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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Child Injured Whilst at Play

Macleay Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 4

Larry Wilkes, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilkes, of Tozer Street, sustained a painful lacerated wound to his left…

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Girl Seriously Injured When Struck by Truck

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

An eight-years-old girl who was struck by a truck at Moorland on Friday night, was admitted to M.R.D…

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Two Boys Injured in Fishing Boat Explosion

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 4

YAMBA. -- Two lads have been admitted to Maclean hospital, one in a critical and the other in a serious condition, following an explosion on a petrol-driven fishing boat on Sunday morning…

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14 Accidents in Two Weeks

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

The Manning District Ambulance Service has attended a record number of 14 major accidents since…

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Man Fatally Injured in Train Fall

The Northern Champion · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 6

A 60-years-old man fell out of the southbound Brisbane Express at 4.15 a.m. on Tuesday, died 20 minutes later…

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Thumb Injured Whilst Using Axe

Macleay Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

Mr. John Thomas Pearce, of Crescent Head, sustained a painful and severe thumb injury whilst using an axe…

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Lad Injured in Fall From Tree

Macleay Argus · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

Owen Richard Ellevsen, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Ellevsen, of South West Rocks, fell from a tree on…

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Broke Left Leg in Car Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

William Hudson, of Brown's Hill, received a broken left leg when he was involved in a car accident in York Street…

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Man Injured

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

A man suffered severe injuries when he was knocked down by a car in York Street Taree, early on Sunday…

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Fettler Fatally Injured After Attending Picnic

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

A man who attended the annual Railway Picnic at Old Bar yesterday was fatally injured in an accident a few…

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Another Accident at Jones Island Corner

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

Still another accident has occurred at Emerton's corner on the Pacific Highway, at Jones Island…

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One Killed and Two Injured

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Jan. 26: A Lascar seaman was killed and two Lascar seamen were injured on the British…

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Tamban Fatality Man Found Dying in His Dairy

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

Mr. William Searle, 59, of Tamban, was found in a dying condition in his dairy, about 4.15 p.m. on Monday…

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Railway Fettler Fatally Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Lawrence Relf, railway fettler, was fatally injured when struck by a fruit express at Nooroo Siding, 12 miles north…

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Urunga Fatality; Boy Fell From Bridge Pylon

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

A thirteen years old youth, Noel Ross Bracken, was killed instantly when he fell from a bridge pylon at Urunga, on Wednesday afternoon about 5 o'clock. Deceased, accompanied by…

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Twenty Drowned When Ice Thawed

Macleay Argus · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 31: Extreme cold continues to sweep England, and at least 18 children, including four…

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Two Men Drowned In Forster Wreck

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

Two men were drowned when the 45-ft. fishing boat, Leisure, capsized on the bar at Forster at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday…

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Man Injured at Loco Shed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

Struck on the leg by a piece of iron while working at the Taree loco shed on Saturday, C. B. Everest…

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Child Injured Fall From Shed

Macleay Argus · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 4

Audrey Putland, 10, playing at her home in Macleay Street, East Kempsey, on Friday afternoon,…

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Two Men Drowned at Forster

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

Two men were drowned when the 45-ft. fishing boat, Leisure, capsized on the bar at Forster at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday…

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