Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

356 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 18

Two Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY. Fri.-- Two people, lost their lives and 12 others were injured in road accidents during heavy rain in Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Injured at Football

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

Three people were injured while playing football during the week-end. Barry Smith (21), of 25…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

Raymond Tulk 26, who lives at the Royal Hotel Grafton, is in the Grafton Base Hospital with serious head injuries received…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Five Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Five people were killed in Road accidents in. N.S.W., during the Weekend Four others were Injured…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

23 Drowned In Fishing Launch

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

ENSENADA (Mexico), Wed. (AAP). -- Twenty- three persons lost their lives when a fishing boat…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Carpenter Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

Maxwell George Watkins (26). carpenter. 74 Turf street, Grafton, suffered an injury to his back and abrasions to his…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 3

Victor Reynolds, a Waratah Club reserve grade footballer, suffered a probable fractured right collarbone yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Road Accidents Claim Three Lives

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Three, people died and 10 others were injured in road accidents in Sydney over the week-end…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Motor Cycle Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

The NRMA shares the alarm expressed by the Australian Road Safety Council at the big increase in the number of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Young Farmer Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

John William Taylor (30), farmer, of Upper Coldstream, was fatally injured early on Monday morning when…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Three Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Gordon Thomas Layton (54), of 45 North street, South Grafton, suffered a fractured rib yesterday when he was struck…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Woman Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 2

Margaret Livingstone Landenberger, an elderly woman of 130 Victoria street, Grafton, fell at her residence yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Tennis Player Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

Mrs. S. Walsham, of Fry street. Grafton, suffered a probable fracture of the left forearm when she slipped and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Guard Killed In Train Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--A northward bound goods train crashed into the rear of another goods train at Rhodes…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 2

Allan George Olive (24). single, of Kent street, Grafton, suffered a lacerated wound on the right side of his head, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Auburn River Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Fri.--Brilliant Newcastle sprinter, Auburn River, has been injured in a track collision at Doomben and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Macksville Man Dies At Bulli After Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Friday.-- Clifford Jones 29, of Macks-ville, who was injured last night in a collision between his motor…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

Neville Phelps (25), a member of the Waratah Football Club, and a resident of Southgate, suffered an injury to his…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cyclist Severely Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Ronald Layton (16), 65 Milton street, Grafton, suffered head and neck injuries, concussion and a lacerated wound…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Police Injured In Hotel Brawl

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.-- Five policemen and two detectives were injured in a brawl at a hotel at Carlton late yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →