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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 32

2 Cyclists Hurt In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 2

A motor-cyclist and pillion passenger were slightly injured yesterday when their cycle and a truck collided at the corner…

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Child Injured By Truck

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 2

Janice Hart, 11, of Womerah-ave., Belmont, was taken to Royal Newcastle Hospital today with extensive head and facial…

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Man Fatally Injured By Ambulance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

A Sydney Western Suburbs ambulance early to-day knocked down and fatally injured an elderly man in Broadway,…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 2

Michael John Gartlan, 42, of Wakal-street, Charlestown, was injured when he fell from a motor-cycle after leaving…

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Motor Cyclist Is Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 4

Thrown from his motor cycle while on the way home from Maitland dog racing last night, Michael…

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Men Injured In Swimming Pool

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 4

Two men were injured in Cessnock Baths last night. Imon Viesis (17) of Greta Migrant Camp…

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Man Injured in 15Ft. Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 2

Robert Woods, 64, of The Esplanade, Speers Point, had his scalp lacerated and suffered abrasions to the legs and…

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Boy Drowned In River

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A boy was drowned while cray-fishing in the Georges River, Liverpool, to-day…

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Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 4

The ambulance driver involved in a fatal accident in Sydney on Tuesday was not a member of the Western…

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None Injured In 40ft. Truck Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

SINGLETON, Friday.—Five people suffered minor cuts and abrasions only when their truck ran over a bank and…

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Youth Shot Dead In Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A youth was accidentally snot dead by a friend in the main street of Wallacia to-day…

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2 Hurt In Car Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

Two men were injured when their utility truck and a car and trailer, which was being towed, collided on the…

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Nose Injured by Cricket Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

Ellie O'Brien, 57, of Cohen-street, Maitland, suffered a serious nose injury, with a probable fracture and…

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Ankle Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

Gregory Victor, 5, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, who fell off a ladder at his home yesterday, injured his right ankle…

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Thigh Broken in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

Noel Gapps, 20, of Irvine-street, Bankstown, suffered a compound fracture of the left thigh, lacerated left hand, and…

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Girl Mystic Drowned In France

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 3

PARIS.—Nicole Lelievre, teenage student in Nancy, France, whose body was found in a river, was so…

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Corns As Cause Of Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 12

NEW YORK, Wed. (O.S.R.): Bad feet cause more car accidents and home mishaps than any…

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West Indies Injured On The Mend

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 16

LAUNCESTON (From R. S. Whitington) : Roy Marshall and John Trim, both suffering from strained muscles, are the only two of the West Indies seven…

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Deaths By Lightning, Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.— A youth and child lost their lives in Queensland storms. Kevin Buckley, 17, was…

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Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

Alan Sheldon, 23, of Jellico-parade, New Lambton, suffered abrasions to the left shoulder, back and left leg…

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