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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 94

Flat Tyres Can Cause Accidents!

The Sun · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 49

Dispense with the danger of changing a wheel on the highway! Lose no more time because of…

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Drowned Man Deportee

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The Chinese who was drowned in the Harbor yesterday after he had fallen from a Manly ferry was Gee Fook On (aged about 25), Dixon St., City…

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Drowned Man Deportee

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The Chinese who was drowned in the Harbor yesterday after he had fallen from a Manly ferry was Gee Fook On (31), Dixon St., City…

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Drowned Man Deportee

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The Chinese who was drowned in the Harbor yesterday after he had fallen from a Manly ferry was Gee Fook On (31), Dixon St., City…

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Drowned Man Deportee

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The Chinese who was drowned in the Harbor yesterday after he had fallen from a Manly ferry was Gee Fook On (31), Dixon St., City…

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Drowned Man Deportee

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The Chinese who was drowned in the Harbor yesterday after he had fallen from a Manly Terry was Gee Fook On (31), Dixon St., City…

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Drowned in Ferry Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 18

An unidentified Chinese was drowned when he fell from the Manly ferry Dee Why near Middle Head yesterday…

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Inquiry on drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 12

Police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old Chinese who was drowned in…

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Man killed in collision

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 3

MOSS VALE, Saturday.--A man riding in a sidecar was killed instantly in a collision with a…

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Drowned in Q'ld flood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 22

BRISBANE, Fri.--A 20-year-old man was drowned by floodwaters today at…

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Victorian pacers on injured list

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Saturday--Victorian champion pacers Dainty Rose and Sparkling Max will not run in the Feehun Free-For-All at Wayville tonight because of leg injuries…

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Victorian pacers on injured list

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Saturday--Victorian champion pacers Dainty Rose and Sparkling Max will not run in the Feehan Free-For-All at Wayville tonight because of leg injuries…

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One dead, 7 injured in head-on smash

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 February 1954 · page 13

A man was killed and seven men were injured when two cars collided on the Hume Highway yesterday. Police said a car…

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Six killed in road accidents

Truth · Sunday 14 February 1954 · page 56

Six persons died in traffic accidents in various ports of N.S.W. yesterday. Eustace Jowski (about, 23). of Chuliora migrant…

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Panic at collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 3

A Chinese fruiterer, whose, lorry struck a car and a fence, claimed at Burwood Court today he…

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Mother, Son Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 5

Badly hurt in a car smash yesterday, a woman comforted her critically injured son…

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20 Drowned in Launch Capsize

The Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 18

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil), Monday.--20 people are believed to have drowned yesterday…

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Highway fatality Man Dies on Honeymoon

The Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A man returning from his honeymoon in Sydney was killed…

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4 injured in race rioting

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 6

CHICAGO, Mon. -- A rock-throwing mob of more than 1000 persons last night slightly injured a deputy…

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Six vehicles in freak crash Two men injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

Six vehicles were involved in a spectacular accident in Victoria St., Potts Point, early today…

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