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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

365 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 19

Hand Badly Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 3

A Lowanna millhand, Ronald Bruce Godbee, aged 33. suffered the loss of the thumb and four fingers of his left hand on…

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Man Injured in Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 6

A Sydney resident was injured early last night when a utility suck in which he was a passenger,…

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Three Dead, Many Injured Bushfires Destroy Homes, Stock And Pastures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Three people have been fatally burned and several others injured in New South Wales to-day, in one of the worst days of bush fires the State has experienced. There have also been huge losses of property, sheep and cattle…

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Three Die On Roads; II Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—Three people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents in New South Wales this…

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Two Drowned By Undertow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.—A 16 years old girl and a youth 19 were drowned at Carrum to-day, after they…

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Injured Woman Taken From Island

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

MACKAY—While riding a horse on Percy Island, 70 miles outh of Mackay, a 53-year-old widow was kicked…

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Drowned in Surf

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A middle-aged retired bank manager was drowned in the surf at Collaroy to-day…

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Mill Hand Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 5

Francis Ernest Penning (27), an employee at Reid's sawmill. Cloud's Creek, suffered a probable fracture…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 8

As the result of an accident between a motor cycle and a car at Rushcutter's Bay, a former Dorrigo New Australian,…

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Fatal Accident at Jetty

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

A man was killed instantly at Coffs Harbour Jetty on Wednesday when portion of a load of six 45ft. poles fell on him. He was timber hauler, Lyle Gilmore, married, aged 30, of The Creek, Woolgoolga…

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No Injuries In Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 2

Late yesterday afternoon, a car being driven south along Prince street, Grafton. collided with a truck at the…

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Ice Cracked; Boys Drowned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 3

NORTH ATTEBORO (Mass.), Fri. (AAP).—Three 11 years old schoolboys drowned here yesterday,…

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Three Killed 9 Injured In Road Toll

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three people were killed and at least nine others were injured, including three…

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Former Graftonian Injured In Tram Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 2

Mr. Keith Stokes, a tram conductor of Campbell Hill Road, Chester Hill, who was seriously injured on…

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Train Collision On South Coast

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri. — Eight people were slightly injured when a crowded passenger train crashed into the rear…

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Two Drowned At Week-End

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—A five-year-old boy and a man were drowned in New South Wales during the week-end…

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Blow Out Causes Car Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

While making a left hand turn off the Armidale road into Ryan street, South Grafton, yesterday…

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Court Sequel to Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

A collision between two motor vehicles at the corner of Doble and Mary streets, Grafton, on September 10…

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Accidental Death In Lorry Fatality

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday by Mr. F. M. V. Earle, Deputy Coroner, at Grafton, at the conclusion of evidence at an inquiry into the death of…

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Unusual Accident In Swimming Baths

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

ARMIDALE, Wed. — Shirley Pankhurst, of 226 Dumaresq street, had an unusual accident in the…

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