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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 32

Accidents At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

John McDougall (32), drover, of Becket St., East Greta, received a compound fracture of the left…

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Stop Press Man Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 8

An unidentified man suffered a fractured skull and is unconscious in Royal Newcastle Hospital following a collision between a bicycle he…

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3 Killed In Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

Three people were killed in road accidents yesterday. Trevor Carter, about 26, French polisher, of…

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Boy Drowned in Dam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A two-year-old boy was drowned in a dam on a dairy farm at Macksville to-day…

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Cyclist Badly Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 1

William Edward Ott, 53, butcher, of Howe-street, Lambton, was seriously injured when his bicycle and a…

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2 Killed in Head-on Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Thursday. —Two youths were killed and a youth critically injured when two motor-cycles collided…

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New Car Wrecked; Owner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 1

GOSFORD, Thursday.—A Maitland man was injured tonight while driving a new sedan car along the Pacific…

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Accidents At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 8

Two men were injured in road accidents in the Cessnock district early today. Leo Harrison (28) of…

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Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 2

Mick Collins, 21, of Lewis-street, Wallsend, was admitted unconscious to Maitland Hospital last night with head…

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Woman Hurt In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 2

Mrs. Doris Rostran, 40, of Christo-street, Waratah, received severe contusions to her forehead and knees yesterday…

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2 Hurt In Horse Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1952 · page 2

Two men were injured in accidents with horses in Lake Macquarie district yesterday. Both were taken to Wallsend…

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11 Injured In Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

Eleven people were injured in road accidents in the North at the week-end. Two young men were…

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Eight Killed in Car Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, April 27. A.A.P.—Eight persons died and six were seriously injured as a result of a head-on…

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Youth Drowned in W.a

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday.—Colin Ellice, about 18, of Manjimup, was drowned when washed off the rocks at Point…

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176 Missing in Atlantic Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 28. A.A.P.— Little hope is held for 176 men missing from the American destroyer-minesweeper Hobson, sunk in a collision in the…

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Woman Injured; Man Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

Mrs. Olive May Gollidge, 35, of Gundy, near Scone, was admitted to Scone Hospital on Sunday afternoon with a…

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Detonators Explode, 4 Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday— Two firemen and two electric were injured this morning when 500 detonators, loaded…

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Mine Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

John Anderson (26) of Maitland-st., Kurri, a clipper at Richmond Main Colliery, received a…

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Youth Shot Himself By Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, April 30. A.A.P.—A 17-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in a leg with a concealed sawn-off…

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Man Injured In Collision

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

Harry Easton, 31, of Marsden-street, Shortland, had his chin and knee cut and several teeth knocked out when his…

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