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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 115

'Accidental' Verdict on R.p.a. Death

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 6

THE City Coroner (Mr. A. R. Raschke) today found that a woman's death at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital under anaesthetic during a tonsils…

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'Accidental' Verdict on R.p.a. Death

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 6

THE City Coroner (Mr. A. R. Rasdhke) today found that a woman's death at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital under anaesthetic during a tonsils…

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Young Boy Drowned

The Propeller · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Graeme Frank Tresidder Bartle, aged six years, was drowned when he fell into the Hawkesbury River last…

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Three Drowned When Wave Swamps Launch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday.— Three men were drowned when a 27ft fishing launch was swamped in heavy seas while…

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New Moves In Diplomatic Car Accidents Controversy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, said in the House of…

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Envoys Act On Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 12

CANBERRA, Wed. -- A meeting of the Diplomatic Corps today decided to offer the Federal…

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Death Was Accidental

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 12

Death of a woman during an operation at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital was accidental…

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Drowning fear: clues on beach

The Sun · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

Police who found clothing, notes and photographs on Bondi Beach early today think a man walked into…

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Manly forward injured

The Sun · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 20

Manly forward Jack Gwynne has withdrawn from the side to play Rand-wick in the Rugby Union…

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Injured by Tram

The Sun · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 9

A man who had his skull fractured by a tram in Glebe Road, Glebe, last night, has been identified as Reginald…

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Injured Man Beside Line

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

Unconscious, with his clothing soaked by heavy rain, a badly-injured man was found about 3.30 a.m. today lying beside the railway track near Sydenham station…

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Injured Man Beside Line

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 8

UNCONSCIOUS, with his clothing soaked by heavy rain, a badly-injured man was found about 3.30 a.m…

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Injured cyclist gets £1519

The Sun · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

A motor cyclist who claimed £5000 damages for injuries he received in an accident was awarded…

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Woman Injured, Another Faints

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 6

A waitress fainted last night when a tram crew carried a young woman into a cafe after a tram accident…

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Injured Man Beside Line

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

Unconscious, with his clothing soaked by heavy rain, a badly-injured man was found about 3.30 a.m. today lying beside the railway track near Sydenham station…

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Trams, Trucks, Car in City Collision

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

TWO trams, two trucks, and a car were involved in a smash in Day St., near King St., City, this afternoon…

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Trams, Trucks, Car in City Collision

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

TWO trams, two trucks, and a car were involved in a smash in Day St., near King St., City, this afternoon…

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Two Men Injured in Truck Capsize

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Two Sydney men were injured this morning when a fully- loaded semi-trailer truck…

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Two Men Injured in Truck Capsize

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Two Sydney men were injured this morning when a fully- loaded semi-trailer truck…

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Two Men Injured in Truck Capsize

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Two Sydney men were injured this morning when a fully- loaded semi-trailer truck…

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