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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Inverell Shearer Injured In Car Accident

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 4

A shearer on his way to the "Erina" property of Mr. C. Hunt, near North Star, suffered…

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Collision Blocks Railway Line Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

Thousands of workers were late for work this morning after two trains collided in the Sydney suburban station…

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Head-on Collision. Six in Hospital

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

Six people were admitted to Armidale and New England Hospital following a head-on…

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Extraordinary Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 3
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A Bregenz (Austria) lorry driver died instantly when he saw a headless body drive [?] motor cycle past him…

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Motor Accidents

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

Mr. Jack Harmon sustained injuries to the head on Sunday last in an accident with his truck. The wounds had to…

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Four Accidents in 48 Hours

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 6

In the past 48 hours four accidents have occurred on the roads in or near Armidale. Wednesday, 7.45 p.m.:…

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Woman Hurt in Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 6

Joan Patricia Noal (30), of 267 Canington Road, Coogee, was taken to the Armidale and Now England Hospital…

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Two Women Killed in Car - Truck Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 2

Ambulancemen and Department of Main Roads officers yesterday afternoon used crowbars to extricate the body of one of the two women killed in a car smash on the New England Highway near Glen Innes…

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Two Killed in Motor Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 3

Two of four women in a new American sedan car were killed yesterday when it broadsided into a truck…

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Car Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 2

Mr. Jack Shearston was travelling on the Warialda-Boggabilla road last week when sear Yallaroi Station he came upon a car…

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Two Died in This Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2

Two women died in this collision between a car and a truck on the Armidale Road, near Glen Innes last week. The body of the victim in the photograph had to be prised from the wreckage…

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Did Not Know Of Accident Fined £15

The Inverell Times · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 4

A Queenslander, Stafford Sullivan, was fined £15 by Mr. A. S. McDonald, S.M at Inverell…

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Semi-trailer's Collision with a Stray Horse

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 7

Mr. A. S. McDonald, S.M., at Inverell Court on Monday fined Alexander De Fraine, of Inverell, £1, plus 12/ costs, for…

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Truck's Collision with Cattle Whose Drover Had No Permit

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 4

A motor transport that ran into a mob of cattle on May 21 and killed and injured some was the indirect cause of the drover being fined for travelling the stock without a permit…

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Road Accidents

Guyra Argus · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1

Two road accidents occurred in the vicinity of Guyra during the past week. On Saturday afternoon a…

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Painful Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Swilks met with a painful accident at Barraba on Saturday night. He attended the dance there tendered to…

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Motor Accident Leads to D.u.i. Charge

The Uralla Times · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 4

Leonard. S. Cooper, at uralla Petty Sessions on 23rd inst., appeared on a charge of driving a motor car whilst under…

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Motor Cycle Fatality on Tingha Road

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 4

An 18-year-old youth who had just completed his National Service training and arrived…

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Court Sequel To Collision On Tingha Bridge

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 7

An Inverell taxi-cab and a utility truck were involved in a collision on Tingha Bridge on February 23, and as a…

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