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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 115

Three Injured in Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

Three persons were injured when a truck laden with rabbit carcases, and a new taxi cab, were involved in a spectacular collision on the Great Western Rd., May's Kill, between…

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Three Injured in Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

Three persons were injured when a track laden with rabbit' carcases, and a new tax; cab, were involved in a spectacular collisior on the Great Western Rd., May's Hill, between…

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Three Injured in Road Smash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 2

Three persons were injured when a truck laden with rabbit carcases, and a new taxi cab, were involved in a spectacular collision on the Great Western Rd., May's Hill, between…

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Blonde in night attire aids injured

The Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 7

An attractive young blonde in nightdress and dressing-gown ran to the rescue of four people involved in a motor crash on the Western Road, near Westmead, early today…

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Cyclist Dies in Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 9

A motor cyclist was killed instantly when his machine collided head on with a tram in Prince's…

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Cyclist Dies in Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 9

A motor cyclist was killed instantly when his machine collided head on with a tram in Prince's…

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Cyclist Dies in Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 9

A motor cyclist was killed instantly when his machine collided head on with a tram in Prince's…

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Cyclist Dies in Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 9

A motor cyclist was killed instantly when his machine collided head on with a tram in Prince's…

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Penrith Residents Critically Injured

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 4

Mrs. Eliza Mort (60), of 261 High Street, Penrith, with her son, Donald Mort (26), and his wife, Ethel (26), were knocked down by a car on…

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25 Drowned When Boat Strikes Tree

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Thursday.--Twenty-five persons were drowned yesterday when a boat carrying 40 passengers sank…

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25 Drowned When Boat Strikes Tree

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Thursday.--Twenty-five persons were drowned yesterday when a boat carrying 40 passengers sank…

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Accident Proves Fatal

The Propeller · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 7

Helen Norley, aged 11 years, of Bond Street, Hurstville, was knocked down by a motor bus in Dora Street, Hurstville,…

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Accidents Reduced

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 22

LONDON.--Road safety lectures to 12,000 Doncaster (Yorkshire) children have reduced accidents by 50 per cent…

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Jorgenson Injured Grade comeback again delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 16

Former Rugby League Test captain Joe Jorgenson yesterday withdrew from Balmain's team which will play Western Suburbs at Sydney…

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Gas death accident

The Sun · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

A wealthy woman's death by gas during the restrictions was accidental, the City Coroner (Mr. A. R. Raschke) said…

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Coach Bars Injured Union Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 8

Randwick Rugby Union team coach, Wal Meagher, is to put the interests of players before…

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Rugby Union Manly Has 3 INJURED

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 8

Manly backline was sadly disorganised for their Union game against Wests at Manly today…

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Elder killed in track accident

The Sun · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 9

BRISBANE, Saturday.-- Well-known apprentice rider Louis. Talay, 14, was fatally injured in a fall at…

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Swimmer afraid to help drowning boy in pool

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 July 1949 · page 8

LONDON, Sat.--A German youth admitted yesterday that he swam around a drowning English boy but did not try to rescue him…

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Bird Saves Two From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 5

A large albatross, by alighting on the water, yesterday saved two youths from drowning. The youths were…

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