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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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2 Injured In Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 4

Two persons were injured when two cars collided at the corner of Belmore Rd. and Avoca St.,…

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2 Injured In Smash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 4

Two persons were injured when two cars collided at the corner of Belmore Rd. and Avoca St.,…

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Hurry Up Eases After Plane Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 16

BRISBANE, Mon.--Bookmakers today eased Hurry Up in Brisbane Cup betting after the Sydney gelding had injured himself while being unloaded…

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Child Drowned

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.--Raymond John Bodinner (3) was drowned today in the Swan River when he fell through…

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Collision With Bus

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 10

Two men were injured when their motor cycle collided with a bus on the Woodville Road, Granville, last week…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 30

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Plans for star swimmer Janet Johnson of Newcastle may be set back for a short period as a…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 30

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Plans for star swimmer Janet Johnson of Newcastle may be set back for a short period as a…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 30

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Plans for star swimmer Janet Johnson of Newcastle may be set back for a short period as a…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 30

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Plans for star swimmer Janet Johnson of Newcastle may be set back for a short period as a…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 30

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Plans for star swimmer Janet Johnson of Newcastle may be set back for a short period as a…

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Drowned Man's Body Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD. Wednesday.-- The body of one of the two elderly fishermen, drowned off the rocky…

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Drowned Man's Body Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD. Wednesday.-- The body of one of the two elderly fishermen, drowned off the rocky…

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Drowned Man's Body Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD. Wednesday.-- The body of one of the two elderly fishermen, drowned off the rocky…

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Drowned Man's Body Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD. Wednesday.-- The body of one of the two elderly fishermen, drowned off the rocky…

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Drowned Man's Body Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD. Wednesday.-- The body of one of the two elderly fishermen, drowned off the rocky…

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Child Drowned in Swimming Pool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A three-year-old girl was drowned in a swimming pool at the Halvyon guesthouse, Healesville, this…

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Collision Close In Big College Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 14

The open eights' shells narrowly missed a collision with the women's pairs at the Inter-Collegiate Regatta…

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Train, truck in freak smash--driver injured

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 13

A motor truck driver was critically injured near Auburn railway station, today, when a 30cw t. steel stanchion was struck by a train and forced through the driving cabin. The driver, Ronald William…

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Coroner finds 8 ship deaths accidental

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 15

Death of eight men on HMAS Tarakan at Garden Island on January 25 was due to an accidental explosion in the petrol tank compartment, said the City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) today. He said he did not intend…

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Motor Cycle Collision. Three Persons Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1

When two motor cycles collided at the corner of Pile Street and Forest Road, Arncliffe, last Thursday night…

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