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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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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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New evidence on the fatal Sydenham rail collision Smoke Cut Vision, Declares Driver

The Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 11

Smoke from a steam train had obscured vision just before the fatal Sydenham train crash on December 19, a train driver declared today. The train driver, John Joseph Reid, was giving…

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Injured Players to Return Four train with League

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 31

Four first grade Rugby League full-backs, who were injured last season, have already reported for training…

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Accident Report

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 24

In a report of an accident at Parramatta in this paper on February 10, it was stated that Elaine…

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Accident Report

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 24

In a report of an accident at Parramatta in this paper on February 10, it was stated that Elaine…

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Accident Report

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 24

In a report of an accident at Parramatta in this paper on February 10, it was stated that Elaine…

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Accident Report

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 24

In a report of an accident at Parramatta in this paper on February 10, it was stated that Elaine…

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Accident Report

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 24

In a report of an accident at Parramatta in this paper on February 10, it was stated that Elaine…

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Stop Press Woman Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 44

A woman received a severe electric shock while mowing the lawn of her home in New St., Auburn, this morning. She was taken to…

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Stop Press Woman Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 44

A woman received a severe electric shock while mowing the lawn of her home in New St., Auburn, this morning. She was taken to…

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Stop Press Woman Injured

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 44

A woman received a severe electric shock while mowing the lawn of her home in New St., Auburn, this morning. She was taken to…

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Where to See the Queen Today R.S.P.C.A. secretary "ejected, injured"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 12

Three men had forcibly ejected the dismissed secretary of the R.S.P.C.A. (Mr. F. Doolett) from the society's office on Monday, Mrs. M. Howard said yesterday…

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Accident Follows Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 7

Ray Webster (16), of Castlereagh Road, Penrith, was riding a horse in a westerly direction in High Street, opposite Howell's…

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Strong beer blamed for accidents

The Sun · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 34

The high alcoholic content of NSW beer was largely the cause of the rise in…

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Cyclist Injured In Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

COOMA, Thursday. — A collision between a car and his bicycle badly injured a New Australian, Wasye…

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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 17

TAREE, Thursday. — A sawmill foreman accidentally shot himself in the chest with a 22 rifle at Mount…

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'Surf clubs should close whole beaches in emergency' -- Coroner Surfer Died Accidentally: Hit by Boat

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Surf clubs should close whole beaches at surf carnivals if there was any danger to surfers from boats competing in races, the City Coroner (Mr. Forrest) said today. Mr. Forrest said this in returning a finding of accidental death at the…

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'Surf clubs should close whole beaches in emergency' -- Coroner Surfer Died Accidentally: Hit by Boat

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

Surf clubs should close whole beaches at surf carnivals if there was any danger to surfers from boats competing in races, the City Coroner (Mr. Forrest) said today. Mr. Forrest said this in returning a finding of accidental death at the…

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Drowned Man Identified

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 3

The body of an elderly man found floating off Bronte Beach yesterday was last night identified by his brother as…

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Injured Man, 78, Sat 15 Hours In Car In River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1954 · page 1

KEMPSEY, Friday.—For more than 15 hours last night and early to-day a man, aged 78, sat in a wrecked car in the Macleay River with his neck broken and…

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