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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

338 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 17

Injured in Fall From Horse

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

Arthur John Kevin Olive (12) Son, of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Olive, of Cangai, was injured yesterday in a fall…

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Lower River Car Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

MACLEAN. Fri.--At the Oyster Channel a car ran off the road at the causeway, plunging into the…

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Man Killed In Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A man was killed and several others injured in week-end road accidents in N.S.W…

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Girl Drowned

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.-- A years-old girl drowned to-day when she fell into a private swimming pool at…

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Ace Jockey Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 7

LONDON, Thurs. -- Sir Gordon Richards (50), injured in a race fall yesterday, may not he able to ride…

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Responsibility To Avoid Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon. -- A new traffic regulation has been gazetted placing the responsibilty on a driver…

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Colliery Employee Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

Eric George Sellers (30), of 24 Wharf street, South Grafton, an employee at the Nymboida Colliery,…

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Died After Fight, Accidental Death

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--A young Canberra man who was fatally injured in a fight had died accidentally, the Acting City Coroner, Mr. E. J. Forrest, found to-day…

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Sir A. Fadden Injured in Accident

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Fri. -- The Country Party Leader, Sir Arthur Fadden, was seriously injured in a car accident…

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Death Of Cyclist Accidental

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 4

Mr. F. M. V. Earle, Deputy Coroner, at Grafton yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death at an inquest on Ivan Westman Challinor, 24, of South…

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Sequel to Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 6

COFFS HARBOUR.-- A prosecution against James William Daniel, of Long street, Coffs Harbour,…

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Both English Half-Backs On Injured List

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.--England may be unable, to field a regular half-back in the match against N.S.W. at the…

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Winger Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.--English winger, Billy Boston, is reported to be suffering from fluid on the knee…

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Man Killed Constable Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.-- A man Was killed' and a police constable critically injured in a road accident in…

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Pinned Under Tractor Death Accidental

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tues.--An inquest into the death of John Henry McKinnon, of Ashby, was held at Maclean Court House to-day, by Mr. W. J. Rolph, Coroner…

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Accidents Near Mines

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.-- A coal truck driver has been killed arid anther seriously injured in two separate…

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Child Hit By Car Seriously Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

A six-year-old Grafton child was admitted to Grafton Base Hospital in a serious condition yesterday afternoon, after having been struck by a motor car…

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Badly Injured Man Beside Railway Line

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 3

LISMORE, Sun.—A man was found shockingly injured beside the Sydney-Brisbane railway line near…

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Seven Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Seven people have been killed and many others injured in New South Wales road accidents at the week-end…

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To Reduce Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 6

WELLINGTON.--To cut down the pedestrian accident rate, the Transport Department has designed a…

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