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Central Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

41 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 3

Elderly Woman Injured In Collision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Mrs Annie Gordon, 61, of Miller, Street, Meadowbank, received bruises to her head and arms when a motor car in which she…

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4 Tourist Buses in Erina Smash Twelve Passengers Slightly Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

Twelve passengers were slightly injured in a collision involving four buses and a truck on the Erina Road, near the Davistown turnoff, on Wednesday afternoon…

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Injured Boy Taken To Newcastle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

An eight-year-old boy who was admitted to Gosford District Hospital on Friday with a fractured left thigh, probable…

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Woman Injured: Cars Collide In Rain

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Mrs Marie Norman, 23, of Kincumber, received a fractured left collarbone in a collision between a car her husband, Mr Owen…

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Six Children In Accident Escape With Minor Injury

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

Four adults and six children walked away from the wreck of a truck which somersaulted over a 15 foot embankment on…

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Seamen's Leg Injured In Collision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

An American negro seaman from a migrant ship new in Newcastle Harbour received a probable fracture of the leg in a collision…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Near Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

Leonard Bateson, 19, of Excelsior Street, Guildford, received concussion, general abrasions and shock when his motor cycle and a…

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Jimmy Sharman Helps Injured Motor Cyclist

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

A motor cycle, ridden by Kevin Crouch, 17, of Riverstone, and a car collided on the Pacific Highway, south of Gosford, on…

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Two Injured In Motor Cycle Smash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

A motor cycle outfit crashed after running off the Pacific Highway opposite the Somersby turnoff on Sunday…

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Bridge Collapses Under Truck On Matcham Rd. Pedestrian Injured: Warning On State Of Second Bridge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

A wooden bridge over a creek on the Matcham Road collapsed under a truck loaded with gravel on Friday. An Erina resident, John Ward, who was…

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Boy Injured In Fall From Truck

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Barry Carroll. 13, of Somersby. received internal injuries and shock when he fell to the roadway while trying to climb on to…

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Man Drowned At Norah Hd: Boat Swamped

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

Joseph Long, about 57 years, .a married man living at Silver St. St Peters, was drowned at 5 o'clock on Sunday morning at…

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Baby's Thigh Broken In Collision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

An eight-months-old girl suffered a fractured thigh when a car and a timber-laden truck collided on the Ourimbah bridge on…

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Unlicensed Driver In Car Accident

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

Because he allowed Norma Otton, an unlicensed driver, to drive his car along Ocean View Parade. Wamberal, on…

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Motor Cyclists' Youth Big Factor In Many Accidents Transport Commissioner's Comment On Article In "Gosford Times"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

"Analysis of the statistics of accidents for which motor cycle riders are considered responsible clearly points to the fact that in very many cases the cause is not so much due to lack of skill in the…

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Pillion Rider Injured In Collision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

Keith Evans, 19, of Brickwharf Road, Woy Woy, received injuries to the head, concussion and shock when he was thrown from…

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Cyclist Hurt In Collision With Car

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

A 13-year-old boy was injured when a bicycle he was riding and a car collided on the Pacific Highway, Ourimbah, on Tuesday…

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Youth Of 16 Drowned At Long Jetty

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

Geoffrey James Jackson, 16, of 42 Rae Street, Birmingham Gardens, near Wallsend, was drowned at Long Jetty at 130 pm last…

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Easter Traffic In Gosford Sets Record Police On Duty Until Late At Night: 15 Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

Gosford had the heaviest influx of motor traffic in its history during the Easter weekend, Gosford Police said yesterday. On Monday afternoon cars returning to…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Near Terrigal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

A motor cyclist was taken to Gosford District Hospital yesterday suffering from a probable fractured skull, concussion and…

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