Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

54 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Two Injured in Car Accident

North West Champion · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 1

Two people were injured a oar accident at Moppin during the weekend. They were Mrs. Richardson…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Moree Man Injured

North West Champion · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 4

Mr. Boyce Locke, of Moree, was injured when a car over-turned on Friday night. He was conveyed to Moree…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Boy Drowned in Bore Drain

North West Champion · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 8

Barry MacGregor (17 months) younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. MacGregor, of Boomi, as drowned in a bore…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Truck Driver Injured

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 12

The driver of a utility truck was thrown out and rendered semi-conscious when the vehicle skidded on loose gravel…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

East Berlin Placed Under Martial Law As Riots Continue Seven Dead, Hundreds Injured

North West Champion · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 1

BERLIN, Thursday.—East Berlin, after two days fierce riots, was under martial law last night with strong Soviet reinforcements patrolling strategic points with lorries and tanks…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Proprietor Injured

Manilla Express · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

H. Burgess (48) garage proprietor of Manilla St., was seriously injured on Tuesday night when the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Three Injured in Car Accident

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 4

Three well-known district, residents were injured in a car accident about 5.30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, near…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 4

The ambulance received a call to Edgeroi yesterday when Mrs. R. Nivison-Smith slipped and fell in her home,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Court Action Follows Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 3

Two charges against Peter McAlpine Capel were laid by the police, following an accident on the Cooma…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Burning Fatality

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 4

An eight-year-old girl died in Narrabri District Hospital this morning, following severe burns received early on…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Health Inspector Killed in Shooting Accident

North West Champion · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 1

Moree Council's Health Inspector, Mr. Guy Robert Joseph Hovenden, was killed in a shooting accident on Saturday morning. Deceased, who was 59 years…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Two Injured in Car Smash

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

Two men were injured and a utility wrecked on Saturday afternoon when the vehicle skidded on loose…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Health Inspector Accidentally Shot, Says Coroner

North West Champion · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 3

Moree district Coroner, Mr. H. F. Brown, yesterday found that former Moree Health Inspector, Guy Robert Joseph Hovenden, died on July 25 from the effects of a gun shot wound…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Accidents Thumb Cut by Saw

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

While pushing a piece of wood along a saw bench, W. Pawley, of Peel Street, Narrabri West, received severe…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Persian Government Overthrown In Military Coup d'Etat 300 Killed, Hundreds Injured in Street Riots

North West Champion · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—More than 300 people are reported killed and hundreds injured in Teheran during bloody street fighting in which Pro-Shah Leaders overthrew the Persian Army…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Railway Man Badly Injured

North West Champion · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

A railway employee from Werris Creek had his right leg almost severed while working with a breakdown gang at…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Moree Schoolboy Injured

North West Champion · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 1

Barry, 14 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Cameron, of the Max Hotel, was injured in an explosion at the Armidale…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Hockey Player Injured

Manilla Express · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 1

Miss Melba Easterman, teacher at the Manilla District Rural School was injured whilst playing hockey…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Narrabri Youths in Accident

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 4

Two Narrabri youths, Frederick Browning (17) and Raymond Smith (16), both of Cooma, West Narrabri, were…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Injured in Fall From Horse

North West Champion · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

Mr. Brian Jones, of Wongabindi, was injured in a fall from a horse yesterday. He was brought to Moree…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →