Woman Fatally Injured Near Coff's Harbour
GRAFTON, Sunday.—A married woman who was riding pillion on a motor-cycle was fatally injured on the Pacific Highway near Coff's…
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Accidents, 1950
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534 Died in Road Accidents
SYDNEY: The Transport Commissioner (Mr. R. Winsor) stated today that last year 534 persons were killed and 9350…
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The number of accidents in the Newcastle police district increased last year, but the number of deaths showed a decrease on figures for 1948. Figures released today by the Newcastle Superintendent of…
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John Seymour, 6, of Brisbane-street, Lorn, received a probable fracture of the right ankle when a cement house-pier fell on him…
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ROME, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Two skiers were killed and 24 injured to-day when a ski-lift collapsed at the Mountains of Moon in the…
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Keith Craft, 19, of Millfield, a wheeler at Maitland Main Colliery, received extensive lacerations to his right shin when he fell against a…
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Comedian Bob Hope was admitted to hospital to-day with a dislocated shoulder after his car…
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MELBOURNE: Accompanied by his dog, Percival Gray (65). pensioner, yesterday left camp at Pyramid Creek, three miles…
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PARIS, Jan. 10. A.A.P.—Twenty workmen were drowned when a bus carrying 48 fell into the Rhine-Rhone canal at Mulhouse, on the…
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William Oswald, 55, of Belmont, a shiftman at John Darling colliery, had his right hand lacerated and probably fractured when hit by…
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PARIS, Wed. (A.A.P.): Ten policemen were injured last night in mob rioting in Marseilles…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Tuesday.—Four residents have cancelled berths on to-morrow's Ansett airliner from Coff's Harbour to enable John…
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The riders of an auto-cycle and motor cycle were admitted to Maitland Hospital to-day after a collision at the corner…
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The condition of Noel O'Connor, 29, of Hish-st., Maitland, who was found injured alongside the railway line near North…
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While a signalman was walking along the railway line to commence duty at North Box, near Maitland Station, shortly before 10 last night,…
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ROME, Thurs. (A.A.P.): One actor was killed and three others injured on location at Frascati yesterday when a bomb exploded…
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Four men who came from Taree in a car last night to back Rowdy Mireeka in the last race at Maitland dog meeting had mixed luck. They crawled unhurt from…
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The condition of an autocyclist injured in a collision with a motor-cycle at the corner of Brisbane-street and Belmore-road, Lorn,…
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AUCKLAND, Jan. 12. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Seven men were injured when gelignite stored in a cup-board exploded in a small fire in…
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A finding of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) at Kurri Kurri in an inquest on William Edward…
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