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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

365 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 19

Schoolgirl Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 2

Yesterday Patty McMahon (12), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMahon, of 76 Alice street, Grafton, fell…

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Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

Gordon Newman (11), of 18a Nome street, South Grafton. sustained a probable fracture of his right…

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Man Injured When Thrown From Car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Mon.—A man reported to be E. A. Hughes (36), of Telegraph Point, was seriously injured late…

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Hugby League Increased Benefits for C.h. & Jetty Injured Players

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 6

Substantially increased compensation of up to £10 a week will be paid to injured players of the Coffs Harbour and Jetty…

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Drowned When Speedboat Sank

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—The occupant of a speedboat was drowned before the horrmed gaze of his wife, when his…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

MACLEAN.—On Sunday at neon a motor cyclist was involved in a collision with a truck in front of Maclean…

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Swept Off Rocks And Drowned

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Sunday—A 45-years-old Coifs Harbour resident, George Alfred Mussared, was washed to his death from the rocks on Macauley's Headland, near Coffs…

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Grafton Woman in Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

ACLEAN, Monday. — A Grafton resident, Mrs. S. Whiteman. was involved in a motor accident north of…

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Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Rav McKenzie (25). of Harper's Hill Greta, near Maitland was fatally injured last…

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Car—Bus Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 2

A collision between a motor bus driven by Ivan Boyle, of Huka, and a car driven by John Charles…

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Accidents at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 2

A utility truck being driven by Robert Arthur Shephard, of 5 Hawthorne street. South Grafton from…

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Jockeys Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.—Two jockeys were taken to hospital after a race smash at Kilmore to-day…

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Facts On Mine Accident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

The under-manager of Nymboida Collieries (Mr. George Hazeihurst) reported yesterday that the facts…

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Road Accidents Kill Five

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Five people were killed and four injured, three critically, in week-end road accidents in New South Wales. A 43-year-old woman…

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Man Killed In Collision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A man was killed and three injured when a lorry and a car collided near Picton…

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Long Journey To Injured Man

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 2

A Grafton ambulance bearer was involved in a sevenhour journey on Wednesday night before an…

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Mill Accident At Karangi

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

A log rolled on William McGrath when he was working at the Karangi sawmill and caused injuries to his leg. He was…

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Injured by Car After Learning of Wife's Death

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.—A new Australian was knocked off his bicycle and critically injured by a car to-day during…

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Two Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Two men were killed, a girl critically injured and another man hurt in road accidents early…

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Woman Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 5

An elderly woman, Mrs. N. James, of 193 Oliver street. Grafton, fell to the floor at her home on…

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