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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

2,272 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 114

Minister's Car in Collision

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 3

State Minister for Housing (Mr. Kelly) had a lucky escape from injury yesterday when a…

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Minister in Accident Mr. Kelly Not Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 1

A taxi and a Ministerial car driven by the State Minister for Housing, Mr. C. A. Kelly, collided at the cornel…

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Late News Collision With Police Car

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 1

Four men jumped out of a car which collided with a police Safety Bureau car in O'Riordan…

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Second Death After Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.— Herbert Warboys, 18, of Wyong Road, Lambton, died in Royal Newcastle Hospital…

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Ship damaged in collision in port ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 30 March 1952 · page 2

Two ships collided at Port Adelaide today in high winds. The anchor of the City…

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Dramatic On-The-Spot Car Accident Pictures

Truth · Sunday 30 March 1952 · page 1

These pictures were taken a few seconds after a car burst into flames and exploded at the corner of Sussex and Napoleon Streets, City, yesterday afternoon. The doors locked as the car rolled over, and the three male occupants had to be dragged through the windows…

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Brookvale Show Accidents

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 30 March 1952 · page 3

There were two serious accidents at the Brookvale show last night. When trotting gigs became…

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2 Trapped in Car, Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 1

A woman and her granddaughter drowned early yes[?]day in a car which plunged into a creek near Tamworth…

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Injured Men in Vain Bid for Balmain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 16

Three injured Balmain Rugby League players, in a vain bid to save their team, yesterday refused to leave the field…

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12 Die, 18 Injured in Tangier Riots

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 7

TANGIER, Monday, (B.U.P., A.P., Ex- tel).--Twelve people were killed and 18 injured as stone -throwing mobs surged through Tangier streets yesterday, smashing windows…

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12 Die, 18 Injured in Tangier Riots

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 7

TANGIER, Monday, (B.U.P., A.P., Ex- tel).--Twelve people were killed and 18 injured as stone -throwing mobs surged through Tangier streets yesterday, smashing windows…

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12 Die, 18 Injured in Tangier Riots

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 7

TANGIER, Monday, (B.U.P., A.P., Extel).--Twelve people were killed and 18 injured as stone -throwing mobs surged through Tangier streets yesterday, smashing windows…

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12 Killed in Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 9

Twelve people were killed in road accidents in three States during the weekend. Five were killed in…

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Boy Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 9

Dallas Cransfield, 13, of Bondi Rd., Bondi, was admitted to St. Vincents Hospital with a probable…

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Naked Man, Injured, Under Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

Police found a naked man seriously injured in Hickson Road, Miller's Point; late last night…

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Late News S.a. Cricketer Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

CAPETOWN, March 31 (A.A.P.). — Jack McGlew, Natal cricket captain, who has been ap…

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Jockeys in Crash; One Badly Injured

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 24

Jockey C. Knobel was admitted to Wollongong Hospital in a serious condition with a fractured skull after three horses had crashed in the Dapto Novice at Kembla today. The horses were…

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3 injured in head-on crash

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 9

Drivers of two cars were injured in a head-[?]on collision at the corner of Parramatta Rd. and…

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Drowned After Rescue

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 18

Shortly after a man had been dragged from the Castlereagh River, Coonamble, last night,…

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Drowned After Rescue

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 18

Shortly after a man had been dragged from the Castlereagh River, Coonamble, last night,…

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