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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Injured in Quarry Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 4

A young laborer received concussion and abrasions to the forehead and face when he fell down a quarry face at…

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Police, Students Clash in Tokyo; Many Injured Tokyo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

Club-swinging Japanese police clashed with an estimated 1000 angry students of Tokyo's…

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No Advances on Claims for Rail Accident Victims Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

A Railway Department official said today that as far as he knew, there was no provision…

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Man Injured When Gun Barrel Bursts

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 6

A piece of the barrel of a 12-gauge shotgun passed through a young Walcha man's left arm near the elbow. A…

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Class Showered in Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 4

Shattered glass was showered on the roadway when two cars collided on the corner of Marsh and Dumaresq…

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Man Injured When Gun Barrel Bursts

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

A [?] of a 12 prize [?] left [?]…

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Truck Accident

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. Bub Walsh was driving his truck down the Guyra Pinch on Monday night when he found a semi-trailer drawn…

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Accidents

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. C. Niland whilst playing on the local golf links on Sunday afternoon, was struck by a golf ball just under the…

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Eight Injured in Head-on Car Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

[?] his wife were critically in[?] on collision between two [?] Tenterfield Road a mile and [?] of Glen Innes this morning…

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Fifth Rail Accident Since May 7

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The fifth railway accident in New South Wales wince May 7 occurred at New Barowra. 20 miles north…

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Three Vehicles in Collision

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 3

At about 4.30. p.m. on Wednesday, 14th inst a collision occurred between a car going through and a meter truck…

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Dangerous Practice in Transport of Sick and Injured

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

The Superintendent of the Inverell District Ambulance, Mr. J. D. A. Roberts, today warned the public against the "ever increasing practice of conveying sick and injured patients to medical aid or…

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One in Every Three N.S.W. Residents in Road Accident If Present Rate Continues. Safer in Korea Than On Australian Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 8

Stressing the very high loss of life from road accidents, the Field Officer of the Road Safety Council, Mr. W. M. P[?]a[?]e, at the official opening of the exhibition in Inverell, said that it was much…

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A Collision in Byron Street

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 4

A collision occurred between a truck driven by Keith Bates, of Tingha Road, Inverell, and a sedan driven by Gerald…

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Many Remarkable Escapes in Road Accidents Death Roll Could Be Worse, Say Police

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 2

Since the beginning of the year, three persons hare met death violently on Glen Innes reads. The first two fatalities involved horses…

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Claim As Sequel To Bonshaw Fatality

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 1

An Ashford timber worker and carter who was killed when his loaded truck overturned…

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Compensation Claim "Injured By Fellow Workers At Howell"

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 4

Sixty-year-old Inverell labourer, Robert F. Schaefer, claimed yesterday that while working at…

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Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 4

Two vehicles were extensively damaged in a collision on the corner of Jessie and Brown Streets at 10.45 a.m…

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Child Drowned At Mt. Russell

The Inverell Times · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

Steven John Hudson, 16-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hudson, of Mt. Russell, was drowned in a…

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Child Drowned in Fish-pond

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

INVERELL: Steven John Hudson, 16-months-old son of Mr. and Mr. Arthur Hudson, of Mt. Russell, was drowned in a…

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