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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

314 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 16

Fisherman Drowned; Swept Out To Sea

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--A fisherman was swept out to sea and drowned despite an heroic rescue attempt by his brother-in-law at Rosa Gully, Vaucluse, late to-day…

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Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Two men have died and many others have been injured in accidents on Victorian…

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Ten Injured In Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Ten people were injured, four seriously, when a tramways bus collided with…

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Collision Blocks Intersection

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 3

When a utility van and a motor car collided at the cross roads at the foot of Bent street, South Grafton,…

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Accident Had Part In Carioca's Career

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Carioca would have done most of his racing in Brisbane but for a serious accident to his…

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Accident-Crime Free Eastertime

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 3

A Grafton police officer said yesterday that absence of serious accident or crime over the Easter Holiday period was most pleasing…

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Driver Injured; Lorry Wrecked

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 3

A truck owner suffered a fractured right leg and wrecked his vehicle when it crashed into a telephone pole…

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Timber Worker Seriously Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 2

Condition of Henry Woods, 27, timber worker, of Ebor, was reported at midnight to be, satisfactory…

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Ankles Injured On

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 5

Two men were admitted to Grafton Base Hospital on Saturday suffering from probable fractured ankles…

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Two Killed In Train Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A railway ganger was killed instantly when he was struck by an electric…

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Family Killed in Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon.-- Six persons, including an entire family of four, were killed in a collision between their…

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Man Found Injured. in Town Lane

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

A Coffs Harbour Jetty resident, Daniel Cunning, was found in a lane at the rear of High Street on Wednesday night He was…

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Trainer Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

Grafton trainer, Les Holton, suffered a dislocate shoulder when he was thrown from a colt he was…

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Failed To Stop After Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR. -- At the Coffs Harbour Court of Petty Sessions, Kelvin Luckett. of Coffs Harbour,…

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Girl Injured

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 4

Mary Howard, nine-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Howard, of Prince street, Grafton, broke her left arm…

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Collision At Coffs

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Sun.--Mr. W. Marriott, of Bent street, Coffs Harbour Jetty, suffered a probable fracture…

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Two Women Injured In Car Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

TWO Grafton women were admitted to Grafton Base Hospital on Saturday night following injuries…

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Four Die In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Four persons were killed in week-end road accidents in New South Wales…

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Accidents Over Week-end

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 3

Several accidents occurred in Grafton over the week- end. Dawn Saunders, aged four…

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Serious Accident Was Possible

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 4

YAMBA, Friday.--"Unless immediate action is taken to widen the roadway in Clarence Street, at the Queen Street intersection," declared Mr. W. Marr, at a…

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