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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 32

Cyclist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 2

Walter McDonald, 61 of Nararn-road, Adamstown, suffered lacerations to the back and head, and injuries to the…

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Boy Drowned; Canoe Capsizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— A 14-year-old boy was drowned when a home-made canoe in which he and another boy…

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Car In River; Man Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday. — A man was drowned when a sedan car ran into the Brisbane River at Balmoral, near…

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Cyclists In 3 Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

Motor-cyclists and their pillion passengers were injured in three road accidents in the Newcastle district at the…

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College Student Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A 17-year-old college student was drowned when 11 of the students got into difficulties…

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Miner Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

Henry Greggs of Emilyst., Mark's Point, a miner at Wallamaine Colliery, had his ribs fractured while…

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Wheeler Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

George Parkhouse, 23, of Atkinson-street, Bellbird, a wheeler at Richmond Main colliery, injured his pelvis…

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Miner Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 14

Kevin Burgess, 26, of Park-ave., Adamstown a miner at the Waratah Colliery received an injury to…

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Baby Killed In Car-Taxi Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: A 12-weeks-old baby was killed and four other members of a family injured when a taxi…

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Four Injured In Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

Four persons were injured in road accidents in the Newcastle district yesterday A passenger in each vehicle…

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Child Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

Melva Sams, 3, of Catherine-street, Cessnock, fractured a bone in her right foot when she fell at her home…

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Two Injured in Falls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

Stanley Coleman, of Steam-street, Maitland, suffered a probable facture of the right high when he fell last night…

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Youths Injured In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 3

Two young fitters suffered minor injuries when struck by a motor-cycle in the grounds of the Technical College,…

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Truck, Trailer In Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

A builder's truck was extensively damaged in a collision with a semitrailer loaded with wool near the…

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Injured Jockey Gets £757 Compensation

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 16

ADELAIDE: Injured when steeplechaser Spearman fell at Mt. Gambier races in September, 1951…

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Cyclist And Pillion Rider Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 3

William Hudson (20) of Cooranbong Rd., Broadmeadow, received injuries to the right hand and both…

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Today's Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

Herbert Robins (15) of Speers Point fractured his left arm when he fell from a horse while riding to…

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Wrist Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 7

Mrs. Lavinea King, 68, of Brook-street, Rutherford, suffered a probable fracture of the left wrist when she fell at…

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2 Injured When Cycle Skids

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

The rider anti his pillion passenger were injured when a motor-cycle skidded on the wet rood at Cardiff yesterday…

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Accidents at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 3

Albert Wilmot (24) of Kearsley, a miner at Abermain No. 2 Colliery, suffered a probable broken…

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