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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

2,297 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 115

Injured, but scores

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 25

Injured Adamstown Soccer forward Jock Walker yesterday scored the winning goal for his…

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Injured In Hard Game

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 12

Combined Services forward J. Brown broke two ribs in the match against Hawkesbury College at…

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33 Injured In Train Smash

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 6 (A.A.P.). —Thirty-three people received slight injuries when an empty Liverpool train ran into a…

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400 Killed, 3000 Injured in Violent Ecuador Earthquake

Truth · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 3

QUITO, Saturday.—Four-hundred persons have been killed and 3000 injured in a violent earthquake which has caused widespread damage in many parts of Ecuador. TWO hundred persons were…

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Two key Waratah players injured in semi-final draw

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 25

Two key Waratah Rugby Union players were injured in the first half during the semi-final against Mayfield East at Newcastle No. 2 Sports Ground yesterday, and had to leave the field…

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Race Falls Accidental

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 August 1949 · page 23

Stewards yesterday concluded the inquiry into Lougay and Fashion Crown losing their riders in the Randwick Staff…

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Fatal Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- British migrant, Robert Hargrave (25), single, was fatally injured today when he…

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British Migrant in Fatal Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- A British migrant, Robert Hargrave (25), single, was fatally injured today when he…

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British Migrant in Fatal Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- A British migrant, Robert Hargrave (25), single, was fatally injured today when he…

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British Migrant in Fatal Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- A British migrant, Robert Hargrave (25), single, was fatally injured today when he…

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British Migrant in Fatal Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- A British migrant, Robert Hargrave (25), single, was fatally injured today when he…

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Car Overturns: 2 Men Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 7

WAGGA, Sun.--Two men were injured early this morning when a car turned over several times about three miles…

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Man's £1 Gift for Injured Newlyweds

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 7

A man called at the Daily Telegraph office yesterday and left £1 towards the hospital expenses of Mr. and Mrs. Algies On Saturday newlyweds…

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Two Injured in Road Smash

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 2

A motor cyclist and his pillion rider were admitted to Parramatta District Hospital, after their machine had been…

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Injured couple write love-letters from beds

The Sun · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. Algie, who were knocked down by a car in Enfield four days ago, have written more than 50 letters to each other from their beds in Western Suburbs District Hospital. Married the day before the…

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City's alarming number of accidents

The Sun · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 14

Street accident rate in Sydney is equal to injury once to every person in his or her lifetime, and one death in every 12 families. A traffic survey by the…

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Fatality Due to Horse on Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 2

That Robert Innes Ker (21), who resided with his mother at Ramsay Road, Pennant Hills, died from injuries accidentally received through…

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Rescuer Injured By Terrified Koala

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 6

LISMORE, Thursday.--A woman was bitten and scratched by a koala, after she had rescued it from a pack of dogs. THE woman, Mrs. G. Ireland,…

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Rescuer Injured By Terrified Koala

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 6

LISMORE, Thursday.--A woman was bitten and scratched by a koala, after she had rescued it from a pack of dogs. THE woman, Mrs. G. Ireland,…

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Rescues Injured By Terrified Koala

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 6

LISMORE, Thursday.--A woman was bitten and scratched by a koala, after she had rescued it from a pack of dogs. THE woman, Mrs. G. Ireland,…

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