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Central Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Motor-cycle Overturns; Two Men Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

Two men were injured when a motor-cycle overturned in loose gravel on Brooks's Hill, Wamberal, on Monday…

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Young Woman Fatally Injured; Thrown From Horse

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 5

A young woman was fatally injured when she was thrown from a horse at Chittaway Point on Sunday…

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Heart Attack Believed Cause Of Drowning

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

A man who was fishing from a boat off Ettalong Beach on Sunday afternoon, was drowned when he…

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Child Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

Judith Beattie, 10, of Ourimbah, suffered a lacerated right thumb when struck by a part of a chaff-cutter on…

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Six Injured In Collision On Highway

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

Six people were injured on Friday when two cars collided on the Pacific Highway, about 12 miles south of…

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Wyoming Collision, Two Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

A man and his wife were injured when the motor-cycle outfit in which they were travelling and a truck collided…

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Year-old Child Drowned In Water Drum

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

A baby girl was drowned at Blackwall on Wednesday morning she fell into a drum that contained six…

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Woman Fatally Injured; Car Hits Tree

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

A woman died in the Gosford District Hospital yesterday from injuries she suffered when the car in which…

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Girl Injured When Track Overturns

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 1

Elaine Lewis, 10 of Arncliff, suffered severe lacerations to her scalp when the truck in which she was a passenger…

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Woman Injured When Leaving Building

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 1

Mrs Lydia Hannon, of Black-wall Road, Woy Woy, suffered severe facial abrasions and lost several teeth when she slipped…

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Elderly Man Fatally Injured In Fall

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

A 77-year-old 'man died in the Gosford District Hospital no Wednesday morning from injuries be suffered in a fall…

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Children Hurt In Accident; Driver Charged

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Mr. M. J. McCauley, SM, at the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday adjourned until April 17 a charge against a motorist of having caused grievous bodily harm to two schoolgirls at…

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3 Children Injured In Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

Three children were injured in accidents during the past three days. Two of them were injured in…

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Maintenance Neglect Causes Many Accidents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 4

While unfortunate accidents have been the result of steering parts failing without warning, investigation has, in most…

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Girl Fatally Injured In Highway Smash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

A five-year-old girl died in Gosford District Hospital on Saturday night from injuries suffered a few hours earlier…

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Truck Skids, Overturns; Two Men Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

Two men were injured on Tuesday evening when the utility truck in which they were driving skidded and…

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Motorist Says Sneezing Attack Caused Collision

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

A man at the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday said a sneezing fit had caused a collision between his car and a motor scooter. The man. Reuben George…

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Man Fatally Injured When Car Overturns

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

A man who was admitted to the Gosford District Hospital on Sunday after his car had overturned on the…

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Coroner Finds Man's Death Was Accidental

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 7

At a magisterial inquiry in Gosford on Goaford on Tuesday, the acting district coroner, Mr. S. D. Lewis, found…

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Four Cars In Collision; Six People Injured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

Six people were injured when four cars were involved in a collision at the Wallarah bride, six miles north of…

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