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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Archbishop Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr. James Duhig, 79, was injured in a car smash at New Farm, near…

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Injured by Dowelling Machine

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

Last Friday morning, Dangar St. resident, John Coverdale, aged 35, a machinist employed by the A.A.A. Moulding Company, at South…

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Injured by Circular Saw

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

A 63-year-old employee of Hennessy's Sawmill, Gideon Gill, of Druitt Street, South Kempsey, received lacerated wounds to his right…

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First Potato Chips Were Made By Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Potato chips, firm favourites with all Australian boys and girls, have an interesting origin. An American Indian cook who accidentally…

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Temporary Insanity Seen As Road Accident Cause

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

Accidents are caused by temporary lowering of intelligence, or by temporary failure to use our intelligence—in other words, by temporary insanity, or loss of personal responsibility…

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Three Injured In Collision

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

Three people were injured, one seriously, when a collision occurred between a motor cycle and a milk cart in Lachlan St.,…

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Woman Injured in Fall

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

Mrs. A. Lee, of 64 Victoria Street, was conveyed to the M.R.D. Hospital by Manning District Ambulance following a fall at her home…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

At about 10.45 on Saturday morning Mr. Reginald Baker, of Middleton-st., was riding a motor cycle in the vicinity of Carrai-street, South Kempsey,…

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Man Drowned at Gladstone

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

The body of William Henry Colling, an old age pensioner of Frederickton, was found in the Macleay River, about 20 yards from the Belmore River bridge, early this morning. Judging by the position of the body, it is believed that Colling…

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Injured Knee

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

When he slipped and fell whilst at work last Friday, Charles Rossiter, 43, an employee of the Macleay Shire Council living at…

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Foot Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

James Baxter, 9, son of Constable and Mrs. G. Baxter, of West Kempsey, on Sunday injured the instep of his left foot when dismounting…

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Ambulance Attended 3 District Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

During the week-end Manning District Ambulance attended three accident cases. Mr. Frank Mills (30), of…

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Injured in Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

In a collision between a bicycle and a motor cycle yesterday, the cyclist received a lacerated wound to the left knee and was taken by…

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Cyclist Injured In Collision With Dog

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

A seventeen-year-old girl cyclist received several and painful injuries yesterday when she was thrown to the…

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Factory Hand Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

Early yesterday morning, John Clarke, 17, of Bellimbopinni, a factory hand employed at the Frederickton cheese factory, received…

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Shark Grabs Jewfish: Fisherman Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 8

A Urunga fisherman has had a peculiar experience with a shark. Fishing with a rod from the rocks near the river bar, he had caught…

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Visitor Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

Thursday last, the Kempsey Ambulance had one of its busiest last Thursday Mrs. Patricia Taylor, 40, of Wauchope, fell in the…

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Youth's Arm Injured on Circular Saw

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

A youth suffered an incised wound to his right forearm this morning when it came an contact with a circular saw…

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First Potato Chips Made By Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 8

Potato chips, firm favourites with all Australian boys and girls, have an interesting origin. An American Indian cook who accidentally dropped…

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Motorist Injured at Cundle Plains

The Northern Champion · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

Suffering abrasions to the left leg and shoulder and shock, a man was conveyed by ambulance to M.R.D. Hospital yesterday…

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