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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

2,464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 124

INJURED McGLEW Out of 5th TEST

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 32

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--South Africa's fifth Test hopes were dampened to-day when an x-ray revealed that opening batsman and brilliant fieldsman Jack…

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2 Killed, 37 Injured In New Mystery Carrier Explosion

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- Two people were killed and 37 were…

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2 Killed, 37 injured In New mystery Carrier Explosion

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B .U.P.). -- Two people were killed and 37 were…

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2 Die, 37 Injured in Carrier Blast Blaze Under Bridge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P.).-- Two people were killed and 37 were injured…

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2 DEAD, 37 Injured in Carrier Blast Sailor lost, Blown Over Side

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- Two people were killed and 37 were injured…

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2 DEAD, 37 Injured in Carrier Blast Sailor Lost, Blown Over Side

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P). -- Two people were killed and 37 were injured…

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2 DEAD, 37 Injured in Carrier Blast Sailor Lost, Blown Over Side

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- T w o people were killed and 37 were injured…

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2 DEAD, 37 Injured in Carrier Blast Sailor Lost, Blown Over Side

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- Two people were killed a nd 37 were injured…

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Car Accident Driver Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 7

Darlinghurst police and the C.I.B. motor squad want to interview the driver of a fawn-colored…

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Two Cars in Collision

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 2

A vanguard collided with a Holden at the intersection of Hill and Station Streets, Cabramatta, on Saturday last. The Holden was…

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Sequel to Accident

The Biz · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 4

Negligent Driving Charge. Virgil[?]o Machlore (43), of Trivit Street, Horsley, was charged at Liverpool Court with having driven…

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Injured Barnes' Pluckiness

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Stocky George Barnes put up one of the pluckiest…

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Mercy Air Dash To Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Sat.—A 60-years-old station-hand, with multiple fractures to both legs, his chest, pelvis, and skull, was operated on this morninq at Broken Hill Hospital,…

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Mercy Air Dash To Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Sat.—A 60-years-old station-hand, with multiple fractures to both legs, his chest, pelvis, and skull, was operated on this morning at Broken Hill Hospital,…

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Mercy Air Dash To Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Sat.—A 60-years-old station-hand, with multiple fractures to both legs, his chest, pelvis, and skull -was operated on this morning at Broken Hill Hospital,…

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Mercy Air Dash To Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

BROKEN tILL, Sat.—A . 60ryears-Old station-hand, with multiple tocres to both ; legs, his chest, pelvis, and skull, was oper- morning at Broken Hill Hospital,…

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Mercy Air Dash To Badly Injured Man

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 1

A 60-years-old station-hand, with multiple fractures to both legs, his chest, pelvis, and skull, was operated on this morning at Broken Hill Hospital, after having been flawn more than 200 miles to the' hosoital…

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New Australian drowned in river

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

A new Australian was drowned while swimming in the Murrumbidgee River near Cooma…

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Ferry Carrying 135 CAPSIZES Migrant drowned in Yarra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A Yarra River ferry, carrying 135 passengers, capsized at Hawthorn today…

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132 In Yarra When Ferry Sinks: One Man Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A man was drowned and more than 100 people had narrow…

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