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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

338 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 17

King Injured In Car Crash

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The featherweight boxing champion of New South Wales was seriously, injured late…

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Taloumbi Men Injured

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN, Mon. -- The engineer of the Dungowan Dam asked Sergeant R. Peterkin, of Maclean, to-day…

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Army Tragedy 2 Drowned, I Missing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- Two soldiers were drowned when seven army amphibious vehicles foundered off Port Stephens at about 3 a.m. to-day…

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Fatally Injured In Motor Mishap

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Horace M. Sherlock, a former well-known resident of Grafton, was fatally injured in a motor mishap…

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2 Naval Recruits Believed Drowned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Two men, believed to be naval recruits, are missing believed drowned following the sinking of a Royal Australian Navy cutter off…

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Drove 2 Years On Permits, Then Accident

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--A woman who held a driver's licence for a month after learning to…

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Timber Man Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

A Grafton timber contractor suffered severe injuries to his right leg when a log rolled on it while he was…

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Accidents Mar Visit to Cairns

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

CAIRNS, Sunday. -- A day of incidents for the Queen was culminated last night when she received a cable informing her of the Singapore air disaster…

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Collision at Intersection

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

A collision between two motor vehicles occurred at the Prince and Bacon street intersection yesterday…

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Court Sequel To Collision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 4

A collision at the intersection of Craig and Clarence streets, Grafton, on October 14, 1953, was the…

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Teamster Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 2

Daniel Shipman 23, single, farmer, of Tallawadjah Creek, suffered hip injuries while unyoking a…

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17 Injured In Brisbane Tram Smash

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wed.--Seventeen people were injured when a tram packed with people on their way to see…

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Car-Cycle Collision

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

MACLEAN, Sun.-- A collision occurred at the intersection of Argyle and McLachlan streets, Maclean,…

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Child Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Ethel June Davis (7), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Davis, of 10 William street, South Grafton, fell…

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Boy (7) Drowned At Narrabeen

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--A seven-year-old boy was drowned while swimming in Narrabeen Lakes this morning…

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Accident with Lawnmower

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

CORAMBA. -- Mrs. O. J. Hunt, of Coramba, lost a finger in an accident with a lawnmower. Not realising…

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Elderly Woman Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

COPFS HARBOUR, Wed.--Mrs. Margaret Wood, 84, of Bonville street, Coffs Harbour, suffered a…

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Collision in South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 5

Minor damage was sustained by two motor vehicles in a collision in Ryan street, South…

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Footballer Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Val McLennan well-known district footballer, is a patient in the Lower Clarence Hospital, Maclean,…

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Minister in Collision

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 6

STANDERTON (Transvaal), Tues. -- Seventy- one-year-old African Finance Minister, Nicholaas…

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