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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

2,425 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 122

Accidental Stowaways Arrive Here

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 3

Two attractive young Melbourne matrons arrived in Sydney this morning with only 2s 412d between them…

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Man injured in cycle crash

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 5

A 22-years-old man was seriously injured yesterday when a motor-cycle and a truck collided at Bass Hill…

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Injured M.H.R. granted leave

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 15

CANBERRA, Thurs.--The House of Representatives today granted one month's leave of absence to Mr. Rowley James…

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Two Die in Collisions at Campsie Three Men Killed In Hit-Run Smashes; Two Others Dead In Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Five men were killed—three by a hit-run driver —and five were injured in two road smashes last night. One smash was in Bexley Road, Campsie, and…

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Car Accident

The Land · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 25

"H.E.A.": (1) It is considered that the inquirer was in the right. The inquirer may have to proceed to Court and sue the drover to enforce payment of the…

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Ships Lock in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.-- The Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the…

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Ships Lock After Collision In N.Z.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Radio picture showing the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ships Lock After Collision in N.z

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Radio picture showing the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ships Lock After Collision in N.z

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Radio picture showing the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ships Lock After Collision in N.z

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Radio picture showing the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ships Lock After Collision in N.z

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Radio picture showing the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ships Lock After Collision in N.z

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Radio picture showing the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ships Lock After Collision in N.z

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Picture above shows the Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8681 tons) and the Union Company's…

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Ship impaled after collision in rough seas

The Sun · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 3

SEA COLLISION.-- Striking radio picture of Taranaki and Waipata locked together after their collision outside Wellington Harbor (N.Z.)…

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Ships Locked in Collision Helped Into N.Z. Port

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.— The Shaw Savill steamer Taranaki (8,400 tons) and the freighter Waipiata (2,800 tons) collided in a…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Two Badly Hurt in Road Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 36

A man and a woman were seriously hurt in road accidents early this morning. The man, still unidentified at…

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Collision causes blackout

The Sun · Sunday 7 May 1950 · page 3

THREE-HOUR blackouts occurred at Narrabeen last night after a car hit a pole and brought down…

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Stablehand Injured

The Sun · Sunday 7 May 1950 · page 26

Keith Browne, 20, a stable-hand employed by trainer H. Darwon, received probable fracture of the ribs when…

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Three Players Injured In Hard-fought Rules Match

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 7 May 1950 · page 12

Three players were injured in a thrilling exhibition of hard and fast Australian Rules football at Trumper Park, where Eastern Suburbs beat…

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Bridge Accidentally Blown By Dynamiters

Truth · Sunday 7 May 1950 · page 5

OWATONNA (Minnesota).—A dynamiting crew assigned to break up ice in the city parks' streams inadvertently blew up…

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