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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

365 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 19

176 Men Missing Destroyer Sank After Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon.—Navy officials held little hope to-day for 176 missing personnel of the destroyer…

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Elderly Sawtell Resident Dies After Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

William Rolf Vick Pearce, aged 82 years, cf Bonville Reserve, passed away m the Coffs Harbour District Hospital on…

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Accident at Local Mill

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. Harold Fredericks, employed at Backhouse, Roebuck's mill, Dorrigo, escaped very serious injuries yesterday…

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Ayre Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Sun.--Ian Ayre, 22-year-old Australian Davis Cup player, will be out of tennis for two to six…

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Six Killed 50 Injured In Road Toll

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun. --Six persons have been killed and over 50 injured in week-end road accidents in…

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Two Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Two people were killed and three injured in road accidents in New South Wales to-day…

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7 DEAD, 95 INJURED City-Bound Electric Trains Crash In Dense Fog

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wed--Seven people were killed--five men and two women--and 95 were injured to-day, in one of the worst train smashes in Australia's history. Of the 95 injured 19 were still in hospital--four of them…

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Tram Collision Injures 20

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Twenty people were injured one seriously, when a tram smashed into the rear of a…

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Injured in Fall

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 6

Yesterday, William Bell, 56 of Baryulgil, suffered a lacerated wound, on the back of the head and…

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Man Injured in Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon.--Late to-night a man was injured when a motor car and a utility collided head…

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Road Accidents Grave Problem

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday--One of the State's gravest problems was the "shockingly high incidence of motor accidents on our roads," the Premier (Mr. Cahill) said to-day…

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Bushworker Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

A gash in the left leg, just above the ankle, was suffered by Charles Frederick Hunter (21), of…

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Foot Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

GLENREACH. -- Gordon Hugh Hyatt, of Athol Glen, hear Glenreagh, had his left foot badly injured when it…

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Shire President's Car in Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

Mr. Mark, Goldstein, President of the Bellingen Shire Council, was driving his car on the Pacific Highway about 2½ miles…

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Three Die, Two Injured in Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

BENDIGO, Sun.--Three men were killed and two seriously injured when a sedan car collided with the…

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Butcher Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

While cutting up meat at May and Armstrong's butcher shop, Grafton, yesterday, William Phelps, 20…

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Bellingen Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 6

BELLINGEN.-- While playing with the Coffs Diggers Reserve Grade team on the Bellingen Park…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 3

John Layton a Grafton High School student, and a son of, Mr. and Mrs. A. Layton of Bent street. South…

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Collision At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN, Fri.--Shortly after noon to-day vehicles collided at the junction of River street and Stanley…

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Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 4

James Small, 18 Victoria street. Grafton, last night suffered a injury to his…

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