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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

314 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 16

Motor Cycle Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

A Wollongong man, Harry Crompton, whose age is not known, was taken by ambulance to Grafton Base…

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Young Carpenter Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

A 22-years-old Grafton carpenter died at Grafton Base Hospital yesterday morning from injuries received in a fall at Peters Creameries' factory on Saturday morning…

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Car Runs Off Punt; Man Drowned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.--Dr. Colin Gordon Templeman, 60, of Bateman's Bay, was drowned when his car crashed…

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Road Accidents On Highway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 4

WOOLGOOLGA, Tues.--Two accidents involving motor cars occurred on the Pacific Highway between…

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Two Drowned In Heavy Seas

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Two of three men who were lifting craypots were drowned to-day when a 30ft. fishing launch from, which they were working was swamped and later smashed to pieces on rocks…

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Accidentally Shot

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

NAIROBI (Kenya), Wed.--Donald Smith, owner of the first European farm raided in daylight by Mau…

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Drowned In Surf

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The president of the New South Wales Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable…

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Spectators Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 5

LONDON, Sun.--Thirty-eight Scottish Soccer spectators, eight of whom were sent to hospital were…

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Boy Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Donald Ross Wilkes, aged five, suffered a lacerated wound to his forehead when he ran into a…

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Horseman Hurt In Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Edward Wilson, of Ryan street, South Grafton, was injured when flung from a horse yesterday afternoon…

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Critically Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

LISMORE, Wed.--A man whose identity is unknown Was critically injured in a head-on collision on the…

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Cars In Collision

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

Late on Sunday last, Mr. L. Barley's Hudson taxi and another sedan car were involved in an accident on that part of…

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Accidents at Lower Bucca

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

Two yuong men in the Lower Bucca districts worn the victims of accidents recently. They were Messrs. Len Goodecough…

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No Excuse for Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

"There seems no reason such an accident should happen on a good bitumen road," said Mr. A. E. Capp, SM, when fining…

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Destroyed After Track Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- Former country galloper, Fleur De York, was destroyed after a track accident at…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Fri.--At Coffs Harbour to-night Cecil Williams, 38, of Korora, a Northern Rivers…

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Accidents To Young Children

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 6

Accidents to young children frequently occur when they run, carrying breakable objects such as bottles…

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Accidents On Day Duck Season Opens

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Four duck shooters are dead, and another critically wounded, as a result of accidents on the opening day of the duck season yesterday…

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Three Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Three men were killed in road accidents in New South Wales this week-end. John Anton (34), of Lysaght's Hotel,…

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Collision In Fog

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Mon.--The Panamanian ship, Cimon (7190 tons) damaged her bows extensively in a…

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