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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Fisherman Believed Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police believe a fisherman was drowned when a big wave washed him off rocks at North Bondi last night…

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Two Injured In Cessnock Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

When she fell while playing at her home in Daniel St., Cessnock, yesterday, Jan Daniels (3) suffered a probable…

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Student Injured In Mine Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 5

A 19-year-old student of Newcastle Teachers College was injured yesterday afternoon at Elrington Colliery, where he…

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Head Injured In Mine Cage Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

Noel Rutherford, of Third-street, Weston, 19-year-old student of Newcastle Teachers' College, was injured at Elrington colliery…

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Woman Dies After Road Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—A woman died in Inverell Hospital to-day following a collision last night in which she and three other…

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Descendant Of Bounty Family In Bus Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 2

A man who died when run over by a bus at Maitland yesterday claimed to be a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian, of "Mutiny…

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12 People Injured In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

Twelve persons were injured in a car collision at Dapto about midnight last night. The accident happened in front…

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Harbor Bridge Tram Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: City-bound tram traffic was held up for half an hour early today when one tram crashes into the rear of…

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Many Drowned in Moroccan Floods

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 8

RABAT (Morocco), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—At least 71 persons were drowned and 60 others are missing in rain-swollen flood…

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2 Men Hurt In Train Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A drover and a train guard were injured to-night when a steam engine collided with the guard's van of a stationary…

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Maitland Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

Herbert Wright (45), an engine driver of Swan St., Morpeth, suffered an extensive cut, almost severing the top of his…

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11 Injured In Train Smash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Eleven people were injured, one seriously, when the Gympie Express crashed into the rear of a crowded suburban train at Eagle Junction Station…

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Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 3

When his bicycle skidded on Broadmeadow-road, Broadmeadow, yesterday, Robert Blackman, 41, of Denny-street, Broadmeadow,…

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Speedway Rider Badly Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Ken Le Breton, Australia's speedway rider, was critically injured to-night when he and an English…

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Two Girls Drowned In New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Jan. 5. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Two girls were drowned and a man was brought out of the water unconscious after a party…

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Shark Tower Capsizes: Three Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—Three persons were injured when a shark tower collapsed at Kirra Beach, Coolangatta, to-day…

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Injured Youth's Condition "Fair"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

The condition of Trevord Edward Brown, 17, of Brown St., Broadmeadow, admitted to Wallsend Hospital yesterday…

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Driver Injured In Truck Slip

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 7

The driver of a truck which slipped 20 feet into a rubbish dump at Waratah today, William Stevenson (18), of Hobart…

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Girl Fatally Injured In High Dive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A girl injured in a high dive to-day at Nowra swimming pool died as an ambulance took her through the…

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Boiler Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

Jack FitzSimnions (31), of Barton St., Mayfield, a boiler attendant, was extensively burned about the face, arms…

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