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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Diedd From Heart Failure Following Accidental Scalds

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday—A dry of six in Ryde Coroner's Court to-day found that Mrs. Maude Clarke, aged 50. a patient at Gladesville…

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Public Inquiry on Fatal Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. Shoebridge) said tonight that an inquiry would be…

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Nasty Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

Mr. Fred Ivers met with a nasty accident while working in the bush. He slipped and broke a small bone in the calf of his leg…

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River Crossed on Ropes to Aid Injured Migrant

Northern Star · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A police constable at Glen Davis this afternoon crossed the flood-swollen Capertee River with the aid of two…

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Children Caused 295 N.S.W. Road Accidents

Northern Star · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Parents had a unique opportunity, by teaching and example, to halt the distressing rise of road accidents…

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Accidentally Shot by Schoolmate

Northern Star · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 10 years old boy accidentally shot his nine years old schoolmate with a 22 rifle at Wiley Park tonight…

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12 Injured in Triple Train Smash

Northern Star · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Twelve people were injured and others had remarkable escapes when three electric trains crashed near Roseville…

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Five Die— Four by Drowning

Northern Star · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Five men lost their lives, four by drowning and the other in an accident, in N.S.W…

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Child Nearly Drowned in Hole on Road

Northern Star · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 4

The young son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Lock, of Pimlico, had a narrow escape from drowning when he fell into a waterhole on the main road…

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3 Killed, 33 Injured in Speedcar Crash

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

GENEVA, Monday (AAP). —Three spectators were killed and 33 injured — 13 seriously — when a speedcar got out of control and…

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Grazier Drowned, Another Missing

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—One man has been drowned and another is missing, believed drowned, in the Loaded south-west…

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£7000 Damages For Injuries in Car Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A Supreme Court jury today awarded a 20 year old youth £7000 damages for injuries suffered in a car…

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6 Killed in Freak Railway Accident

Northern Star · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

LIMA (Peru), Thursday (AAP).— Six persons were killed and 11 injured in a freak railway accident near the Cuzco River yesterday…

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Children Hurt in Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

A five-year-old boy was taken to the Base Hospital yesterday with an incised wound to the back of the head…

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Footballer Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

Noel Davis suffered an injury during a football match on Sunday afternoon. Ambulance officers were of the…

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Linesman Injured by Timber

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

A piece of timber which struck a man on the head yesterday afternoon caused a lacerated wound, necessitating medical attention…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday. —Thrown heavily from his motor cycle when it skidded, Colin Casey, 16, of Brunswick Heads,…

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Injured in Fall on Concrete

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 4

When she fell on to a concrete path while playing yesterday, Allison Johnston suffered a probable fracture of the right…

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Car Owner Fined After Unlicensed Driver In Collision

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

The owner of a vehicle involved in a collision on the Wiangaree Road pleaded guilty at Kyogle Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday to a…

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Four Children Die, 35 Injured When Truck Overturns

Northern Star · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

EAST MILLJNOCKET (Maine), Thursday (AAP). — Four children were killed and all the other 35 children aboard were injured,…

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