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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

2,425 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 122

What has a road hog got that a gunman has not? The Transport Commissioner (Mr. R. Winsor) is disappointed with the lack of constructive criticism given to proposals made by him to put new life into road accident prevention work

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 7

A halo of complacency has settled on road accident work of the State. I want to make the road accident hurt the man who causes that accident by wilful disobedience of the law as well as the unfortunate victim and his family…

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Fatality on Castlereagh Road

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

About 7 p.m. on 23rd ult., Harry Cooper Briscoe, of 122 Warner's Avenue Bondl, was driving a motor lorry in a southerly direction on…

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Film Star Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.--Richard Greene, British film actor, was taken to a Rome hospital last night with a wrist broken in…

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Film Star Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.--Richard Greene, British film actor, was taken to a Rome hospital last night with a wrist broken in…

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Film Star Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.--Richard Greene, British film actor was taken to a Rome hospital last night with a wrist broken in…

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Film Star Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.--Richard Greene, British film actor, was taken to a Rome hospital last night with a wrist broken in…

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Film Star Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.--Richard Greene, British film actor, was taken to a Rome hospital last night with a wrist broken in…

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Film Star Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

ROME, Thursday.--Richard Greene, British film actor, was taken to a Rome hospital last night with a wrist broken in…

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Dog Led Man to Drowned Brother

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wed.--A dog led a man to the body of his brother, who was drowned in 18 inches of water near Kerang, last night…

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10 Injured in Taxi Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Wednesday— Ten people, including two children, were injured in a head-on collision between a taxi and a…

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Train Delayed By Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

A goods engine collided with a goods train during shunting operations at Roto, in western New South Wales,…

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Seven Injured in Explosion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Thursday (A.A.P.)-Reuter.—Seven men were seriously injured and several others received minor…

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Liner Over Speed Limit at Collision

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- The Nieuw Holland was exceeding the speed limit when she collided with a…

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Liner Over Speed Limit at Collision

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- The Nieuw Holland was exceeding the speed limit when she collided with a…

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Liner Over Speed Limit at Collision

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- The Nieuw Holland was exceeding the speed limit when she collided with a…

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Man Injured in Traffic Tunnel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

Charles Devine, 60, was struck by a van while walking through a traffic tunnel in Eddy Avenue yesterday afternoon…

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Road Accidents Take Heavy Toll In N.S.W.

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 11

LAST year 534 people were killed and 9350 injured in road accidents in New South Wales, compared with 539 killed and 8938 injured in 1948, the Transport Commissioner (Mr. R. Winsor) stated this week…

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Girl Athletes Injured

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 7

Two girl athletes were injured in the junior high jump event at the Sydney Sports Ground today…

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"Drowned" Man Found In Street

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 2

WAGGA, Saturday. -- An R.A.A.F. trainee, believed to have been drowned, was found by police at 1 a.m…

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"Drowned" Man Found In Street

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 2

WAGGA, Saturday. -- An R.A.A.F. trainee, believed to have been drowned, was found by police at 1 a.m…

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