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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Lorry, Taxi in Collision

Northern Star · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 5

A motor lorry and taxi cab were 'extensively damaged in a head-on collision on the Nimbin Road yesterday. None of the occupants was…

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Express Fireman Injured

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Vincent McNamara, 24, of Meadowbank, a fireman on the Brisbane Express, collapsed with a wound in the head…

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4 Die in Weekend Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Four persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales over the weekend. Three of the fatal accidents…

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Death in Bath Was Accidental

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—A woman who was found dead in a partly-filled bath at her home last Monday was subject to frequent attacks of…

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2 Injured, 8 Escape in Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 5

CASINO, Monday.—Two C.R.C.C employees were admitted to the Memorial Hospital for observation following a collision between two…

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Hurry Up Injured in Fall

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 10

BRISBANE, Monday.—Hurry Up one of the favourites for the Britbane Cup, fell and injured himself while being unloaded from a plane…

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Fishermen Believed Drowned

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Two fishermen are believed drowned in the ocean between Kilcare and Gosford. The fishermen. Arthur Kennedy,…

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1 Dead, 7 Injured in Hoodlum Attacks

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday (AAP).—"Wolf packs" of young hoodlums roving Los Angeles' districts at night have killed one man and injured seven persons in the past two nights…

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Fatal Shooting Believed Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A World War I veteran was found shot dead this morning on Heather Brae property, two miles from Geurie, near Dubbo…

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Injured Foot in Fall Down Steps

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—When she fell down the back steps at her home in North Casino, Mrs. H. Hamilton suffefed a probable…

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Seaman Fatally Injured; Fell Under Bus

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A 35 years old seaman, Meinhard Vallist, was fatally injured when he fell under a bus in Hunter Street West,…

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Tarakan Victims Died Accidentally; Coroner's Finding

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The City Coroner (Mr. Bott) found today that the victims of the H.M.A.S. Tarakan disaster on January 25 had died…

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Fined as Sequel To Collision On Kyogle Road

Northern Star · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—A Dyraaba Arm farm labourer was found guilty of negligent driving on the Kyogle Road on January 14 last,…

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Circus Accident

Northern Star · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Two circus monkeys on Wednesaay night mauled a fouryear-old boy. One of the monkeys grabbed the boy, who received a cut in the back of his head. Pictures show the boy, Victor Howard, Of Redfern, with his head bandaged, and…

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Cyclist Injured in Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 4

A cyclist involved in a collision with a pedestrian at the corner. of King and Conway Streets early yesterday morning suffered abrasions…

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Verdict For Defendant In Collision Claim

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 5

Judge Shortland said in Lismore District: Court yesterday that he could not establish who was on the correct side of a road because each…

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Weekend Road Toll Four Killed, 17 Injured

Northern Star · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Four persons were killed and at least 17 others injured in road accidents throughout the State this weekend. Two of the dead men were…

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Farmer Tells Court Of Accident

Northern Star · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—A Dyraaba Arm farm labourer was found guilty of negligent driving on the Kyogle Road on January 14, when three…

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Three Die, Two Injured in N.t. Road Smash

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday.—Two men were incinerated, another killed instantly and a man and a woman injured in a crash between a taxi and a lorry loaded with fuel and petrol, on the Stuart Highway near Darwin airport,…

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Three Die, Two Injured in N.t. Road Smash

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday.— Two men were incinerated, another killed instantly and a man and a woman injured in a crash between a taxi and a lorry loaded with fuel and petrol, on the Stuart Highway near Darwin airport,…

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