on his shoulders and the others swing from trapezes attached to the…

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