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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 94

Late News Phone: M2406 Six Hurt in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 48

Six people were injured when two cars collided at Balgowiah early this morning. The cars collided at the corner…

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Swimming Pupil Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

A 10-year-old boy was drowned yesterday near Cronulla after having strayed from a…

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Tanker sinks after collision

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 13

NEW YORK, Thursday.--A small tanker and a freighter collided in the East River in…

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Drowned at Swim Lesson

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 7

A 10-years-old boy yesterday drowned in Shelley Beach Baths, Cronulla, during a swimming lesson. He was William Roy…

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Father failed to save son Drugs Used After Drowning Tragedy

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 14

Parents of a 13-year-old boy drowned in the Colo River, 16 miles from Windsor, late yesterday had to be treated in Windsor Hospital for…

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Death Feared in Quarry Plunge Woman Believed Drowned In Car Plunge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

Mrs. Irene Roslyn Luscombe, 46, of Dremeday Street, Baulkham Hills, is believed to have drowned yesterday when a station waggon she was driving…

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Fatal Accident

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 2

Ronald G. Beagle, 29, of Barambah Rd., Roseville, who was knocked off his motor-scooter by…

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Truck Accident Was a Honey

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 3

GLEN INNES, Fri. -- Angry bees kept a policeman 150 yards from an accident on the New England Highway today…

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Half drowned child revived

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 3

A five-years-old girl who was dragged unconscious from the water at Long Reef late yesterday…

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3 Injured by Tram Runaway

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 3

Three women were hurt when a tram ran 40 yards backwards into another tram in Bourke St., Darlinghurst last night. Dozens of passengers…

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Actor's Eye Is Injured on Set

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 3

HOLLYWOOD, Saturday (U.P.).—Screen actor Jack Palance today suffered a severe eye injury on the…

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1153 Accidents, 43 Road Deaths Blamed On Drink

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1954 · page 58

Dear Sir, A Truth correspondent recently expressed his concern with leniency shown by courts to drinking motor drivers. Last Sunday L. H. Tate, of Balmain, told him to keep up with the times and not to be a fusspot…

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Boy, 6, Drowned

The Sun · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Kenneth Stott, six, of Yallourn, who was missing when bathers left…

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Cyclist Dies in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Sun.--A man was killed tonight when his motor-cycle struck a straying horse at…

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Drowned in Lagoon Boy Believed Cramp Victim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Arthur John Bailey, 9, of Karrabab Road, Auburn, was drowned yesterday in the lagoon at…

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Drowning from boat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tues.--A man drowned in Port Phillip Bay today when a wave struck and swamped a boat…

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Priest Injured

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 32

Rev. Father Francisco Tosi, of Merrylands Rd., Merrylands, suffered minor injur[?]r when his…

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Natives Report Six Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 6

PORT MORESBY, Tues[?] day (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The lighthouse vessel Walloch, has picked up a native off the…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

Mr. Colin Boss, of 27 Boola Avenue, Guildford, suffered severe lacerations and compound wound to the right leg in an accident on…

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4 Drowned By Freak Bay Waves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Freak waves are believed to have caused the drowning of a man…

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