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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 32

Cyclist Killed In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sidney James Briggs, 28, of Waminda-avenue, Campbelltown, was killed instantly…

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Two Injured at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 4

Vincent Victor, 30, of Daniel-street, Cessnock, miner at Bellbird colliery, received a punctured wound to the…

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500 Injured As Jap Reds Run Riot

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.): Hundreds of thousands of riotous Japanese terrorised Tokio and Kyoto in May Day disorders yesterday,…

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Accidents At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

When she fell from a chair at school yesterday June Harrison (11) of Subiaco-ave., Cessnock…

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Two Injured In Collision

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

Two motor-cyclists were injured in collisions in Newcastle district yesterday. James Ralston, 37, of…

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Collision On Corner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 1

This is how a motor-lorry and van finished when they collided at the corner of Everton-street and Parkway-avenue, Hamilton, yesterday afternoon…

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Driver Injured

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

William Edwards, 53, of Oakdale, Gateshead, suffered a confused wound to the head and shock when a utility truck…

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N.Z. Footballer Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Monday (A.A.P.).—Maurice Robertson, who captained the last New Zealand Rugby…

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40 Injured in Tram Smash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Forty people were injured, none seriously, when two trams collided in Parramatta-road,…

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Six Dead In N.S.W. Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

Six persons were killed and more than 50 injured in weekend road accidents in New South Wales…

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Accidental Find Of Skeleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police and undertakers removing the body of an inmate of Lidcombe Old Men's Home from…

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Driver Injured In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

A driver was critically injured when two cars collided on Yarramalong-road last night. The driver, Lawrence Maher,…

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Spear Fisher Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — The body of John Morrison Smith, 33, of Forest-road, Hurstville, who disappeared while spear…

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Two Children Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

Two children were injured yesterday when a utility truck was driven into a bank on the New England Highway at…

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Soccer Referee Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 8

A. Welsh, a Newcastle referee of International ranking, had to receive ambulance attention during the West…

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Rider At Rodeo Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

Thrown from a horse at a rodeo at Raymond Terrace yesterday, Colin Shehan, 22, of Kendall-street. Beresfield,…

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Unusual Accident To Woman

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

Mrs. Ellen Peel, 81, of Murnain-street, Wallsend, was injured in an unusual accident yesterday afternoon…

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7 Dead, 100 injured in Sydney Train Collision; Grain Rescue Task

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY.— Seven people were killed and 100 injured when a crowed electric train crashed into a packed stationary train at Berala Railway Station at 7 a.m. today…

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Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 10

Norman Stevens, 30, of Matthew-street, Cessnock, a loader hand at Millfield colliery, had the tops of the…

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Injured Wait on Platform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 3

Above: The scene at Berala railway station as some of the injured passengers were laid on the…

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