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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

365 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 19

Nasty Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 1

While Working at Red Hill on Wednesday Mr. A. Channells had his hand caught in a pump motor. The hand was broken…

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Drink and Road Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 9

Official figures giving the number of road accidents caused (or contributed to) by liquor do not reveal the whole…

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Fishing Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 2

William Edward Langham, a Grafton butcher, of Alice street, suffered a severe Land injury in a…

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Mother Injured Rushing To Aid Children

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Fri. —Three members of a Boambee family were injured in an unusual accident on…

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Drowned Off Gabo Island

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — The master of a trawler was drowned to-day when he was caught in a net and…

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Drowned In Colo River

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Two young brothers drowned within a few feet of each other in the Colo River near…

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Airmen Injured In Car Smash

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

WAGGA, Sun.—Five airmen were injured, one seriously, when a car crashed into an overhead…

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Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 3

Roslyn Agnes Rea, aged two, of 31 Fitzroy street, Grafton, suffered a severe injury to one of her fingers…

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Injured By Bullock

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 3

LISMORE, Wed. --A man who to-day left a dangerously ill daughter's bedside for the first time in three…

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Factory Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 3

Philip Burnett Gorman, 30, of Victoria street, Grafton, sustained an injury to a finger yesterday when…

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Injured Man Found On Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 5

Kelly Harrison, 50, of Brushgrove, was taken to hospital in a serious condition on Wednesday, after…

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Campaign Against Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Premier, Mr. Cahill, to-day appealed to people throughout N.S.W. to co-operate in a…

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Drive To Reduce Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--The Premier, Mr. Cahill, tonight appealed, to all citizens of New South Wales to unite to stop road accidents…

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Injured Man "Out Of Danger"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 2

The condition of Mr. Kelly Harrison, 50. of Brushgrove, was greatly improved, Lower Clarence…

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Sawmill Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 2

Albert Bentham Rogers, of Rushforth road, South Grafton, suffered an injury to his left foot yesterday,…

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Injured in Truck Capsize

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Thurs --To-night Cecil Clare, 43, of Boambee, received lacerations to the right side of…

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An Unfortunate Accident to Show Exhibits

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 8

A most unfortunate accident occurred to some of the exhibits in the pavilion during the…

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Look Out for Junior Prevent Accidents to Children

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 10

Even among children between the eyes of one and four years acceidents are the [?] cause of death states the Acting Director for child Heath (Dr. F. W. Clements) in drawing eot[?] to the high rate of dealth from…

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Ship Sank After Harbour Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO, Friday-- Fiffy-three persons, including 12 passengers, escaped in lifeboat when a Norwegian freighter sank in San Francisco Harbour, after colliding…

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Watersider Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Sun.--At Coffs Harbour on Saturday afternoon, Albert Potter, 43, waterside…

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