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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1958

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Cabramatta Man Killed in Collision

The Biz · Wednesday 28 May 1958 · page 8

Tennis van Driel of Rex Road, George's Ball, is still in hospital critically injured after the car he was travelling in was…

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Cyclist Injured by Hit-run Driver

The Biz · Wednesday 28 May 1958 · page 38

A New Australian sustained a compound fracture of the right leg when struck by a car whilst rising his motor cycle outfit in…

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Accidents Cost £35M Annual Cost to Australia

The Biz · Wednesday 28 May 1958 · page 36

Road accidents cost Australia £35 million a year, Senator Paltsidge on Monday. He said more than 2000 people…

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Little Boy Drowned

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 May 1958 · page 3

The mother of a little boy, John Thomas Rudd, who was drowned in a waterhole at Seven Hills on Sunday night, belonged…

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Small Boy Injured

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 May 1958 · page 1

A small boy, Paul Fairfield, of Roper Street, St. Marys, was badly injured last Friday, when he was run over by a gravel…

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Fatally Injured by Vehicle in Front of Home

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 May 1958 · page 8

Mr. John Empson, of High St., Penrith, has been bereaved by the death of his brother, Mr. Herbert Empson (53), of 271…

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Three Injured in Collision

The Biz · Wednesday 4 June 1958 · page 34

Three people were injured when a utility and a car collided head on near the intersection of John and Joseph Streets,…

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Accident-Prone: They're Of Four Distinct Types

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 4 June 1958 · page 11

Drivers prone to accident hove been Cambridge Professor, Dr. D. Russell Davis, has made the definitions…

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Deadly Atomic Weapon Accident Lifted Veil

The Biz · Wednesday 4 June 1958 · page 20

If 23 Japanese fishermen had not been victims of a strange accident, the world still might not know about a revolutionary…

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Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 June 1958 · page 6

Mr. Francis J. Schneider, 42 Adar Street Marrickville, was driving along Western Highway at St. Marys, when the car hit a…

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£14,850 Verdict for Boy Cabramatta Migrant Hostel Accident

The Biz · Wednesday 11 June 1958 · page 10

A boy of three had his left arm severed in a motor accident the day after he arrived from England with his parents…

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Failed to Stop After Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 June 1958 · page 2

Jail Kozak, fitter, of Shalvey Road, St. Marys, was charged last Monday at Penrith Court of Petty Sessions with driving a…

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Collision at Smithfield Schoolboy Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 18 June 1958 · page 1

A six-years-old schoolboy was injured in a collision with a meat waggon at Smithfield last Friday. The boy, Terrence William…

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Death Creek Another Drowning

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1958 · page 1

A narrow, shallow creek at South Granville has been described by women living in nearby streets as "shockingly dangerous."…

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Injured Qn Rails in the Crescent

The Biz · Wednesday 18 June 1958 · page 28

Sir,--As a constant reader of "The Biz" since we came to the district 17 years ago, in the May, 28 edition I read an article about…

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Holiday Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 18 June 1958 · page 22

The district was particularly free of motor accidents over the holiday week-end and there were no serious incidents…

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Cabramatta Accident Police Interest

The Biz · Wednesday 18 June 1958 · page 20

Fairfield detectives desire to Interview the driver of a cream utility, possibly of Holden make, the prefix letters may be B.A.Z.,…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 1

A man was fatally injured when the bicycle he was riding was inveived in a…

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Children Brought To Realise Accident Risk

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 July 1958 · page 1

Australia children are now working on the three million drawings, in a book produced by B.P. Australia Ltd…

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No Accidents?

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 July 1958 · page 7

There have been plenty of transports for the Nepean ambulances this week, but not one accident to which the ambulance…

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