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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Woman's Fatal Injuries in Road Accident at Spring Creek

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

A Rozelle, Sydney, woman died in Narraweema Private Hospital at 6.30 a.m. on Sunday morning from injuries she received when…

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Coronial Inquiry Verdict of Accidental Death

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 1

At Kempsey Court House on March 27 the District Coroner, Mr. N. L. Parker, J. P., held on inquiry into the death of the late Mr. Hamilton…

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Gloucester River Bridge Fatality — Coroner's Recommendation on Road Barriers

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. F. J. Smith, made a recommendation yesterday that the Gloucester Shiro Council as the…

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Road Accident

The Northern Champion · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. John Everingham met with a nasty accident on Easter Monday when his motorcycle collided with a straying beast…

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Engine Driver Injured

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

Mr. M. J. Kelleher, engine driver at Taree met with a painful accident at the engine shed on Monday, when an iron bar fell from an engine and…

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Cycle & Car Collide: Man Seriously Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

Douglas Noel Ferguson. 20, of 33 Smith Street. Taree, was seriously injured when his bicycle and a motor car driven by Robert William Holden,…

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City Residents Hurt In Holiday Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 6

Manning District Ambulance was in attendance at several accidents during the Easter holiday period. Three Sydney residents, involved…

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Accident At Ward's River: Woman Killed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 5

Mrs. Evelyn Iris Newlyn, 46. of Quirk Street. Rozelle, died in a Gloucester Hospital on Sunday, from injuries received when a…

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Footballer Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

On Sunday, Ken Parish, of Smith town, received a probable fracture of the left forearm while playing football. First aid was…

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Small Girl Injured

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

A small girl was admitted to "Mayo" Hospital on Monday suffering with a lacerated wound to the thigh and right leg…

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Head-on Collision Near Nabiac

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 7

Three persons were admitted to M.R.D. Hospital after a head-on collision between two sedan cars on the Krambach Road two miles from…

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Cars Collide Two Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

Two people were injured when they were involved in a car accident rear East Kempsey monument on Saturday…

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Finger Injured in Mower

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

When his index finger caught in a horse drawn mower, Mr. Frank Worth, of Krambach, sustained a compound fracture…

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Woman Fatally Injured In Crash

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 7

Travelling to Laurieton for a holiday on Saturday afternoon a Sydney woman was fatally injured. She was Mrs. Evelyn Iris Newlyn…

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Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

About 7 o'clock on Saturday morning a very severe motor collision occurred at East Kempsey, not far from the point on the bridge approach where…

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Gun Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

Fay O'Connor, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Victor O"Connor, of Repton, was shooting at a target with a single shot 22 rifle on Sunday…

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Show Riders Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 5

Max Gooch, one of the outstanding riders at the Show, had a lucky escape from more serious injury in the last event of the day (the tyre…

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Injured In Jump Onto Ferry

The Northern Champion · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 7

Jumping onto a ferry boat at Tuncurry, a 72-years-old man sustained a probable fracture to his right leg…

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Woman Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 1

When a horse and sulky and a car were involved in a collision on Sunday night, Mrs. Marie Beilby, of Greenhill, received injuries to the…

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Footballer Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 1

Three players were injured in the football game at the Verge Street Oval on Sunday. They were: --…

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