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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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

Goulburn girl drowned in surf

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--Patricia O'Kelly, 13, daughter of the Governor of Goulburn Gaol,…

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Death in Creek Two Feared Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A man was drowned and his nephew is missing, believed drowned, on a…

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Danish Cyclist Injured In Vic. Race

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Carl Koblauch, the visiting Danish professional cyclist, was dangerously injured to-night…

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Body of injured man in river

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Mon.--The body of a man found today in Pipeclay Creek, 20 miles north of Newcastle,, had extensive head injuries…

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Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—While it is true, as E. Gordon-Hume ("Herald," January 1) points out, that a vehicle moving as slowly as five miles an hour…

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City free of bad accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 7

Sydney yesterday had its first day free of serious traffic accidents for 18…

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Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

Sir,—There is only one approach to the road accident problem and that is for the Minister or Commissioner for Transport to…

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Too Many Shooting Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

Too many shooting accidents, several of them fatal, marred the recent holidays, and it seems that the public could…

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Three Die After Road Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

A doctor, a woman, and a child injured in road accidents in New South Wales on Monday died yesterday. The doctor was Dr. Leo…

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Cyclist's Death After Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday. --Bathurst cyclist, Arthur Mervyn Tooby (27), died today from a fractured skull received…

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Vain Effort To Save Drowning Youth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

Donald Francis Henries, 17, of Smith Street, Wentworthville, was drowned yesterday near Trangie…

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Story of Collision Oyer Sea

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The story of a midair collision between two R.A.A.F. planes off…

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12 Hurt In Car Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

Condition of 10 persons admitted to Wollongong Hospital last night after a terrific collision between…

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12 Hurt In Car Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

Condition of 10 persons admitted to Wollongong Hospital last night after a terrific collision between…

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Two Hurt in Train Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 11

Two men were injured when an eingine collided with a stock train at a siding at Cowan last…

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Story of Collision Over Sea

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The story of a midair collision between two R.A.A.F. planes off…

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Two Hurt in Train Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 11

Two men were injured when an engine collided with a stock train at a siding at Cowan last…

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12 Hurt Im Car Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

Condition of 10 persons admitted to Wollongong Hospital last night after a terrific collision between…

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Two Hurt in Train Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 11

Two men were injured when an engine collided with a stock train at a siding at Cowan last…

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12 Hurt In Car Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

Condition of 10 persons admitted to Wollongong Hospital last night after a terrific collision between…

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