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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

2,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 123

Injured Horse Fit Soon

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 15

Veterinary surgeon Mr. J. R. Stewart said last night that Bahrain's Double would be fit to…

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Drowning of Youth Feared Survivor's Ordeal In Heavy Sea

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

One of two youths thrown into choppy seas when their dinghy was overturned a mile off Broken Bay today was rescued nearly two hours later…

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Drowning of Youth Feared Survivor's Ordeal In Heavy Sea

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

One of two youths thrown into choppy seas when their dinghy was overturned a mile off Broken Bay today was rescued nearly two hours later…

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Drowning of Tooth Feared Survivor's Ordeal In Heavy Sea

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

One of two youths thrown into choppy seas when their dinghy was overturned a mile off Broken Bay today was rescued nearly two hours later…

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Jockey Injured As Horse Dies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Jockey E. Silva was admitted to Kyneton Hospital with head injuries…

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Two injured in plane crash

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A man and a woman were injured today when a light plane crashed six miles east of Nhill, in…

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16 Burned To Death In Stove Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, February 4 (A.A.P.).—Three parents and 13 children burned to death in stove accidents in the United…

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Saved Girl —Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.— A boy was swept to death over a weir at Inglewood, Queensland, to-day, after he…

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Harbor Victim Was Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A man whose body was recovered from the harbor at McMahon's Point yesterday died from drowning a post-mortem…

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Harbor Victim Was Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A man whose body was recovered from the harbor at McMahon's Point yesterday. died from drowning, a post-mortem…

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Harbor Victim Was Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 4

A man whose body was recovered from the harbor at McMahon's Point yesterday died from drowning, a post-mortem…

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Harbor Victim Was Drowned

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A man whose body was recovered from the harbor at McMahon's Point yesterday died from drowning, a post-mortem…

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Four Injured in Truck Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 9

LITHGOW, Monday.—Four youths in the cabin of a lorry were injured when it skidded from the Rydal-Lithgow Road…

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Man Electrocuted At Crow's Nest Fatality On Pole

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A 24-years-old Sydney County Council linesman, Bruce Caton, was electrocuted on an electric light…

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Man Electrocuted At Crow's Nest Fatality On Pole

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A 24-years-old Sydney County Council linesman, Bruce Caton, was electrocuted on an electric light…

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Man Electrocuted At Crow's Nest Fatality On Pole

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A 24-years-old Sydney County, Council linesman Bruce Caton was electrocuted on an electric light…

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Man Electrocuted At Crow's Nest Fatality On Pole

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A 24-years-old Syd County Council linesm Bruce Caton, was electrocuted on an electric l[?]…

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Man Electrocuted At Crow's Nest Fatality On Pole

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A 24-years-old Sydney County Council linesman Bruce Caton, was electrocuted on an electric light…

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Accidental Shot Kills Man In Street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

TUMUT, Monday.— Percy William Skien, 42, of Batlow, was accidentally shot in the neck while…

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Woman Awarded £225: Car Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 7

An elderly woman injured in a collision between a car driven by the wife of a French Consular official and one driven by…

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