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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 32

Man Dead; Head-on Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 57-year-old labourer was fatally injured in head-on collision between a utility track…

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Man Injured in 20Ft. Fall

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

James Martin, 22, of Cessnock, injured his back and suffered concussion and shock when he fell 20 feet from a…

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Accidents at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 4

John Settler, 9, of South-street, Telarah, received a severe incised wound to his cheek when he ran into a wire…

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Injured Soldier Improving

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 3

The condition of George Daniel Rowlands, 28, of the Royal Australian Regiment, Ingleburn, was reported last…

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Head Injured In Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 4

James Bourke, 22, of Louth Park-road, Maitland, injured the left side of his head when he fell on Saturday night. He…

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Two Men Injured In Smash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

A taxi-driver and his passenger were injured when a taxi-cab and a car collided at the intersection of Frederick…

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Woman Killed Trains In Head-On Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — One woman was killed and four other persons were injured when two trains…

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Accidents at Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 8

A 62-year-old man dislocated his right shoulder today after he had thrown a stone. He was Thomas…

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Woman Injured in Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 2

Mrs. Ingle, 84, of Jurd-street, Cessnock, fractured her right forearm yesterday when she fell in the yard at her…

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Arm Crushed in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 4

Mrs. Lavina Porter, 61, of Mills-crescent, Cessnock, had her right forearm badly crushed and partly severed when a…

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Drowned As Car Stalls In Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police to-day recovered the body of James Mitchell, 21, of Hargraves, from Neroo Creek,…

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Weaver Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 4

TOKIO, Thurs. (A.A.P): U.S. Army authorities reported that Prank Loyal Weaver, former Australian…

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Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 8

Thomas Drurie, 28, of Boomerang-street, Cessnock, a miner at Bellbird colliery, had the great toe of the right foot…

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Accidents First In Child Deaths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 2

Accidents caused one-third of the deaths of children under 15 years in Australia to-day, Dr. F. W. R. Clements said yesterday…

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Fingers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 4

George Jenness, 29, of Maitland-road, Abermain, lacerated the fingers of his right hand when a sheet of metal…

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Car : Motorcycle In Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

A young motor-cyclist was injured when he was involved in a collision with a car in Maitland Road,…

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Swarms Of Bicycles Raise Denmark's Accident Rate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 5

COPENHAGEN, Mon. (Reuter): Expecting a record number of foreign visitors this summer, Denmark has launched a vigorous road safety campaign to cut traffic accidents. Newspapers, radio and…

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Accidents on Coalfields

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 14

At the Kline St. railway level-crossing at Weston early on Saturday morning the mutilated body of a…

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Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

Bernard Bannister, 22, of High-street, Largs, suffered a probable fracture and dislocation of the second finger of…

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Drowned After Rescue From Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

BUFFALO (New York), April 21. A.A.P.—Calvin Smith, aged 9, and his mother and five younger brothers were…

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