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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Finger Injured

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

Noeline Everson, 14, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. E. Everson, of Clarence Ryan Avenue, sustained a…

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Man Injured

The Northern Champion · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

A man suffered a probable fracture to the wrist when struck by the crank handle of a motor vehicle at Peter's…

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Sequel To Collision With Doctor's Car

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

Sequel to a collision between a motor lorry and a doctor's car in Gloucester on February 24 was heard in the Gloucester Court of…

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Ankle Injured

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Carl Baker, of Tozer street, West Kempsey, accidentally fell down a set of steps on Thursday evening,…

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Axeman Killed in Freak Accident

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

ARMIDALE.--The District Coroner, Mr. T. F. Henderson, said in the Coroner's Court that a man met his death…

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Accidental Death in Cooperabung Smash

Macleay Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 4

PORT MACQUARIE.--The District Coroner, Mr. T. Maloney, J.P., returned a finding of Accidental death after conducting an inquest in connection with the death of Mr. and Mrs…

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Mr. Amos Hardes Injured in Collision

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

Well-known Taree business man Mr Harold Amos Hardes was severely injured in a collision on the…

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Mill Accident

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

Mr. Noel Partridge, sawyer at Mr. E. W. Bourke's mill at Glenrock, sustained a serious and painful injury…

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Two Injured in District Accidents

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 3

Two people were injured in district accidents this week. They are Mrs. D. Hardy, of Bulliac, and Bill Weismantel, 18, of…

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Two Injured in Power House Blast

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 1

COOMA, Thurs. -- Two men were critically injured today when a short circuit caused an explosion at the power…

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Two Accidents at Week-end

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

Taree Police investigated two accidents involving motor vehicles over the week-end. At seven o'clock on…

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Bulahdelah Near Fatality

The Northern Champion · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Colin Woodward of Markwell Road, had a narrow escape from serious injury, and possible drowning, when…

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Cyclist Injured in Highway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 2

A motor cyclist received concussion when he was thrown from his machine at Coal Creek near Ward's River on Tuesday afternoon…

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Cars Damaged In Collision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

Two cars were extensively damaged when they collided on the Taree-Tuncurry road on Friday…

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Bulahdelah Collision

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 5

A motor accident at Bulahdelah late on Saturday afternoon, when two utilities were involved in a collision…

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Collision on Tuncurry Road

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 1

A series of potholes on a bend in the Taree-Tuncurry Road is believed to have been the cause of a collision…

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Injured in Fall Over Bulldozer

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 2

A difference between a young man and a bulldozer early last night resulted in the young man being admitted to hospitals with painful…

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Carving Knife Accident

The Northern Champion · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 1

An 11-years-old boy received an incised wound to his right wrist while playing with a carving knife at his home…

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Lion Tamer Injured

Macleay Argus · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 1

LONDON, July 5 : A South African woman lion tamer, Miss A. Walker, was badly mauled today when…

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Bicycle Accident

Macleay Argus · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3

Mr. John Eric Brest, 20, of South West Rocks, had a severe fall from a bicycle in Sea street, Kempsey, on…

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