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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Story of Sensational Road Accident T[?]d in Court

The Uralla Times · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 1

The story of a sensational collision on Uralla-Bundarra Road, about eight miles from Uralla, was told in the Court of Petty Sessions on 23rd inst., before Mr. Debenham, S.M. A timber hauling lorry,…

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Finger Lost in Gun Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 4

As a result of a shooting accident on Sunday afternoon. Michael Ryan, resident at Tattersall's Hotel had the middle…

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Car and Utility in Collision

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 4

A car driven by L. A. [?] of Auburn Vale Road. [?] utility of which Daphne [?] mill of Inverell was the [?]…

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U.s. Train Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday—An express train rammed a local train head on near Clarksville, Tennessee yesterday killing six…

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Court Sequel To Shooting Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 4

A shooting accident on May 27. in Which Phillip Ryan was wounded in the hand, has a [?]el in the…

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Lucky Escape in Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 4

When the car in which he was travelling in Brae Street on Saturday mounted the footpath and overturned,…

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Bingara Road Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 2

About 1 p.m. on Monday last a light truck ran off the Bingara Road about 8 miles from Warialda Railway. It turned over…

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Two Accidents Within An Hour

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 1

Two motor accidents occurred within an hour on the New England highway at Glen Innes on Sunday afternoon…

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Leg Injury in Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 4

Mr. R. V. Dunlop. of Inverell. was conveyed to Inverell District Hospital this afternoon with an Injured leg. sustained…

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Death After Road Accident Mrs. Jane Adams

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

The death occurred last Friday, following a road accident, of Mrs. fane Adams, wife of Mr. A. H. Adams, of Monto…

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Car Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

Mr. R. V. Dunlop, of Inverell, was conveyed to Inverell District Hospital on Wednesday with an injured leg sustained in a car…

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Street Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 8

Alan Eimanuel, the diver of a taxi involved in a collision in Dangar Street, at 10.50 p.m. last Friday, said yesterday…

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23 Drowned Ensenada, Mexico

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Twenty-three persons lost th [?]ir lites when a fishing boat I e ngulfed by a huge wave, sank off the Mexican coast,…

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Driver Injured When Truck Door Opened

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

Gordon Cheshire of Woodstock Road Inverell was driving his utility along the Glen Innes Road about six miles…

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Injured Woman Lay Helpless For 24 Hours SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

An eighty year old woman, who broke her leg when she fell lay helpless on the floor of her North Narrabeen home…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

The N.R.M.A. shares the alarm expressed by the Australian-Read Safety Council at the big increase in the number of…

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Men in Hospital After Truck Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 8

Two men were taken to Arm[?]dale and New England Hospital last night after they had been involved in a…

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Car And Lorry In Collision Smash Near Guyra Rail Crossing Driver Charged on Two Counts

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 5

Joseph Edward Reuben Dawson (35), labourer, appeared at the Guyra Police Court on Tuesday on charges of having driven a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, and with having…

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Victor Vyner Vickery Fined £3 Negligent Driving Charge Sequel To Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 6

The sequel to a collision between a car and a lorry at Guyra on December 2, 1950, was the calling of…

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