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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Wounded in Hand, Chest, in Shooting Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.—Edwin McGregor, 25, of The Pocket, was seriously wounded in a shooting accident in the Numinbah…

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Two Deaths in Holiday Accidents

Northern Star · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — A fisherman was drowned at Wattamolla and a two-year-old girl was fatally injured in a road accident in Sydney…

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Three Women Injured in Car Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 4

Three women were injured in car accidents during the weekend. Miss Faith Hintz, of Millmerran, Qld., suffered severe lacerations to…

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13 Injured in Easter Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 4

Thirteen persons were injured in accidents in the Lismore district during the Easter holiday period. None…

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Driver Fined on 4 Charges; Coraki Bridge Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 5

There was a sequel to a recent collision between two vehicles on the Coraki bridge approach on March 10, when Norman Haldane…

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Motor Cycle Accidents Serious Feature Of Road Safety

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 7

A most serious feature of the increase droad toll was the continued sharp rise in motor cycle casualties, Mr. H. Crouch of the Kyogle branch of the Road Safety Council, said yesterday. During 1950, 117 motor cyclists…

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Eleven Deaths in Holiday Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Eleven people lost their lives in accidents throughout N.S.W. during the Easter holidays. Two people were killed in road…

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2 Drowned In Evans Head Surf Tragedy

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 4

A man lost his life at Evans Head yesterday afternoon in attempting to rescue a schoolboy, who was swept out to sea and drowned. A few minutes previously, he had saved, the life of a man who also had attempted to rescue the youth. Both bodies have been recovered…

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Three Killed In Accidents

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A nine year old boy and two men were killed in separate road accidents in the metropolitan area today…

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Doc Injured in Box, Withdrawn

Northern Star · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 5

All bets were declared off when My Golly was withdrawn from the Teven Stake, principal race at Ballina Greyhound Racing Club's…

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Glen Innes Changed After Collision

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 6

Following a collision between a car and a semi-trailer on the Tenterfield Road, about three miles north of Glen Innes, last Monday week,…

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URBENVILLE Tractor Driver Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 4

Tractor driver William Whittall, of Urbenville, injured his hand whilst cutting wood at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lawrence, of…

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Accidental Death Finding in Ferry Tragedy

Northern Star · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 4

WOODBURN, Friday.—A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Woodburn Coroner, Mr. L. A. Schulstad, today after an inquest into the death of Miss Marie Edna Robertson, who was drowned when…

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Ran 20 Yards Out of Water, Then Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).— A pathologist said yesterday that a man died of drowning after climbing out of a river…

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Four Die in Newcastle Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.— Three men and a woman died as a result of road accidents in the Newcastle district during…

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Yeoval Injured During Gallop

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday.—Yeoval was badly cut on the leg during a track gallop, but the injury will not interfere with…

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Murwillumbah First Holiday Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 6

The first motor accident m the Tweed district during the holiday period occurred last Tuesday night. Two cars collided when…

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Butcher, Baker Injured at Work

Northern Star · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 4

A butcher and a baker were injured at their work in Lismore yesterday. They were:…

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Coroner Finds Child's Death Accidental

Northern Star · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A girl did not know she was pregnant nor did any of her friends he had interviewed, a…

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Wrist Broken in Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 4

A 15 year old school boy cyclist received a large lacerated wound to the right arm and a fractured right wrist when he…

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