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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Injured Hand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 6

Miss Ida Cocking, of 190 Rusden Street, badly lacerated the back of her left hand while splitting wood at her home on…

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15 Killed in Collision?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 6

TROIS, RIVIERES, QUEBEC: Fifteen people are believed to have been killed when a…

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15 Killed in Horror Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

TROIS RIVIERES (Quebec, Canada) Monday: Fifteen people are believed to have been…

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[?]Fants Fatality Burned: Coroner Hears Evidence

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

Loose [?] wires short [?]cuiting against a tin of [?] have caused a fire in which two [?] fatally burned in a car on January 11…

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Jockey Fatally Injured at Glen Innes Races

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 4

GLEN INNES.--A Moree apprentice, K. Norrie, died in Glen Innes District Hospital shortly before 8 o'clock…

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"Frolics" Trucks in Accident on Snowirs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 6

An unusual accident occurred at the 46½ mile peg on the Grafton Road yesterday afternoon…

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Son Tells Coroner of Mother's Death in Moto Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 12

A car accident in winch a woman received fatal injuries on the Ben Lomond Range last September was described by the woman's 30year-old son in the Glen Innes Coroner's…

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Horseman Badly Injured

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 4

A 67-year-old station hand was badly injured when thrown from a horse near Uralla…

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Burnt Hand After Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 6

A man receives third degree burns to the hand when petrol caught alight following a collision at the corner of Beardy…

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Cattle Truck Crashes; None Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

BALD NOB: Four passengers who were in the cab of a semi-trailer livestock transport that crashed on…

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Three Drowned After Lismore Visit to See the Queen

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

LISMORE: Three persons were drowned on Wednesday night when their car plunged into a flooded creek near…

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Accident Victim Was Former Armidale Resident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 8

A former Armidale resident was killed in a road accident last Saturday while on his way…

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Fatality at Tenterfield Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, A 55-year-old Tenterfield farmer was fatally injured at Tenterfield Show on Saturday afternoon…

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Boy Injured in Fall

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

Robert Nicholson, of High Street, fell at school on Friday morning and had to receive medical attention…

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Another Fatality at Tenterfield District Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 9

TENTERFIELD: A 55year-old Tenterfield farmer was fatally injured at Tenterfield show on Saturday whe…

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Man Fatally Injured in Truck Smash

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

A man died in Moree Hospital from injuries received when a utility truck in which he was a passenger…

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Road Accident Rate up in U.K.

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday : The accident rate on British roads rose again, in 1953, despite a big…

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Accident Rate Rose in U.k

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. — The accident rate on British roads rose again in 1953 despite a big improvement in…

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Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 8

Two vehicles involved in a collision in Beardy Street on Mondayn afternoon Were only slightly damaged…

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Woman Fatally Injured When Struck by Car

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 4

Mrs. Annie Davis (83) of Urabatta Street, died in the Inverell Hospital yesterday following…

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