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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 32

U.S. Air Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): The Civil Aeronautics Board said today that the passenger…

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Canadian Planes In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 4

QUEBEC, July 23. A.A.P.—Two Canadian Air Force planes, flying in joint United States-Canadian Air Defence…

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Traffic Constable In Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 10

Maurice Nelson (35), of Llewellyn St.. Merewether, a plain clothes constable attached to Newcastle…

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2 Injured When Cycle Skids

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 2

A motor-cyclist and his pillion passenger were injured at Speers Point last night when the machine skidded on the…

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Crashes Not All Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 2

Motor-cycles were responsible for three times as many deaths as any other kind of registered vehicle, the Field…

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Many New Australians Road Accident Victims

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 9

According to the field officer of the N.S.W. Road Safety Council (Mr. M. W. Plate) a relatively high proportion of recent road accident victims have been New Australians. Mr. Plate, who made a…

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Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 6

Colin Killen, 16, of Leslie-street, street, Lorn, received probable concussion and severe contusions to the face when his…

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6 In Hospital After Lorry, Car Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1952 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Friday.—Six people wore admitted to Tamworth Base Hospital to-night with injuries received when a…

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Nurse Killed In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A nurse was fatally injured and another nurse critically injured in a head-on collision…

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Shooter, Hurt In Accident

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

TAMWORTH, Sunday.—A young man, who was carrying a fox on his back, was accidentally shot by another…

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Ten Hurt In Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 3

Ten people were injured, one seriously, in road accidents in the North at the week-end. Kelvin Watson, 21 of…

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Timber-getter Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 5

Claude Melmeth, 50, of William-street, Raymond Terrace, timber-getter, was found wandering in the bush by his…

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Woman Injured In Car Skid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 4

Mrs. Iris Jensen, 57, of Nelson Bay, was brought 53 miles by road from Gosford to Royal Newcastle Hospital…

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Maitland Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 10

Mrs. Thelma Hallett (47) of Oakhampton received head injuries when she collapsed and struck her…

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Man Incinerated In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 5

AUCKLAND, July 29, A.A.P.—Murray Halsey, 23 was incinerated Inst night when his motor-cycle and…

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Bus Driver Fined For Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 9

At Belmont Court yesterday, Kenneth Morris, of Daniel-street, Cessnock, was fined £5, with £7/10/ witnesses's…

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Woman Injured In Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 8

Mrs. Thelma Hallett, 47, of Oakhampton, injured her head and slightly lacerated her scalp when she fell and struck her…

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2 Mineworkers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 7

Allan Vickers, 26, of Mount View-road, Bellbird, shiftman at Bellbird colliery, had his left leg fractured by a fall of coal…

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Car Driver Sought on Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Police are searching for the driver of a car which, they allege, knocked down and killed…

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Jet Planes In Collision

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

LONDON, July 31. A.A.P. —The pilots escaped unhurt when two Royal Air Force Meteor jet planes collided in…

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