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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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17th Drowning Victim Holiday Toll

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The number of deaths by drowning in NSW since the beginning of the Christmas holidays rose to 17 today, when a schoolboy…

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Police in Minor Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 2

Constable Clout and Sgt. Morris, of Bathurst police, were slightly injured yesterday when their motor cycle outfit met, with an accident. They were…

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Cyclist Injured

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

A cyclist received concussion and slight head injuries when he fell from his machine on the corner of Match and McLachlan…

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Child's Death Bathurst Fatality

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 2

A two yean old girl, fatally burned while playing with matches at her home on Monday afternoon, died in the Bathurst…

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Railway Man Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 2

Mr. Ron Tangye, railway employee, of 147 Seymour Street, yesterday received injuries to his right knee when he fell as he stepped off a crone…

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Model Pilot Electrocuted Unusual Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A 28 year old man was electrocuted today when a model plane he was Hying crashed Into high tension wires at Tooronga…

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Man Fatally Injured Newcastle Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: A man received fatal injuries when he was buried under a load of superphosphate at Cockle Creek, near Newcastle this…

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Scenic Railway Accident Two Injured

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A man and a woman were injured last night in a collision on the scenic railway at Luna Park…

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502 Dead in Accidents Us Holiday Toll

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Accidents cost at least 502 lives during the New Year holiday period. Traffic deathroll was 318…

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Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 6

Falling from a high pine tree in Saville Park on Friday afternoon last Hendriques Vander Meulen, aged 9, of…

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1951 Worst Year for Accidents

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The NSW Minister for Road Transport, Mr. Shoebridge. said tonight that 1951 had been the…

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Boy Drowned

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: An 8-years- old boy, James Madrid? of William St. Fairfield, was drowned today near Liverpool when he slipped into deep…

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Racer Injured

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

Keith Sewell, who rode at Young last year in the State junior cycling championship and later swept the board at…

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N.z. Worst Year for Accidents

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Thursday.— Last year was new Zealand’s worst for road accidents 292 death and at least 7000 injured…

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Car and Van in Collision

Central Western Daily · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

A panel van and a motor car were extensively damaged in a collision on the cargo Road yesterday afternoon, but…

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Tanker Starts Big Fire Four Persons Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday: A derailed petrol tank truck of a goods train exploded in Hilliards. Ohio starting a spectacular fire that destroyed a new…

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Man Killed Under Truck Molong Accident

National Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 4

MOLONG, Friday: A man was killed while working under a utility truck at Molong today. He was John Reginald McMahon (35)…

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Car in Creek One Drowned — Two Injured

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

BURLEIGH HEADS, Sunday: One man was drowned and two others burned in a car accident at Burleigh Heads, south of Brisbane, last night…

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Cyclist hurt in collision with truck

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

A new Australian was seriously injured on Saturday night when the motor bike he was riding collided with a truck at…

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Two Injured Level-crossing Crash at Lidsdale

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

LITHGOW, Sunday: Two people were injured when a coal train hit a car on a level crossing at Lidsdale, eight miles from Lithgow…

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