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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

2,425 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 122

Accidents On The Mountains

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 7 May 1950 · page 15

SWITZERLAND divides its winter sport misfortunes into broken limbs, freezing, and avalanche…

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An Accident Restored His Faith Mr. Smith found friends in need

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 May 1950 · page 20

A party disabled ex-serviceman, whose car was smashed last Monday half-an-hour after he bought it, said yesterday that the offers of help he had received had ''restored his faith in human nature." He is Mr. Gilbert…

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Truck Caught In Chase After Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 3

A tram conductor was helped by a private car owner to chase a truck which did not stop after it crashed into…

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Injured Ribs Put TestWinger McMahon Out Of Sydney Matches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 13

Pat McMahon, Australia's most consistent Rugby League winger over the past two years, has injured ribs and will not be in the Queensland team to come to Sydney for matches against N.S.W. on May 20 and 24…

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3 hurt in car accident

The Sun · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 15

The three occupants were injured when a car crashed into the front of a shop in Bronte Road, Waverley,…

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Claims Shot Accidental

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 13

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.-- Chesley Lachlan Brooks (20), English migrant charged with the…

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Claims Shot Accidental

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 13

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.-- Chesley Lachlan Brooks (20), English migrant charged with the…

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Claims Shot Accidental

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 13

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.-- Chesley Lachlan Brooks (20), English migrant charged with the…

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Stolen Car in Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 4

A 1935 Plymouth sedan car, the property of Mr William J. McKenzie, of Nenean Avenue, Penrith, was stolen in Penrith about 7.20 p.m. on…

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Six injured in Bridge collision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 5

Six people were injured last night in a spectacular car collision on the Harbor Bridge. One car continued for…

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Not Drowned After All

The Sun · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

PERTH, Friday. -- Thought to have been lost at sea, Edward Lewicki, 37, Polish architect, was found…

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Witness of Fatal Accident Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 12

Sergeant Potts, of Mascot, would like to interview any person who saw an accident in Botany Road, Waterloo, about 5.40 p.m. on Anzac…

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Bus Accident Victims Claim £30,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 12

Writs claiming £30,000 damages for injuries received in a bus accident at the Spit last year were issued out of the…

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Australian Shot, Injured In Djakarta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 1

DJAKARTA, May 12 (A.A.P.-Reuter). — An Australian pilot, John Doderick, 28, was shot…

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11 R.a.f. Men Die Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

CAIRO, Saturday.--Eleven men are reported to have been killed on Thursday in a collision between a British let…

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11 R.a.f. Men Die in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

CAIRO, Saturday.--Eleven men are reported to have been killed on Thursday in a collision between a British jet…

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11 R.a.f. Men Die in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

CAIRO, Saturday. -- Eleven men are reported to have been killed on Thursday in a collision between a British Jet…

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11 R.a.f. Men Die in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

CAIRO, Saturday.--Eleven men are reported to have been killed on Thursday in a collision between a British jet…

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11 R.a.f. Men Die in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 2

CAIRO, Saturday.--Eleven men are reported to have been killed on Thursday in a collision between a British Jet…

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11 R.a.f. Men Die in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

CAIRO, Saturday.-- Eleven men are reported, to have been killed on Thursday in a collision between a British jet…

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