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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 115

Rider Injured in Heavy Fall

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

WHILE galloping after a runaway horse at Centennial Park yesterday, a park ranger was swept from his…

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Injured in Bridge Fall

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

A nightwatchman was seriously injured early today when he fell 20ft. from an overhead bridge at the…

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Reds Fire on Rail Men Berliners Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. -- Shooting continued in Berlin early today, when Russian Sector police and Communist…

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Caretaker Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 29

MR. JIM MONK, caretaker of Canterbury Park racecourse, who was taken to Canterbury Hospital yesterday for…

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Caretaker Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 29

MR. JIM MONK, caretaker of Canterbury Park racecourse, who was taken to Canterbury Hospital yesterday for…

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Rabbit Hunters in Collision

The Biz · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 3

Whilst returning from a rabbit hunting expedition, in a horse-drawn cart, last Sunday week, Messrs. W. Freckleton, J. Mills and a lad, Osborne, of…

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Man Fatally Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Mr. Errol Francis Dallas, aged 41 years, of Nicholson Parade, Cronulla, was fatally injured when hit by a train…

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Injured in Street

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 2

A SYDNEY businessman, Rusby Wilms (37), whose home address police believe is in Melbourne, was found…

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Man Found Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

John O'Shea, aged 42 years, of Herne Bay, was found last Sunday morning wandering about Narwee railway…

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Injured in Street

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 2

A SYDNEY businessman, Rusby Wilms (37), whose home address police believe is in Melbourne, was found…

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Six Hurt in Tram Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Six passengers were injured when two trams collided in George Street, City, early last night…

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Businessman Found Injured in Street

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 3

A SYDNEY businessman, Rusby Wilms (37), whose home address police believe is in Melbourne, was found…

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Businessman Found Injured in Street

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 24

A SYDNEY businessman, Rusby Wilms (37), whose home address police believe is in Melbourne, was found…

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Businessman Found Injured in Street

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 6

A SYDNEY businessman, Rusby Wilms (37), whose home address police believe is in Melbourne, was found…

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Six Injured In City Tram Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Six people were injured last night when a tram ran into the rear of another tram in George Street…

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BLONDIE Accidents Will Happen

The Sun · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 44

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Accidental Death

The Propeller · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

At an inquiry last week concerning the death of a woman during an operation at the Prince Alfred Hospital the…

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Woman Accidentally Shot in Kitchen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 11

WEST WYALONG, Wed.--A hotelkeeper accidentally shot his wife in the chest while she was cooking dinner in their kitchen tonight…

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Accident Rate is Far Too High Australia's Road Death Are Double Those of U.S.A. Position Is Not Improving

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 11

EXTENSIVE and extended road safety campaigns ate being conducted in Australia and the U.S.A. and, whilst the efforts of safety planners in America are meeting with signal, success, the same cannot be said of the Commonwealth's campaign judging by the published report of traffic accidents during the last big holiday period, the Easter…

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SUN Readers Say Drink and accidents

The Sun · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 13

One of the main causes of fatal accidents is the effect of alcohol on the drivers of high-powered vehicles, both cars and cycles…

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