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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1958

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Little Boy Rescued From Drowning

The Biz · Wednesday 19 March 1958 · page 23

The brave action of two twelve-year-old lads saved a little boy from drowning in a creek near St. John's Park Bowling Club last…

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Little Boy Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 19 March 1958 · page 3

Nine-year-old Grahame Kingston, of 26 Veron Street, Fairfield, was struck by a car whilst crossing Fairfield Street, near Crown…

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Accidents Will Happen

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 March 1958 · page 6

About 7.45 last night, William Patrick Connelly, about 50, an electrician, who lives at 227 Stafford Street, Penrith, was…

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You Can Stop Childhood Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 26 March 1958 · page 10

Is your child "safe at home"? Chances are he isn't. To-day o[?] tom[?]row he may h[?] one of the hundreds, of boys…

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Coroner Told of Racing Fatality

The Biz · Wednesday 16 April 1958 · page 8

Witnesses told the Gosford District Coroner, Mr. C. J. Staples, that the Gosford race track had been safe for…

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People Cause Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 16 April 1958 · page 16

Road accidents are primarily caused by people! Yet, in the face of unyielding facts and figures to the…

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Road Accidents in N.s.w. Statistical Statement

The Biz · Wednesday 16 April 1958 · page 27

For Year Ended December 31, 1957 This statement has been prepared from information furnished in police road, accident reports…

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3 Killed, 5 Injured in Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 April 1958 · page 1

About 4 o'clock Inst Sunday afternoon Charles Keith Callins, aged 25, Royal Australian Navy Pilot, attached to H.M.A.S…

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Young Man was Seriously Injured: Claim for Damages Results

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 April 1958 · page 3

Judge F. W. Berne presided aver the District Court held in Penrith last Thursday. There on the bench was the microphone, and somewhere handy was the tape-recorder which was referred to at length…

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Coroner's Finding in Kingswood Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 April 1958 · page 4

Mr. Paul G. Howard, J.P., district coroner, inquired into the death of Charles Suttor, 3 Innisdale Street, Arncliffe, who died…

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Le Tragique Accident De Kenny’s Knob

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 18 April 1958 · page 5

Au chantier français de la Snowy River, la rupture soudaine d'un câble d'ascenseur, provoquant une chute de 150 mètres de celui-ci, a causé…

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Accidents on Roads Facts on Causes

The Biz · Wednesday 23 April 1958 · page 15

Forty-four per cent. of accidents and 45 per cent, of casualties occurred on straight roads. It should be kept in…

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East Fairfield Accident Victims of Collapsed Awning Improving

The Biz · Wednesday 7 May 1958 · page 6

The victims of the collapsed awning at East Fairfield on Sunday, April 27, are slowly improving. They are…

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Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1958 · page 6

Albert Cooper, Marsden Road, St. Marys, received severe laceration over the right eye and shock when he was struck by a…

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Prenez garde a l'electricite! L’attention empechera les accidents

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 7

T'ÉLECTRICITÉ fidèle. main, elle est propre et elle est sûre. Mais 11 faut s'en servir avec soin pour…

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Two Killed in Smash Three Cabramatta People Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 14 May 1958 · page 28

Two men were killed and three were injured in a head on collision between a panel van and a semi-trailer near…

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Cabramatta People in Car Accident

The Biz · Wednesday 14 May 1958 · page 35

Although their injuries sustained were nasty. Cabramatta victims of a fatal motor smash near Ficton last Thursday…

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Labourer Injured

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 May 1958 · page 7

A young labourer from the Warragamba Dam, Peter Scott (25), of Crown Street, Sydney, was badly injured in a car…

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Collision in High St

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 May 1958 · page 10

Two cars, carrying a number of people, collided in High Street, Penrith, last Friday, but only one person was injured…

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Injured Man Dies

The Biz · Wednesday 28 May 1958 · page 38

The second victim of the road smash which occurred five miles south of Liverpool last Friday, died last Monday. He was Tennis…

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