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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Dr. Duhig Injured In Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.— The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr. James Duhig, is in a serious…

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Boy, 8, Drowned

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday.— Cyril John Higgins, 8, of Jeeralang, 100 miles from Melbourne, was drowned to-day in…

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Crown Street Badly Injured

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 15

CROWN STREET was seriously injured during the January Handicap at Randwick…

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Injured Rider Must Rest

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 1

Jockey Barry Smith, who was thrown from Garden Glory in the Sledmere Handicap at Randwick yesterday, will be unable to ride to-morrow. Smith was examined by a doctor at his home last…

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Yacht wreckage washed ashore 19 men feared drowned in tragic race

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 January 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sat.--Six yachtsmen in the Wellington-Lyttelton ocean yacht race are believed to have drowned when their craft…

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Woman Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

An elderly woman, not yet identified by the police, was drowned in- Berowra Creek, at Berowra Waters, yesterday…

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Boy Injured

The Sun · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

John Gibson, 10, of Victoria Street, Erskineville, was taken to Canterbury District Hospital in a serious…

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Ship Steward Drowned In The Surf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

Francis Joseph O'Connor, a steward in the liner Stratheden, was drowned while surfing in an…

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Boy Shot by Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

Kevin Kneller, 12, of Gowrie Lake, via Narrabri, died in Narrabri Hospital yesterday afternoon after a shooting…

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Drowned Woman's Identity Found

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

A woman who was drowned when she fell from a rowing boat at Berowra on Sunday was identified yesterday as Mrs…

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Right Arm Lost in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 7

GOULBURN, Monday.—Eric Baker, 34, of Mulgoa, had his right arm cut off when his car collided with a truck at Collector…

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Bailey Tests Injured Thumb

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 24

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.-- English fast bowler Trevor Bailey, who fractured his thumb in the Third Test, had…

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25 Injured in Bomb Outrage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 10

SINGAPORE, Tuesday. -- Twenty-five people, including soldiers, dance hostesses, civilians and a two-years-old girl, were injured when a hand-grenade was thrown into the…

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25 Injured in Bomb Outrage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

SINGAPORE, Tuesday. -- Twenty-five people, including soldiers, dance hostesses, civilians and a two -years -old girl, were injured when a hand-grenade was thrown into the…

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Youth Injured in Fall at Station

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 9

Donald Whiton (16), Wallace St, Blacktown, was seriously injured when he fell between the platform and a train at…

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Mother Told at Races of Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 9

A woman racegoer heard at Randwick races yesterday that her 10-years-old son had been seriously injured in a road accident…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 8

Wilfred Bennett, 22, of West Street, Strathfield, fractured his skull and injured his spine when his motor-cycle collided with a…

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Injured in Crash

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 24

WYONG, Wednesday.--Nurse Elsie Hodges (20) and Nurse Betty Bohringher (22). employed at Crown Ct. Hospital, were…

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Open verdict on drowning in nude bathing party

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

An open verdict was returned today at a Coroner's inquiry at Windsor into the death of Valerie May Coleman, 27, of St. Leonards, who was drowned in the Hawkesbury on January 13…

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Nurse Critically Injured By Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 17

A car last night hit a 22-years-old nurse and carried her about 30 yards on the bonnet before it skidded to a halt…

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