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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Cyclist Hurt in Collision

Northern Star · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 4

A motor cyclist was extensively injured in a collision with a utility truck on the Nimbin Road yesterday morning…

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Boy Accidentally Shot Dead

Northern Star · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—A 14 year old boy was accidentally shot dead while hunting rabbits at Dartbrook, near Aberdeen, this…

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Boy Visitor Injured in Fall on Barbed Wire Fence

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 4

A Grafton lad, holidaying at Warrazambil Creek, met with a nasty accident on Sunday afternoon. He was W. Coughlan, 11 years of…

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Accident with Axe

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 4

Boyd McQueen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alec McQueen, of Fawcett's Plain, suffered a large incised wound to the top of his right foot…

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Explosion on Sub., 4 Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—The Admiralty announced today there had been an explosion aboard the British submarine, Trenchant,…

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Injured Detective Still Off Duty

Northern Star · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 19 year old labourer was, in Paddington Court today, remanded in custody to June 22 because a detective…

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Explosion Wrecks Hotel; 20 Injured

Northern Star · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday—An explosion completely wrecked the Town Hall Hotel and damaged 18 other buildings in the heart of the city this afternoon. Damage is estimated at many…

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Death in Fall From Sulky Was Accidental

Northern Star · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.— A finding of accidental death was returned by Kyogle Coroner (Mr. E. L. Vincent) at an inquest into the death…

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Farmer Drowned In Flooded Creek

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A dairy farmer, aged 37, was drowned in the flooded Wybong Creek today when he attempted to ford the…

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Bus Damaged in Collision

Northern Star · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

An omnibus owned by Turners, Lismore, received damage estimated it £40 when it was involved in a collision with a Tintenbar Shire…

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Court Sequel to Casino Collision

Northern Star · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—A collision outside the Church of England in. Barker Street on March 19 had its sequel with the appearance of a…

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Slipped and Fell, Woman Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 1

Mrs. Trevor Loadsman, of Kyogle, received a nasty cut under the elbow, when she slipped and fell on a brick path on Monday afternoon…

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Two Second Test Players Injured

Northern Star · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 10

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—Trevor Bailey, star of the First Test against the West Indies, has strained his groin and may not be…

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Drowning Victim Buried

Northern Star · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 4

Louis Farrugia, aged 59, of Brunswick Heads, who was drowned when his fishing launch foundered off Southport on Friday, was…

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226 Deaths in U.S. Week-end Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 5

4NEW YORK, Monday (AAJ).—Two hundred and twenty-six persons met violent deaths in the United States during the…

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Casino Collision; Driver Fined £2 For Negligence

Northern Star · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 5

CASINO, Thursday.—An apperntice watchmaker, who was involved in a collision a few minutes after he had left a church, was convicted…

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Girl Seriously Injured; Hit by Bus

Northern Star · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

A nine years old girl was seriously injured yesterday morning when hit by a bus near the intersection of Hindmarsh and…

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Motorist's Obligations After Collision With Cow Argued In Court

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

Legal argument, as to whether a motorist involved in a collision with a cow was obliged to stop or report damage to the vehicle to the police, took place at Kyogle Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday…

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Accident Due To Inexperience, Not Carelessness

Northern Star · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—A man who received his driver's licence in February pleaded guilty in the Casino Court of Petty Sessions today…

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10 Killed, 50 Hurt in Freak Rail Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday (AAP).—Ten persons were killed and over 50 injured, many seriosly in a freak collision at Monica (Illinois)…

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