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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

360 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 18

Road Accident Toll

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

Stronger action by the Government is urgently necessary if the road accident position is to improve, in the opinion of…

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Road Accident Toll

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 6

Stronger action by the Government is urgently necessary if the road accident position is to improve in the opinion of…

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Flood Fatality At Hillston

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A pensioner, James Ryan (62), was found drowned today in a [?]ut at Hillston which had…

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Drowned in Flooded Hut

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A military pensioner, James Ryan, 62 was found drowned to-day in a but at Hillston, which had been…

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Man Drowned in Flooded Lachlan Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 2

Military pensioner, James Ryan, 62 was found drowned today in a hut at Hillston, which had been flooded by…

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Man Injuremn Car Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

A man received a lacerated forehead and was taken to hospital after a collision between a car and a…

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Pillion Rider Injured in Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

The pillion rider of a motor-cycle had his leg broken in a collison at the intersection of [?]Fergusou, Streets,…

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Three Injured At Coal Mine

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed.— Three miners were seriously injured when a line of skips overturned on…

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Cars in Head-on Collision

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 6

Occupants of two ears had narrow escapes from serious injury on Saturday week when the vehicles collided head on about two…

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Head Injured in Football Match

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 7

Brian Higgins, 18, of Taylor street, a clerk employed at the Bank of N.S.W., Armidale, suffered severe concussion while…

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Tamworth Accident Inverell Resident Injured

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

Mr. David Pry. of 31 Brae Street, was admitted to Tamworth Base Hospital on Monday afternoon with a…

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Carrier Injured By Gas Cylinder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 6

James Fields, a carrier, of 66 Dumaresq Street, sustained severe concussion when a gas cylinder struck him on the…

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Townsville Mail In Collision BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 6

Passengers on the Townsville Mail and the crews of two trains had lucky escapes from injury when the Mail,…

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Triangular Sports Two Boys Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 1

Two boys were hurt in one of the last matches of the three-day Triangular Sports contest between Tenterfield,…

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Tea Spills in Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 6

The driver of a car which collied with a truck on the New England Highway, two and a half miles north of…

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Boy Injured In Fall From Bicycle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 6

Don Myhill, 15. of 65 Marsh Street, Armidale, severely lacerated the thumb of his right hand and sustained…

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CYCLING Two Injured In 46 Miles Road Race

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 6

A (fall) marred the Inverell Cycle club’s 46 miles road on race on the Glen Innes road on Saturday…

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Man Injured in Fall From Truck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 6

Dal Monley, aged 22, of Jeffrey Street, Armidale, received slight concussion when he fall from a truck and…

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Highway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 6

It was reported in,last issue that the mob of sheep involved in an accident on the New England Highway on…

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Injured in Fall From Motor Cycle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 4

James Hillard, of 138 Marsh Street, Armidale, sustained gravel rash to the nose, hip and hands and received a…

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