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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Apprentice Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri..--Promising apprentice, George Frankland, suffered slight concussion in a fall at Randwick to-day…

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Child Drowned In Well On Farm

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sun.--After an all-night search, the body of Ellen Marion Marsh, three years eleven months, was…

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Claims Accident Changed Personality

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--A woman claimed in the Supreme Court to-day that her personality had been completely changed…

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To Reduce Accidents At Level Crossings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.--A nationwide survey of dangerous level crossings will be made with a view to reducing level crossing…

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Grafton's Low Accident Rate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 2

Statistics on road accidents issued for the Northern Police District with headquarters at Tamworth, show that the…

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Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

A Grafton boy Warner Childs Rooke. 12, of 56 Mary street, a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Rooke. received ambulance and medical…

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Mill Worker Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 2

Timothy O'Driscoll (17). of Through street, South Grafton, suffered injuries to his back, back of the head and…

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Drowned In Surf

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--A young man was drowned in the surf at Cronulla this afternoon while a life saver was rescuing his girl…

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Elderly Woman Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

Mrs. Helena Sinclair (75), of Nymboida, fell at her residence on Saturday and suffered a probable fracture of the left…

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Injured Man In Ice Cave

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Monday, (AAP-Reuter).--Two men-- one badly injured--have been at the mercy of the elements…

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Drowned During "Ducking Rag"

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thurs.--Police are investigating the drowning of a University student last night, after a "ducking rag."…

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Two Boys Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 2

Two schoolboys were injured yesterday, one at Grafton High School, and the other while playing in Fisher Park…

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Truck and Bus in Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 2

A collision between a delivery truck and a Grafton-South Grafton bus loaded with Convent School children occurred…

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Injured by Spike

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

John Harry McCooey, of 38 Norrie street, South Grafton, fell from a truck at the poultry abattoirs, South Grafton,…

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Bicycle Accidents Warning To Riders Your Contribution To Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

DURING March there have been three accidents involving bicycles in Grafton. In two of these the riders…

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Two Accidents at Glenreagh

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

When Coifs Harbour Ambulance was called to Glenreagh early in the weekend to attend an accident it was also utilised…

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Young Girl In Accident During Rainstorm

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 2

Maureen Carlton (13); daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bede Carlton, of South Grafton, was admitted to Grafton Base…

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Child Drowned

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Five-year- old John William Sutherland, of Oberon street, Randwick, was drowned this afternoon…

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Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 2

Zita Margaret Parish (7), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Farish, of 10 Little Mary street, Grafton, suffered a probable…

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Seven Drowned During Holidays

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.-- Seven people were drowned in New South Wales during the Easter holiday week -end…

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