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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

2,272 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 114

Picnic Tragedy Guildford Boy Drowned

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

Brian E[?]oft (15), of Broughton Street, Guildford was drowned in the Lane Cove River, near Fullers Bridge Chatswood, on…

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Drowned When Collapsed Into Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

Sydney Leonard Bender, 54, of Fouchart Street, Rozelle, was drowned late yesterday afternoon in…

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Injured In Train Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

Fandor Gubanyi, 38, a New Australian, living at the Water Board camp, Pott's Hill, near Bankstown, fell from an…

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Accident hero sees mates

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 5

War hero William Cook yesterday' visited workmates at Central Railway for the first…

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Sword Swallowing Hobby Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 8

CHICAGO (B.U.P.).--An inmate of the State Reformatory at Green Bay (Wisconsin) has given up his…

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Sword Swallowing Hobby Accident

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 8

CHICAGO (B.U.P.).--An inmate of the State Reformatory at Green Bay (Wisconsin) has given up his…

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Fatal Collision

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 1

In a collision on Razorback, Mr. Stanley Tate, of Marsden Road, St. Marys, received injuries from which he died on…

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Mother, 3 daughters drowned

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- A mother and three young daughters were drowned at Semaphore, a seaside suburb, last night…

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Three Hurt in Car Collision

The Biz · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

A. Allexandra, 81, his wife margaret, 72, and their grandson Ted., 11, all of Granville Street, Fairfield, were injured in a…

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Girls, Man Hurt In Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 7

Two girls and a man were injured when a car crashed into a double-decker bus at the corner…

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Woman, Girl Drowned, Two Missing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thurs. --Police dragged the body of a woman and her five-years-old…

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Woman, Girl Drowned, Two Missing

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thurs. --Police dragged the body of a woman and her five-years-old…

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South Creek Fatality Negligent Driving Charge

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 7

A FATALITY that occurred on the Western Highway, South Creek, St. Marys, on June 23, and…

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Three Hurt in Car-bus Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 4

Three persons were injured when a car and a double-decker bus collided in William St.,…

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Three Hurt in Car-bus Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 12

Three persons were injured when a car and a double-decker bus collided in William St.,…

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Three Hurt in Car-bus Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 12

Three persons were injured when a car and a double-decker bus collided in William St.,…

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Three Hurt in Car-bus Collision

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 4

Three persons were injured when a car and a double-decker bus collided in William St.,…

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Fairfield Boy Drowned Georges River Tragedy

The Biz · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 1

An eight-year-old boy was drowned in the George's River, Liverpool, on January 3, a few hours after he had left home. He…

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Car-Cycle Fatal Collision Charge of Manslaugher

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

AS the result of a fatal collision between a car and a motor cycle on the Western Highway, Penrith,…

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MOTHER, 3 Daughters Drowned Woman Had Been III, Police Told

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thurs.--A woman and her three children were drowned in the sea at Semaphore last night…

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