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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Injured on Way to Seaside

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 4

En route to Evans Head for holidays, Marlene and Gill Savage, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Savage, of Uralla, were injured in…

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Motor-cyclist Hurt in Head-on Collision

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 2

Allan Brown, 39, of Bangalow, was injured when his motor cycle collided head-on with a utility truck in Bangalow yesterday…

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Visitor Injured in Fall From Pavement

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 4

Aubrey Ward, aged 36, propr[?] of the Royal Hotel, [?]aratah, suffered contusions to the right eye, concussion and shock when he…

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Head On Collision

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

A man and a boy pillion rider were injured in a head-on collision between a motor cycle arid a car at…

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Injured by Speed Attack

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Johnson and Tallon were both on the injured list on Saturday after Being hit by the N.S.W. speed…

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Motor Accidents Expensive

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Cost of motor accidents in Australia was estimated £18million a year, the Australian Road Safety Council…

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Palm Beach Accident

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

Laurence Rohan, 22, of Brisbane, fell from his motor cycle at Palm Beach on Saturday. He received laceration to the left…

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Motor Cycle in Accident

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

Alex Watson, 19, of Wambool Street, Bulimba, sustained severe head injuries when his motor cycle was involved in a collision…

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Motor-cyclist Hurt in Collision

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 2

Kevin Henderson, 19. of Camp Hill. Brisbane, received a severe laceration to his left foot when his motor cycle was involved in…

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Injured Youth At Roadside

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 4

A 15-year-old Casino youth was picked up is a semi-conscious condition on a roadside near Bugden Hill, yesterday afternoon. [?] is…

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Families Witness Drowning Tragedy

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Tuesday: Fourteen people, including 10 children, were drowned when an overloaded pleasure boat capsized off…

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Record "Low" in Accidents

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

Strict policing of traffic through the Tweed last year brought road accidents to a record low--…

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Three Men Believed Drowned

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Three men, two of whom are brothers, are believed to have been drowned off Point Cook…

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Three Fishermen Feared Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Three young men are believed to have been drowned while on a fishing trip to a bay near Werribee…

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Record Traffic But No Serious Road Accidents

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 4

The Secretary of Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council (Mr. W. Ma[?]on) yesterday congratulated road users on the success, of the…

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10 Injured in Tram Accidents

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Ten people were taken to hospital following two accidents involving trams in Sydney today…

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Four Injured in Southport Road Accidents

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

Four people were injured--two seriously--in road accidents at Southport yesterday. They were: NEIL VINCENT LITTLETON, 20,…

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Motor-cyclist Fatally Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

"NAMBOUR, Thursday: When his motor-cycle and a truck collided on the Bruce Highway at Yandiria this afternoon. John…

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Man Questioned in Drink Fatality Case

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: A woman has died and another woman and a man are in hospital as a result of drinking spirits at…

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Yugoslav Immigrant Drowned

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

GYMPIE, Friday: A Yugoslav forestry worker, Rade Vranjkovic, 27, single, was drowned in Yabba Creek, about 1[?] miles from Imbil,…

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