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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Australians Injured In England

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).-- One of four Australian girl holiday make died in a road smash near Penzance, yesterday. Three…

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Fatal Accidents During Holidays

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.-- Eleven people lost their lives in accidents throughout New South Wales during the Easter…

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Three Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A nine-year-old boy and two men were killed in separate road accidents in the metropolitan…

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Wrestlers' Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun --Mel Peters (16.0) and A1 Costello (16.8) were both knocked unconscious when the collided head-on in…

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Cricketer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Coff's Harbour Jetty cricket team were without the services of one of their best players…

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Young Rider Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

Brian Crowther (14), son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Crowther, of 59 Turf street, Grafton, yesterday afternoon suffered a…

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Husband Killed, Wife Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Albert Edward Hutchins (79), of Riverview Terrace, Belmont, Geelong, was killed, and his…

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Died As Result Of Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sun.--Three men and a woman died as a result of road accidents in the Newcastle district during the…

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Sawtell Drowning Fatality

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

Roland James Piper, aged 17, of Boronia Road, PunchbowL Sydney, lost his life in a drowning fatality at Sawtell…

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Yeoval Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Yeoval was badly cut on the leg during a track gallop, but the injury will not interfere with his…

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Drowned In Surf After Boat Swamps

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Monday.--A visitor from Sydney, Ronald Piper was drowned in the surf at Sawtell late this morning, after the boat from which he had been fishing had been swamped by heavy…

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Grain Storage Shed Damaged; Men Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.--Three men were burned and damage estimated at £70,000 was caused by an explosion and…

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Accidental Death of Child

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN.-- The District Coroner (Mr. W. J. Rolph) yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death at the…

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Eyes Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

When an electric welding tube burst with a terrific flash yesterday, Maxwell John Worthing (22), of 15 Ryan…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

In a collision between a Clarence River County Council truck and a motor cycle ridden, by John Frederick White, an…

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Girl Drowned in Well

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--A three years old girl was drowned in a well at Mt. Colah to-day. She was Vicki Channon,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

Kenneth Wotten, of Byron Arcade, Inverell, was admitted to Grafton Base Hospital on Saturday, suffering from a…

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Verdict For Plaintiff In Woolgoolga Accident Claim

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

A verdict by consent of £1500 for the plaintiff was recorded by the Supreme Court in an action by Russell…

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Woman Injured In Blackout

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 3

Mrs. Elsie Morea Boland (62), was admitted to Grafton Base Hospital last night suffering from an injury to the right…

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Car Overturns At Raleigh; Two Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Tues.--Two young Bellingen men were admitted to hospital at Bellingen on Saturday night after…

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