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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1960

54 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 3

Mort accidentelle de deux medecins de l'OM.S

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 January 1960 · page 3

T E Dr M. G. Candau, Directeur J ral de l'Organisation Santé (O.M.8.) a le regret…

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New Australian Fatally Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 13 January 1960 · page 18

A 28-year-old, New Australian was fatally injured when his head struck the back of a…

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Girl Drowned At Lansvale

The Biz · Wednesday 20 January 1960 · page 1

An 11-year-old schoolgirl was drowned in the Georges River at Lansvale last Thursday. She was Dawn Lorraine Sewell, of Wilkinson's…

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A propos des accidents et maladies du travail

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 29 January 1960 · page 7

CERTAINS problèmes se posent de ^ Sud: ce sont ceux que provoque l'industrialisation progressive de la région…

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Fatally Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 3 February 1960 · page 19

Pie Faccin, of Stella St., Smithfield, was fatally injured in Hamilton Road, Fairfield, early on Saturday…

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Accidents

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 February 1960 · page 4

At 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, Terry Dunn, 18, R.A.E.M.E., Ingleburn was driving his car west on the highway…

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Road Accidents Prompt Action Needed To Prevent Increase

The Biz · Wednesday 17 February 1960 · page 10

"Road travel is the most dangerous form of transportation in Europe today. This is dear from, a report of the Economic Commission for Europe deeding with the prevention of road accidents, which…

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Better Lighting Reduces Accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 24 February 1960 · page 19

In Chicargo more than 3,000 of the city's 3 900 miles of streets have been relighted in one of the…

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Dr. Hansman addresses Round Safety meeting Need for Accident Statistics

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 March 1960 · page 5

"Before we can come to grips warn me causes of the rood foil, a uniform method of keeping statistics will heave to be adopted by each State in the Commonwealth." Dr. F. S. Hansman said in…

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Blowout Causes Accident

The Biz · Wednesday 9 March 1960 · page 1

A 26-year-old woman was seriously injured when a car overturned after a blow-out in Saekville St…

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Un nouvel appareil permettrait les causes des accidents d’aviation

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 11 March 1960 · page 8

T ES laboratoires derecfaerehe aérow nautique du Gouvernement australien, ft Melbourne, «ont en t*aln éb au point un appareil, qui lêvélera…

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Bus Accident

The Biz · Wednesday 23 March 1960 · page 23

Twenty Sunday school children narrowly escaped injury when the bus In which they were trav-…

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Injured in car smash

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1960 · page 6

A driver of a car narrowly escaped serious injury in a smash on the Pennant…

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Pinpoint accident location

The Biz · Wednesday 6 April 1960 · page 7

The N.R.M.A.'s latest road safety move — and one of its most ambitious — is its…

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Fairfield accidents have increased

The Biz · Wednesday 13 April 1960 · page 1

The number of persons killed and injured in road accidents in 1959 was the highest on record, states a Transport Department Statistical Statement…

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Couple Injured In Collision

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 April 1960 · page 6

Husband and wife were injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the corner of Australia and Adelaide Streets, St…

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Baby boy drowned

The Biz · Wednesday 20 April 1960 · page 4

A 12-months-old baby boy drowned in nine inches of water in a disused sanitary pan at…

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Cyclist injured

The Biz · Wednesday 20 April 1960 · page 1

A motor cyclist was seriously injured when his vehicle collided with, a car at…

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Fairfield accidents

The Biz · Wednesday 20 April 1960 · page 1

When a utility and a Landrover collided at the intersection of Hume Highway and…

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Three Footballers In Accident

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1960 · page 8

Three Penrith footballers escaped serious injury in a collision between two cars at the corner of Derby and Woodriffe…

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