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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

2,272 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 114

Mystery Discovery of Man's Injured Body Near the Gap

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

The body of a man injured about the head was found floating in the sea 500 yards off The Gap at Watson's Bay today. Police say the man died…

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Man's Injured Body in Sea: Fisherman's Find Near Gap

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

The body of a man injured about the head was found floating in the sea 5OO yards off The Gap at Watson's Bay today. Police say the man died…

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Man's Injured Body in Sea: Fisherman's Find Near Gap

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

The body of a man injured about the head was found floating in the sea 500 yards off The Gap at Watson's Bay today. Police say the man died…

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Man's Injured Body in Sea: Fisherman's Find Near Gap

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

The body of a man injured about tne neaa was found floating in the sea 500 yards off The Cap at Watson's Bay today. Police say the man died…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilting and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an embankment after a derailment at Epping today. Three goods waggons loaded with gravel also were derailed. Arrow indicates waggons still on the line. Railway officials said the train was backing at the time and overshot the buffer stop. The guard's van plunged down an embankment and became wedged between the buffer and…

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Two Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 3

Two tram smashes occurred late yesterday. One tram was burnt out following a collision with…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilting and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled dowr ? embankment after a devailment at Epping today. Three goods waggons loaded with gravel also derailed. Arrow indicates waggons still on the line. Railway officials said the train was backing at the time and overshot the buffer stop. The auard's van plunged down an embankment and became the buffer and…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilting and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an embankment after a derailment at Epping today. Three goods waggons loaded with gravel also were derailed. Arrow indicates waggons still on the line. Railway officials said the train was backing at the time and overshot the buffer stop. The guard's van plunged down an embankment and became wedged between the buffer and…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilling and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an embankment after a derailment at Epping today. Three goods waggons loaded with gravel also were derailed. Arrow indicates waggons still on the line. Railway officials said the train was backing at the time and overshot the buffer stop. The guard's van plunged down an embankment and became wedged between the buffer and…

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Two Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 3

Two tram smashes occurred late yesterday. One tram was burnt out following a collision with…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilting and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an embankment after a derailment at Epping today. Three goods waggons loaded with gravel also were derailed. Arrow, indicates waggons still on the line. Railway officials said the train was backing at the time and overshot the buffer stop. The guard's van plunged down an embankment and became wedged between the buffer and…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilting and almost Standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an…

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Epping Railway Accident Did This To Van

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

Crazily tilting and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an embankment after a derailment at Epping today. Three goods waggons loaded with gravel also were derailed. Arrow indicates waggons still on the line. Railway officials said the train was backing at the time and overshot the buffer stop. The guard's van plunged down an embankment and became wedged between the buffer and…

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Epping Railway Accident Did

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 1

, Crazily tilting and almost standing on end, this guard's van was hurled down an…

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Two Tram Accidents

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 3

Two tram smashes occurred late yesterday. One tram was burnt out following a collision with…

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Drowned Man Mystery

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 May 1952 · page 1

An unidentified man, with cuts and abrasions on his face, was found dead in the sea about…

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Girls Injured

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 11 May 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, May 10 (A.A.P.).—Seventeen girls were injured yesterday when their school bus collided with…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Sun · Sunday 11 May 1952 · page 2

A motor-cyclist was critically injured when his bike crashed in Old South Head Rd., Bondi, last…

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Six injured when car overturns

The Sun · Sunday 11 May 1952 · page 5

SIX people were injured in a car smash at Liverpool yesterday…

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