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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1966

13 stories in Sydney's papers

Gymnast Injured

The Biz · Wednesday 12 January 1966 · page 8

A young Smithfield gymnast today spends her 11th birthday on crutches, with a broken leg…

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Blood Charge Jews injured in riot in Russia

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 February 1966 · page 6

London (JCNS): A quarrel between a drunker Russian and a Jewish wine shop manager who refused him any more drink, resulted in a series of violent anti-Semitic incidents in the town of…

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Accidents before signs Safety Delay Criticised Police action

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 1 March 1966 · page 1

A further five accidents occurred at a Holroyd intersection before the Police Traffic Branch approved safety measures. This was revealed at the latest meeting of Holroyd…

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COLLISION Man injured in crash

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 8 March 1966 · page 1

One man was seriously injured and another escaped with only scratches when this vehicle crashed in Centenary Road, Merrylands West, last week. Tow truck operators…

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Any resemblance is NOT entirely accidental

Tribune · Wednesday 27 April 1966 · page 9

TOP: Nazi soldiers gloat over victims of their aggressive war. BELOW: US soldiers gloat over victims of their aggressive war…

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“The terrible years” the “Accident” That Saved Soviet Jewry

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 29 April 1966 · page 8

“I don't want to re-open old wounds I shall not name certain people—the part of a public prosecutor does not appeal to me at all. Besides, there is much that I do not know; so I shall…

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Accident increase with sealed roads

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 3 May 1966 · page 1

The two road deaths in the last three months of 1965, statistically attributed to Holroyd, occurred on the Great Western Highway. Statistics recently re-…

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The prevention of accidents

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 24 June 1966 · page 4

F the prevention of accidents will be held in Paris in May 1967 as part of the Paris Fair…

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Those "Accidental" Bombings: Part of Terror Campaign

Tribune · Wednesday 31 August 1966 · page 9

THE murderous bombing of civilians in four Vietnamese villages recently were not accidents as Washington claims, but conscious manifestations of a deliberate…

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Accident spurs action at Smithfield

The Biz · Wednesday 28 September 1966 · page 1

Shocking injuries to a boy last week prompted Smithfield Chamber of Commerce to take swift, direct action toward gaining a pedestrian crossing. The long inert chamber has called a special…

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Les Accidents Aux Passages a Niveau

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 7 October 1966 · page 2

POUR dents survenus & dee passages à niveau, la S.N.C.F. a mis à l'étude depuis quelques mois, en pleine ville…

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Accident Barometer's Shock Road Toll Rise

The Biz · Wednesday 9 November 1966 · page 1

Fairfield Road Safety Council branch's accident parometer, above a bus shed in The Crescent, shows…

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Map of accidents

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 29 November 1966 · page 1

Above: This mop shows the locations in the Merrylands district where people have died in road accidents…

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