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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Crushed Between Horse and Gate; Ribs Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 4

A New Australian farm worker was injured yesterday when he was crushed between a horse and a gate post…

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Fatally Injured by Varnish Explosion

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A 22 years old New Australian was fatally injured tonight when a tank of boiling varnish exploded in his face…

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4000 More Road Accidents in 1950

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There was a startling increase in road accidents in 1950 compared with 1949, according to final figures released by the…

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Carrier Convicted Of Manslaughter; Collision Tragedy

Northern Star · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 44 year old carrier, Thomas William Stanton, of Portland Street, Enfield, was convicted in the Quarter Sessions…

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P.P.U. Officials Lucky In Head-on Collision

Northern Star · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

Leading officials of the N.S.W. Primary Producers' Union escaped serious injury when involved in a headon collision between two cars on the Lismore-Murwillumbah road yesterday…

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Semi-Trailer Plunges 150 Feet; 2 Killed, 3 Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, Friday.—A semi-trailer crashed 150 ft. into a river bed near Tenterfield last night, killing the driver and a passenger, and seriously injuring three other passengers. The truck failed to take a bend…

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Semi-Trailer Plunges 150 Feet; 2 Killed, 3 Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, Friday.-A semi-trailer crashed 150 ft. into a river bed near Tenterfield last night, killing the driver and a passenger, and seriously injuring three other passengers. The truck failed to take a bend…

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Four Hurt in Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

Four accident cases were treated by Lismore Ambulance over the week-end and two injured children admitted to hospital…

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31 of Wedding Party Drowned

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 1

POQNA, Monday (AAP).—Thirtyone members of a marriage party were drowned on Friday night after a boat capsized in the Bulshi…

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Injured When Horse Fell

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 5

When his horse slipped and fell near the butter factory at Urbenville, Mr. Percy Hill received abrasions to his arms, legs and…

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2 Killed in Head-on Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Two men were killed instantly and three people were injured when two cars collided on the Winsor Road,…

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Wagga Crossing Smash; 1 Killed, 2 Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

WAGGA, Wednesday. —One man was fatally injured and two others were injured when a train and a semi-trailer collided today at a level…

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Cars Battered in Collision

Northern Star · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 4

Two cars were badly damaged in a collision at the Magellan and Brewster Streets intersection on Wednesday night…

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Third Death in Car Collision

Northern Star · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The death roll in the head-on smash at Windsor yesterday rose to three when one of the hitch-hiking…

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Missing Child Drowned in Well

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 4

GRAFTON, Sunday.—A four year old girl, Ellen Marion Marsh, was found drowned in a well on her parents' property at Palmer's…

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Six Killed in Vic. Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Three motor cyclists were among six people killed in road accidents in Victoria this weekend…

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Level Crossing Accident Changed Personality

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY. Monday.—A woman claimed in the Supreme Court today that her personality had been completely changed following her injury…

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Girl Killed in City Collision

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Seventeen year old Nola Spinks, of Rozelle, was killed, and three other persons were injured, one seriously, when…

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Brunswick Tragedy Accidental

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday. The District Coroner (Mr. E. G. Davies) today returned a verdict of accidental death after inquiring into…

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Whirlwind Whips Up 20 Ft. Waves Man Drowned

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday. — A wave, 20 feet high, swept a fisherman to his death in a storm near Davey Bay yesterday…

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