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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Dangerous Parking Causes Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 4

Strong action is necessary to prevent fatalities to motorists caused by dangerous parking, in the N.R.M.A's…

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Unusual Accident

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

A motor-cyclist received a broken arm in unusual circumstances near Coopernook on Friday…

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Cow, Cyclist, Car in Collision

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 4

A motor cyclist, a car and a cow were involved in an unusual accident on the Pacific Highway near Coopernock on…

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Many Accidents

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: More than 20 accidents in the Sydney Metropolitan area were reported to police last night in…

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Youth Injured

The Northern Champion · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 10

While working at Dunn's sawmill, Taree, on Wednesday, Kevin Cains (18), of Kolodong, had his toes…

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Coroner Finds Boy's Death Due Accident

The Northern Champion · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

A finding that an eight-years-old boy had died from injuries accidentally received when his clothes were…

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Youth Injured at Football

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 6

Brian Single, 17, who received probable concussion while playing football for Taree-Old against…

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Taree Trainee Injured in Camp

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 1

A Taree trainee was injured on Saturday in the only accident that has so far occurred at the 13 th Infantry…

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Head Injured When Struck By Horse

Macleay Argus · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 4

Aubrey Clarke, 19, of Dungay Creek, sustained a severe and painful wound to the back of his head when…

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Man Washed Into Sea and Drowned at Forster

Macleay Argus · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 7

Oscar Lethbridge, 80, a retired dentist, was drowned at Forster on Friday. About 7 a.m. Lethbridge was…

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Drowning Fatality. Fisherman Washed From Rocks

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Another addition to the large army of rode fishermen to lose their lives in Uteri ardent endeavor, at a hazardous risk, to…

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Fisherman Drowned at Elizabeth Beach

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Another addition to the large army of rock fishermen to lose their lives in their ardent endeavour, at a hazardous risk, to secure the finny…

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Coronial Inquiry on Man Drowned at Forster

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 4

A verdict of accidental drowning was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. R. V. Hough) at a Coronial Inquiry, at Forster on Friday afternoon into the cause of the death of…

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Small Boy Dies Following Street Accident

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

A small boy who was knocked down by a lorry in Commerce Street Taree on Friday afternoon, died six…

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Leg Broken in Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 3

Involved in a collis'on with a car on the Kimbriki Road on Monday afternoon, an 18-year-old motor cyclist, Errol…

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Accidentally Shot

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, May 4. -- Late this afternoon Mrs. Avard, of Willow Tree, handed her husband a rifle to shoot a sick…

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Road Accident Figures for Macleay District

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

Road accident figures for New South Wales for 1953 show that there were five deaths caused in the Macleay Valley, four of them in the Macleay Shire, and 17 persons were injured…

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Seven Injured In Two Accidents

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

The members of two families were injured in separate road accidents in the Manning district on Saturday. Three people were admitted…

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Aboriginal Woman Injured [?] Bellbrook

Macleay Argus · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 4

Mrs. T. Cook, 45, of Bellbrook Aboriginal Station, was admitted to the Macleay District Hospital yesterday,…

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Women Killed in Unusual Road Fatality

Macleay Argus · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 3

GRAFTON. -- A woman was fatally injured in a motor accident on the Pacific Highway near the Corindi-Clarence school, about 26 miles from here on Friday…

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