Dramatic Dash by Surfmen to Aid in Rescue Two Drowned at Killcare As Seven Caught in Cross Current
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1
A man and a youth were drowned in the surf Killcare beach yesterday afternoon when, with five others, they were caught in a vicious cross-current undertow and swept out to sea. The man was Frank Alfred Roffey, 43, Bonnifan Road, Hunter's Hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Injured When Car Overturns
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1
Three young people were taken to Gosford District Hospital after the car in which they were travelling skidded and overturned at Wamberal on Sunday. They are:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Accommodation Needed Accident Cases Chock District Hospital
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1
Because of the shortage of beds at Gosford District Hospital, casualty and accident cases during the holiday weekend had to receive treatment while lying on couches and chairs in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Questions Police Action Over Collision
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6
A man fined for negligent driving said in Gosford Court yesterday he could not understand why police had not charged the driver of the vehicle which collided with his car, for being on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Hurt in Smash "Brisbane Mail" Halted To Take Injured
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1
A few hours after six Queenslanders, all over 60 years old, were injured when their coach was in a head-on collision with a semi-trailer on Wyong River bridge yesterday, the Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Precaution Prevents Mower Accidents Stresses Authority
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3
The Electricity Authority of NSW felt that accidents to users of electric lawnmowers could be prevented by the observance of a few simple precautions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Hurt in Bridge Collision
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1
Six people were injured when a bus going from Gosford to Terrigal was in collision with a lorry on Erina…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastrycook Says Taxi Hit Car After Collision
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3
A Fairfield pastrycook said at Gosford Court that after his car hud collided with a lorry on the Pacific Highway, a taxi-cab crashed into the rear of his car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woy Man Critically Injured in Car Smash
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1
A 32-year-old Woy Woy garage proprietor is in a critical condition after the car which he was driving, was rammed against a brick wall after being in collision with a lorry on the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Employee Aids Injured Man
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1
A Brisbane Water County Council employee, trained in first aid, administered to a badly injured motor-cyclist yesterday while waiting for an ambulance to arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Injured Man Walks Five Miles After Truck Fall
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1
After falling off a truck and being unconscious for several hours, a man was unable to get a "lift" on the Pacific Highway last night, and had to walk about five miles to get help…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boys Injured In Baths
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5
A schoolboy was knocked unconscious and another injured in an accident at Gosford baths on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist Aids Injured Woman, Child
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4
When two ambulances arrived at the scene of an accident on Saturday night, the officers found that an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boiling Water Down Man's Throat: Boat Accident
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5
A 28-year-old holidaymaker yesterday suffered severe burns to his month and throat, and internally, while fishing in the Hawkesbury River. He is Ken Hayden, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coroner Finds Death Accidental
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 4
Acting Coroner, Mr. S. D. Lewis, at a coronial inquiry last week, found that a man who was struck by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Erina Man Dies After Accident
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1
Mr. John Walter ("Mul") Scott, of Erina, died at Gosford District Hospital on Wednesday night. He was 55…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holiday Visitor Injured in Terrigal Soccer Game
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1
A North Sydney holidaymaker sustained severe internal injuries and was urgently operated on in Gosford District Hospital after being injured in a soccer, game at Terrigal on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Serious Accidents in District
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1
No serious accidents occurred on Gosford district roads daring the Easter holiday period…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coroner Praises Surf Club Men At Drowning Inquiry
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 3
Action of two members of Killcare Surf Club who tried to rescue surfers in difficulties deserved high praise, District Coroner, Mr C. J. Staples, said on Saturday. Mr Staples was finding a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driver with Injured Spine Walks
The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1
German Bolton, 39, of Chiswick, who drove 53 miles from Sydney to Gosford last Thursday with a spinal…
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