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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Fatal Accident In Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 2

LISMORE. -- A 57-year-old married man died in Lismore Base Hospital on Saturday from injuries received when his…

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Shooting Fatality

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--John Steel (17), of Rosebery, was fatally shot while rabbit hunting with two friends at Douglas Park,…

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Race Mare Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

Similarity, four-year-old Abspear mare, owned by Miss E. J Haines, of Grafton, was badly injured last week in a road…

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Fatally Injured In Tractor Capsize

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. F. M. V. Earle) at Copmanhurst this -week found that William Henry George Henwood. an…

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Week-end Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 2

In several accidents which occurred at the week-end the injured persons were given first aid by the Grafton District…

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Sailing Boats In Accident Reach Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 2

Officials of the Clarence River Sailing Club travelled to Dorrigo yesterday to collect two boats involved in an…

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Open Finding In Drowning Inquest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--A finding that Miss Valerie May Coleman (27), of Atchison street, St. Leonards, was drowned in the Hawkesbury River, on January 13, was returned at a coroner's inquiry…

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Farmer Escapes Drowning

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

MULLUMBIMBY, -- A Main Arm farmer, Mr. Brian Walker, had a narrow escape from drowning when his horse and…

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Timber Worker Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

William Dennis Nicholas, 47-year-old timber worker of Upper Corindi, received a large incised wound to the right…

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Unusual Accident At Thora

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 9

Mr. W. G. Hollis while working at the sawmill at Thora on Friday last, met with rather an usual accident, resulting in…

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Hotel Licensee Injured In Fall

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

GLENREAGH. -- Mr. Francis X. Feighan. licensee of the Glenreagh Hotel received concussion, which resulted in a…

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U.S. Train Holocaust 75 Dead, 500 Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.).--At least 75 persons were killed and about 500 injured after a speeding Pennsylvania railroad passenger train was wrecked…

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Death Of Boxer Accidental

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A young boxer, who died after a bout at Leichhardt Stadium, had beer killed accidentally, the City…

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Two Accident Cases In One Ambulance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

BELLINGEN.--Among the many cases handled by the Bellingen Ambulance Station recently were two accident's to shire employees - which' occurred…

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Drowned As Result Of Panic

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Police believe a fisherman, who was being rescued after a boat capsize on Lake Illawarra on…

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Right-Hand Turn Causes Accidents Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

Too much stress cannot be placed on the need for drivers and riders of vehicles of all descriptions observing most carefully the requirements of the law when making a right-hand turn…

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Drowned Man Was Adventurous

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN, Monday.---Robert Elliott Hicks, who was drowned off the Sandon on Saturday, was an adventurous seafarer. He cruised as far north as Cairns alone in the launch from which he made…

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Narrow Escape In Freak Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

MURWILLUMBAH --A Tweed Shire Council workman was almost st[?]angled when a starting cord became entangled in a…

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Drowned Man's Funeral

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tues.--The funeral took place at Maclean to-day of Robert Elliott Hicks, who was…

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Drowned Attempting Long Swim To Shore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN, Wed.--When Robert Elliott Hicks set out to swim 400 yards from a disabled launch to the shore he told his companion on the launch he could "do it easy."…

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