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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Narrow Escape in Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 4

The driver of a utility truck which collided with a semitrailer truck last night had a narrow escape from injury…

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2 Killed, 12 Injured During Rain in Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Two people lost their lives and 12 others were injured in road accidents during heavy rain in…

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Five Killed in Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Five people were killed in road accidents in N.S.W. during the weekend. Four others were…

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Three Hurt in Weekend Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

Two men and a boy were injured in accidents in Lismore during the weekend. Wallace Roy Cork. Wilson…

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Horsemen Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

Two horse riders sustained fractures in accidents yesterday. A youth fractured his leg…

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15 Priests Killed In Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 5

MUNICH, Wednesday (AAP) —Fifteen Jesuit priests were killed and nine other priests were injured when a train…

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Injured Man Walked Half Mile for Aid

Northern Star · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 4

A man who gashed his foot while felling timber near Dorroughby yesterday, walked half a mile through thick scrub to telephone an ambulance…

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Accident Victim Awarded £2500

Northern Star · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday—A Supreme Court jury today awarded £2500 damages to Robert Ernest Harris, a coalminer, of…

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"Shock Tactics" To Combat Road Accident Toll

Northern Star · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 4

"The Road Safety Council has decided to change its approach to the road accident problem and use "shock…

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Three Killed in Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three people died and ten others were injured in road accidents in Sydney over the weekend. A man was killed instantly…

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Cyclist Suffers Head Injuries in Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 4

A Lismore man received head injuries when knocked from a motor cycle in a collision at the intersection of Dibbs and Clyde…

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Motorist Failed To Stop After Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 8

A motorist, who knocked over a cyclist, was fined £5, with 10/- costs, in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Guard Killed in Train Collision

Northern Star · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday,- A northward bound goods train crashed into the rear of another goods train at Rhodes tonight,…

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Record Award For Injured Watersider

Northern Star · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.-A crippled wharf labourer who, his counsel said, was "doomed to a living death", was awarded a…

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Three Men Believed Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday.—Three men are presumed to have been drowned when they were swept to sea on Friday morning from…

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Charges Follow Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

Two charges were laid against the driver of a utility truck last night after the vehicle was involved in a collision with three…

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Breasley Hurt in Car Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP) —The Australian jockey, A. Breasley, was hurt in a car accident, and will not ride at…

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R.a.a.f. Party at Fatality Site

Northern Star · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday. — A party of R.A.A.F. officials to-day inspected the scene of an accident in which a young Air…

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Injured By Tractor Fall

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

When the tractor he was driving capsized on the side of a hill, 30 year-old Geoffrey Flower, of Findon Creek, received serious injuries to…

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Motorcycle Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 5

Don. Hayhoe, whilst returning to his home at Urberiville on Friday night last, met with a serious motorcycle accident at Beaudesert, when…

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