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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

2,272 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 114

Carroll takes place of injured Stanmore

The Sun · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 43

A junior footballer at Newcastle last year, 19-year-old St. George Rugby League five-eighth Peter Carroll today replaced Frank Stanmore in Probables team against Possibles at the SCG on Saturday…

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Conductress hurt in tram collision

The Sun · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 7

Tram conductress Ruby Gold, 26, of Rushcutters Bay depot, was injured when two empty trams…

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Player Injured at Ice Hockey

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 20

A New Australian was taken to hospital after he had "been injured in an ice hockey . match at the Glaciarium last night. He is Charles…

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6400 Perished When Robespierre Sent 'Angel of Terror' to Nantes Jean Carrier Who Killed By Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 17

AS fishermen hauled in their catch at the mouth of the Loire, Western France, on the pitch dark night of November 16, 1793, they found caught fast in their nets the bodies…

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6400 Perished When Robespierre Sent 'Angel of Terror' to Nantes Jean Carrier Who Killed By Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 17

AS fishermen hauled in their catch at the mouth of the Loire, Western France, on the pitch dark night of November 16, 1793, they found caught fast in their nets the bodies…

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6400 Perished When Robespierre Sent 'Angel of Terror' to Nantes Jean Carrier Who Killed By Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 17

As fishermen hauled in their catch at the mouth of the Loire, Western France, on the pitch dark night of November 16, 1793, they found caught fast in their nets the bodies…

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6400 Perished When Robespierre Sent 'Angel of Terror' to Nantes Jean Carrier Who Killed By Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 17

AS fishermen hauled in their catch at the mouth of the Loire, Western France, on the pitch dark night of November 16, 1793, they found caught fast in their nets the bodies…

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6400 Perished When Robespierre Sent 'Angel of Terror' to Nantes Jean Carrier Who Killed By Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 17

AS fishermen hauled in their catch at the mouth of the Loire, Western France, on the pitch dark night of November 16, 1793, they found caught fast in their nets the bodies…

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6400 Perished When Robespierre Sent 'Angel of Terror' to Nantes Jean Carrier Who Killed By Drowning

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 17

AS fishermen hauled in their catch at the mouth of the Loire, Western France, on the pitch dark night of November 16, 1793, they found caught fast in their nets the bodies…

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Letters to Editor Causes of Road Accidents Speed As A Major Factor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 2

Sir,—I read with interest the letter from Dr. A. Macintosh ("Herald," May 22). I respect his medical knowledge, but…

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Horses, Plane, Tram in Freak Accidents

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Fri.--In a freak accident involving an aeroplane and a tram at Christchurch yesterday, two young children were injured and a racehorse killed. Another…

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Horses, Plane, Tram in Freak Accidents

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Fri.--In a freak accident involving an aeroplane and a tram at Christchurch yesterday, two young children were injured and a racehorse killed. Another…

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Horses, Plane, Tram in Freak Accidents

Daily Mirror · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Fri.--In a freak accident involving an aeroplane and a tram at Christehurch yesterday, two young children were injured and a racehorse killed. Another…

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Girl Injured by Jeep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 4

Nina O'sullivan, 6, of Pine Street, Randwick, had her skull fractured when a Jeep struck her in Carrington Road,…

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U.s. Airlines Accident Toll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 3

WASHINGTON, May 23 (A.A.P.).—The U.S. Aeronautics Board reported yesterday that 326 persons were…

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Fisherman Drowned

The Sun · Sunday 25 May 1952 · page 56

WASHED from rocks by a giant wave, a 65-year-old man was drowned at…

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100ft Fall Injured Her Shoulder

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 25 May 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 24 (A.A.P.).—Donna Zarnowski, 17, a Canon City (Colorado) high school student, escaped…

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Scores Injured In Korean Rioting

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 25 May 1952 · page 3

PUSAN, May 24 (A.A.P.). — One woman was killed and 144 people injured yesterday when a…

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Horseman drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 5

GRAFTON, Sun. -- Bernie Beel, 29, a Dorrigo drover, was drowned while…

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Injured Hall Out of Queensland League Side

The Sun · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 19

Queensland Rugby League captain Duncan Hall today withdrew from the team to play NSW at the Cricket Ground on Wednesday…

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