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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

397 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 20

Car's Collision with Tree

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 4

A car was extensively damaged when it collided with a tree in Urabatta Street at 1.15 a.m. yesterday…

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Student Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 8

Mansley Matterson, 18, a student at the Armidale Teachers' College, sustained a lacerated wound over his left…

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Man Fatally Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

A man was fatally injured in a collision at the intersection of Butler and Barney Streets,…

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Car and Truck in Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 8

Two passengers of a car which collided with a motor lorry at the intersection of Mann and Douglas Streets,…

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Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

Last Thursday evening when fifteen miles south of Glen Innes near Glencoe, a motor cycle ridden by Colin…

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Armidale Fatality

The Uralla Times · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

Robert James Symington, 52 of Bundarra Road, Armidale, died in Armidale Hospital on Good Friday as the result…

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Vehicle Skidded Off Road; Man Injured

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 4

Oswald Claude Kliendienst, of Bethany, Inverell Road, Armidale, was injured when a Land Rover he was driving…

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Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 3

Recently Mr. Darby, of the City garage, Armidale, was proceeding along the Guyra Road some 24 miles out of Tingha…

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Two Injured When Truck Door Opened

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

Mrs. Reg Ridgewell and baby daughter had a lucky escape from serious injury on Sunday. They were passengers in a…

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Doctors Try To Stop Accident Victim's Nose Bleeding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

Doctors at Armidale Hospital are endeavouring to stop the nose bleeding of a patient injured in a road…

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Hockey Player Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 6

William Berryman, 22. of Dougias Street, sustained a contused and lacerated wound to his forehead when he was…

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Tenterfield Boy Fatally Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 16

TENTERFIELD: An 11year-old schoolboy died in Tenterfield Hospital late on Monday night from injuries…

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Two Injured When Truck Door Opened

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

Mrs. Reg Ridgewell and baby daughter had a lucky escape from serious injury on Sunday. They were pasengers in a…

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Inattention And Thoughtlessness Cause Accidents

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 5

"The great majority of accidents are due to such human errors as in-attention and…

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Macintyre Council Declaration Cannot Be Held Responsible For Accidents On Highway

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

It the Department of Main Roods did not make more money available for the Gwydir Highway, Macintyre Shire Council could no longer be held responsible for accidents on the highway in its area,…

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Railway Fireman Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 8

Bert Williams a railway fireman, of Armidale, sustained injuries to his head when he fell from a train…

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Elsmore Accident

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 10

Leslie Gray (60) [?] at "Penrose". Elsmore was committed to the District Hospital this week after a fall fro[?]…

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Armidale Driver Injured in Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 6

An Armidale motorist suffered severe injuries to his right arm when the vehicle he was driving was involved in a…

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Student Footballer Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 6

Neil Pi[?]cock 17, a student at Armidale Teachers' College, suffered a prodable fracture to his right arm while…

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Apprentice Jockey Fatally Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: A seventeenyear-old apprentice jockey was fatally injured in a track accident at Randwick this…

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