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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Newcom fatal Accident Enquiry

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 2

A deputy at Newcom Colliery, Lidsdale, yesterday described how a 36-year old cutter-man was crushed to death…

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Man and Boy Drowned

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

Albury, Friday: Two children saw their father drown in an effort to rescue a 10-year-old boy who got into difficulties in J[?]rrimal Cleek, near…

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Inquest on Drowning Victims Golf Course Tragedy

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The younger of two boys found drowned in a dam at Ryde-Parramatta golf course, might have jumped in because he was…

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Woman Injured

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

A woman was injured in a motor accident on the Towac Road on Saturday night. She is Mrs. Mr. Toxier, of Endsleigh Avenue, who was admitted to Orange Base Hospital…

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Scores of People Injured

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

Throughout Britain, scores of people have been treated for injuries caused by flying debris and falling trees…

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Young Girl Killed Fatality at Coonabarabran

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

COONABARABRAN, Sunday: A, little girl was killed today and another seriously injured when the loading gear of a truck fell on them…

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Steamer Sinks in Irish Sea 130 Feared Drowned

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—More than 130 people are believed to have drowned when the British steamer Princess Victoria sank in a raging hurricane in the Irish Sea last night…

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Accidents Over Week-end

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 4

Lithgow's ambulance service attended many accident victims during the week-end, as follows:--…

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U.s. Accident Toll

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

CHICAGO, Monday: Americans paid a high price in lives and cash for accidents in 1952. The National Safety Council…

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Minor Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

No person was injured, when a car and a utility collided on the Limekilns Road, about, 11 miles from at 10.45 on Monday night. The…

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Road Fatality Sequel In Coroner's Court

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 2

A doctor whose baby son was killed in a road accident at Meadow Flat said in Lithgow yesterday that his other son might have been killed if he had not been jolted from the front seat of his…

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Man Injured in Tractor Accident

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

LITHGOW, Thursday: A tractor overturned and pinned the driver by an arm at Bowenfels, near Lithgow, today…

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£6800 for Injured Man

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: A workman who fractured his spine when he fell through the roof to a concrete floor while demolishing a building at…

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“Fail to stop” charge was sequel to collision

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

A man was arrested and charged with failing to stop after an accident, following a collision between a motor lorry and a car on the Lucknow-Spring Hill Road at 12.12 a.m. yesterday, in which a man was injured…

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Truck Driver Injured

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 6

GULGONG, Friday: Near Gulgong today, a truckdriver, Gordon Dunmoore, had a leg badly gashed while helping to haul heavy dredging…

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Youth Injured in Cycle Mishap

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

A thirteen years old boy suffered abrasions to the arms and legs, bruising to the head and slight concussion, when he fell from tils cycle in…

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Lifeboat Men Drowned

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday: Six of seven life-boatmen bringing their 46ft boat into Fraserbough Harbor, Scotland, yesterday, were drowned when they…

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Bomb Explodes in Gaol Officials Injured

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Tuesday: A home made bomb exploded in the administration building of the Washington State Penitentiary…

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Common Accidents to Children Sydney University Survey

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

Accidents to young children frequently occur when they run, carrying breakable objects such as bottles…

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Two Accidents Near Mendooran

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 12

Two car accidents occurred near Mendooran recently. Messrs. James Brown and Don Watkins were travelling…

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