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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Truck, Car in Minor Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 5

CASINO, Friday.—Only slight damage was caused when a truck and car collided this afternoon on the…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

On Saturday morning, Mr. Eric Wood, of Femleigh, received a broken nose and fractured wrist when [?]e was…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

On Saturday morning, Mr. Eric Wood, of Fernleigh, received a broken nose and fractured wrist when fie was…

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Injured -- Two Teams Plus One

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

Among the 27 football players who received first aid at Kyogle Ambulance Station on Sunday night following their usual week-end matches,…

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Casino Plan to Reduce Motor Cycle Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

CASINO Monday.—A Casino recommendation to the Road Safety Council in Sydney for reducing motor cycle accidents…

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Casino Plan to Reduce Motor Cycle Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

CASINO Monday—A Casino recommendation to the Road Safety Council in Sydney for reducing motor cycle accidents…

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Bus Overturned By Current; 50 Drowned

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 1

MEXICO CITY, Tuesday (AAP).—At least 50 peasants were drowned when a crowded bus overturned and was…

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Finger Injured in Machine

Northern Star · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 4

An apprentice had his finger severely lacerated when his hand was caught in a woodworking machine at a…

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2 Critically Injured Patient Runs Amok With Razor

Northern Star · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A doctor and a patient of the Balmain District Hospital were critically injured last night…

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Motor Accidents Cost Australia £18m Annually

Northern Star · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 6

Motor accidents were costing Australia over £18 million pounds annually, stated the Field Officer for the N.S.W. Road Safety Council, Mr. M. W. Plate, at the annual meeting of the…

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45 Feared Drowned In Ship Disaster

Northern Star · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 5

PUSAN (Korea), Friday (AAP-Reuter).—At least 45 persons are missing, feared drowned, after a small coastal…

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Three Charges Against Cyclist After Accident

Northern Star · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A middle-aged motor cyclist was charged after Raymond Lord, 18, was knocked down and injured at Mascot last night. Lord pushed two girls to safety before being…

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Cyclist Hurt In Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 4

A motor cyclist sustained a fractured forearm and abrasions and lacerations to the forehead and both legs when…

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Speed 'Contributed To Collision'

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 5

NOWRA, Tuesday.—Speed was a contributing factor to a collision between a tourist bus and a loaded timber jinker…

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15 Injured In Tram Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At least 15 persons were injured when two trams collided outside North Sydney Post…

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Fatal Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Wednesday.—One woman was killed and another died later following a collision between a semi-trailer and…

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Injured When Ladder Fell

Northern Star · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 4

Extensive injuries were sustained by a carpenter early yesterday afternoon in a fall when a ladder on which he…

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Accidental Death Found in Bus Crash

Northern Star · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 5

NOWRA, Wednesday.—The Nowra Coroner (Mr. U. K. Walsh) returned a fidding of accidental death at the…

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Weekend Accidents Leg Fractured At Football

Northern Star · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 4

A youth fractured his right leg while playing football at Alstonville oval yesterday. He is Norman Summers, of…

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Benefit for Injured Hockey Player

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 8

A benefit will be held to assist Malcolm Parry, who was injured in a hockey fixture in the early part of the season, and has not been able to work since…

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