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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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3 Killed in Collision Had Necks Broken

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

LITHGOW, Thursday.—Two motor cyclists and a woman pillion rider were killed instantly in a dual collision with a motor lorry this…

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£15 Fine: Failed To Stop After Accident

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

A 24-year-old labourer was fined £15, with £3/14/- costs, in the Woodburn Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on a charge of failing to stop…

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U.s. Senator Fatally Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP). —The Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate was reduced to one yesterday when Senator Virgil…

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Boy's Condition Serious After Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 4

A five-year-old boy is in Lismore Base Hospital in a serious condition after being knocked down by a car in Keen Street, Lismore, late…

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Manslaughter Charge Follows Motor Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. — A man appeared in Tweed Heads Court of Petty Sessions this afternoon on a charge of…

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Two Injured in Bike Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 5

A man and a girl injured their kneecaps in falls from bicycles during the weekend. They were: Francis Moylan,…

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Lismore Trucks In Collision

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 4

CORAKI, Sunday.—Three people in a baker's utility truck were slightly injured in a collision with another truck on the Coraki side…

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30 Escape Drowning From Collapsed Jetty

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday. — Thirty people had a narrow escape from drowning today when the end of Back's jetty, at Cleveland, 24 miles from Brisbane, collapsed and threw them into eight feet of water…

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Girl Saved: Boy Friend Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 4

GIRL SAVED 1 [?] SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man was drowned in the surf at Cronulla this afternoon while a lifesaver…

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Injured Man Awaits Rescue In Alps Cave

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday (AAP-Reuter).—Two men-one badly injured—have been at the mercy of the elements in an ice…

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Missing Czech Botanist Believed Drowned

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Scored of fishing boats today searched Pearl Beach, Woy Woy, in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the…

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Youth Killed in Shooting Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 17 year old youth was killed instantly when a.22 calibre rifle accidentally discharged near Cowra today…

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Student Drowned at Initiation

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. — Police are investigating the drowning of a university student last night after a "ducking rag"…

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Two Men Fatally Injured by Train

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday. — Two men were fatally injured when struck by a train at Neath last night…

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Fatal Head-on Collision on Casino Road

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 4

One man received fatal injuries and four others were injured, two seriously, when a car and a moto[?] cycle collided head-on on the Lismore-Casino Road last night…

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Collision Damage

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 4

The damaged motor ear and motor cycle which were involved in a head-on collision on the Lismore-Casino road on Friday. One man, an occupant of the car, died in the ambulance while being conveyed to Casino…

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Girl in Collision with Ambulance

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 4

GRAFTON, Monday.—A South Grafton schoolgirl who was knocked down by an ambulance car today was rushed to hospital in the same…

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Baby Held Against Roof of Car to Escape Drowning

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 4

When the water rose to within a foot of the hood of a car trapped in a flooded creek at Lee's Crossing on Sunday night, the mother of a four months old child held the infant in a basket against the roof of the…

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Grafton Braking Collision

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

A collision between a delivery truck and a Grafton 'bus loaded with Convent School children occurred opposite the Grafton Police Court last…

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Lorry Driver Injured by Tyre Rim

Northern Star · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 4

A lorry driver suffered a possible fractured skull when the rim of a tyre he was changing, sprang free and struck him on the forehead,…

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