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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

1,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 94

Cheers for 'Bra' Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

NAPLES, Sat. (A.P.)--The Public Prosecutor today is trying to decide whether an actress…

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Cheers for 'Bra' Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

NAPLES, Sat. (A.P.)--The Public Prosecutor today is trying to decide whether an actress…

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Cheers for 'Bra' Accident

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

NAPLES, Sat. (A.P.)--The Public Prosecutor today is trying to decide whether an actress…

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Wife Shot Dead Accident, Says Coroner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 7

Rifles were not toys and should be "treated with the respect they deserve," the City Coroner, Mr. E. J…

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Woman Drowned In River

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 24 January 1954 · page 7

HOBART, Saturday.—The body of Mrs. Marie Turner, about 40, was recovered from the Huon River this…

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Man dies in road collision

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1954 · page 54

A man was fatally injured and a small child was seriously hurt in accidents yesterday…

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Police Guard Injured Man

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1954 · page 56

KATOOMBA, Sat.— Edward Daniel Christensen (58) was found lying in a gully in the bush a…

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Injured cyclist sore about bridge

Truth · Sunday 24 January 1954 · page 52

An 18-years-old youth who received severe abrasions from a fall when riding a bicycle across the Harbor Bridge this week said yesterday that dozens of cyclists' lives were endangered by the position…

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Waterhole Drowning Alice Springs Tragedy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

ALICE SPRINGS, Sunday.—A New Australian drowned this afternoon while swimming in…

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Drowning at "Alice" first in 20 years

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Mon.-- A drowning at Alice Springs yesterday was the first there for 20…

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Drowning at "Alice" first in 20 years

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Mon. -- A drowning at Alice Springs yesterday was the first there for 20 years…

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Drowning or "Alice" first in 20 years

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Mon.-- A drowning at Alice Springs yesterday was the first there for 20…

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Drowning at "Alice" first in 20 years

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Mon.-- A drowning at Alice Springs yesterday was the first there for 20…

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Two Boys And Man Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

Two boys and a man were drowned yesterday and a companion of one of the boys was rescued after being found in difficulties…

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Drowning at "Alice" first in 20 years

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Mon.-- A drowning at Alice Springs yesterday was the first there for 20…

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Drowning at "Alice" first in 20 years

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Mon. --A drowning at Alice Springs yesterday was the first there for 20…

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Operation On Injured Constable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

Doctors at Sydney Hospital yesterday performed a delicate brain operation on a police constable…

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First tour accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

Sydney's first Royal tour accident occurred yesterday. A flagpole fell on an elderly woman in Martin Place…

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Flat Tyres Can Cause Accidents !

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 7

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

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Flat Tyres Can Cause Accidents !

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 7

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

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