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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

2,425 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 122

Chinese Injured by Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

Soong Lung, 55, a Chinese living in Dixon Street, city, was knocked down by a tram in Pitt Street, city, yesterday. Central…

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Woman Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Woman Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Woman Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Woman Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Women Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Woman Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Woman Who Took Tablets Pined Over Drowned Son

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--According to evidence at the inquest, an Auckland woman took a fatal dose of sleeping tablets because she could not live without her son, who was drowned on…

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Injured A.B. finds baby "extra good"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

A four-months-old baby flew from Melbourne yesterday to see his father--a Tarakan explosion victim in St. Vincent's Hospital--who had asked for him…

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Survivors Tell of Collision Submarine Disaster From Our Staff Correspondent And A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 31.—As the submarine Truculent sank in the Thames Estuary on January 12 a conning tower hatch snapped to, trapping a man by the arm and imprisoning him…

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Injured by Van

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

John Ross (81), admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital last night with a broken skull after he had been knocked down…

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Injured by Van

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

John Ross (81), admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital last night with a broken skull after he had been knocked down…

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Injured by Van

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

John Ross (81), admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital last night with a broken skull after he had been knocked down…

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Injured Girl Progressing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

Janice Bernie (12), of Hume Highway, Bass Hill, who suffered injuries to the arm, cuts on the…

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Injured Girl Progressing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

Janice Burne (12), of Hume Highway, Bankstown, who suffered injuries to the arm, cuts on the…

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Injured by Van

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

John Ross (81), admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital last night with a broken skull after he had been knocked down…

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Injured by Van

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

John Ross (81), admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital last night with a broken skull after he had been knocked down…

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Old Man Seriously Injured by Van

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

John Ross (81), admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital last night with a broken skull after he had been knocked down…

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Explosion Hurls Man Through Wall Two Injured In Paint Works Blast

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

Two men were injured this morning when on explosion blasted an aluminium point mixing shop at the Sterling Point and Varnish Co. Pty. Ltd…

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Many Accidents Can Occur In The Home Environment

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

IT has often been declared that the home is the most dangerous place in the world, and that more accidents occur…

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