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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1957

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Drowning Averted Ambulance Uses Gift From Rotary

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 February 1957 · page 7

A drowning was narrowly averted on Sunday afternoon, near Penrith Weir, by prompt help, to a lad in swimming…

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Inquest on St. Marys Fatality Appreciation of Utah Assistance

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 February 1957 · page 6

At an inquest held at Penrith Court House on Thursday, an inspector of the Department of Labour and Industry expressed appreciation of the assistance given to him in his investigations of the…

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School Training Reduces Accidents

The St George Call · Thursday 14 February 1957 · page 6

Driver-education programmes are having a marked effect in reducing traffic accidents and violations throughout the state…

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School Training Reduces Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 18

Driver-education programmes are having a marked effect in reducing traffic accidents and violations throughout the State,…

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Accidents in Industry Suffering and Loss

The Biz · Wednesday 27 February 1957 · page 19

From its inception, the Ministry of Labour Advisory Council has given particular attention to the need for reducing…

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Ingleburn Man Drowned While Rock Fishing

The Biz · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 3

A man was drowned in big seas on Sunday while fishing from a shelf of rocks at Gerringong Police and lifesavers' attempts…

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Building Accident Rate Too High

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1957 · page 9

Latest statistics showed that in the working year one in very five building worker was injured, the Northern Organisation of the Building Workers' industrial Union (Mr. K. Goodworth) said in Newcastle recently…

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Injured in Accident

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1957 · page 1

A man was injured when the bike he was riding collided with a car in Granville last week…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 13 March 1957 · page 11

When a motor cycle ridden by Roland Kannenberg of Smithfield Road, St. John's Park, with his wife as pillion passenger,…

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Motor Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 13 March 1957 · page 11

Mr. Harry Baker. of Denison Street, Carramar, and his son Bruce were slightly injured when the car in which they were…

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Serious Accident at Cabramatta

The Biz · Wednesday 20 March 1957 · page 14

Pour people were injured, two seriously, when a utility and a panel van collided near the intersection of Gladstone…

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Show Trotting Fatality for a Horse

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 March 1957 · page 4

The trotting programme at Nepean Show on the 8th and 9th inst. was very attractive, though there was a shortage of…

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Record Verdict at Penrith District Court Arising From Street Accident One Witness from New Zealand

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 March 1957 · page 1

On Friday last, at Penrith District Court, after a hearing lasting five days, a verdict was returned by a jury of four for £3,500 in favour of Paul Michael Crowley, aged seven years, of Mulgoa…

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Fairfield Man Injured in Crescent

The Biz · Wednesday 27 March 1957 · page 11

Mr. William Barton of 79 The Beulevarde, Fairfield, received severe injuries when struck by a car whilst crossing…

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35 Years Accident Free

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1957 · page 10

Vacuum Oil Corporation's safe driver, Mr. E. C. Watts, 64, may have a…

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Injured in Car Accident, Died in Hospital

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 April 1957 · page 5

Robert Keith Allen, of Werombi, died in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on Sunday, 7th inst., from injuries received on 29th…

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Injured Fairfield Footballers Had to Go to Other Hospitals

The Biz · Wednesday 17 April 1957 · page 12

Two injured Fairfield footballers were taken to Fairfield Hospital at week-end, and had to be conveyed to Parramatta…

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Traffic Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 17 April 1957 · page 13

A collision between a semitrailer, driven by Alexander Milosevich, of Smithfield, and a car driven by Brian Maxwell, of…

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Sequel to Hit-run Fatality

The Biz · Wednesday 24 April 1957 · page 13

At Liverpool Court last Tuesday afternoon Thomas James McMahon (32), of Horsley Road, Horsier Park, was charged with…

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Fatal Collision

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 April 1957 · page 6

About 6.45 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, a collision occurred on Bringelly Road, Luddenham, between a motor cycle ridden by…

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