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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 94

Youth dies, 4 injured Road Accidents

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

A 15-year-old boy was killed and four people injuret in New Year's Eve accidents in Sytney. The boy, Peter Hall, 15,…

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R.A.A.F. Man Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday. —A young R.A.A.F. member on leave was drowned at King's Beach, Caloundra, to-day,…

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Injured on Way to Party

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 9

An English migrant was critically injured late last night on the way to a New Year's Eve party…

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Injured on Return to Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 9

GOSFORD, Thurs.--A few hours after arriving at Sydney from England today, a…

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Yacht's Protest to Referee Leader in Sydney Harbor collision

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

Sydney sloop Josephine today lodged a protest against the Tasmanian cutter Wild Wave, which crossed the finishing line first in the…

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Skull fractured in road accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

A young man was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a tram…

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Skull fractured in road accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 6

A young man was seriously injured, last night when he was struck by a tram…

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Skull fractured in road accident

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 6

A young man was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a tram…

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3 injured in smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

Three men were Injured, one seriously, when a car and a truck collided at Canley Vale this…

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3 injured in smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 12

Three men were injured, one seriously," when a car and a truck collided at Canley Vale this…

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3 injured in smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

Three men were injured, one seriously, when a car and a truck collided at Canley Vale this…

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3 injured in smash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 12

Three men were injured, one seriously when a car and a truck collided at Canley Vale this…

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Two Road Deaths, 12 Injured In N.S.W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 3

A youth and a boy, aged 5, were killed and 12 people were injured in N.S.W. road accidents…

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4 Shot dead in accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 7

PERTH, Fri.--Four people died in shooting accidents in the Christmas-New Year holiday in Western…

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Injured man on railway

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 4

William James Long-more (43), Factory St., Clyde, was found with his right leg severed and…

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Two injured in capsize

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 2

A motor cyclist and a sidecar passenger were injured when the side-car wheel collapsed in…

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Hoops Fail to Agree Interference accidental said stewards

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1954 · page 20

After a protracted inquiry during which conflicting stories were told by two leading jockeys, stewards at Randwick yesterday decided that interference met with by Andonni in the Encourage…

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Seaman drowned

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 13

Police believe that a Scottish seaman, whose body was found floatinfi in the Harbor at…

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Seaman drowned

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 13

Police believe that a Scottish seaman, whose body was found floatinfi in the Harbor at…

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Seaman drowned

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 13

Police believe that a Scottish seaman, whose body was found floatinfi in the Harbor at…

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