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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Accidental Death Victim on Wrong Side Of Roadway

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—The Casino District Coroner, Mr. Elsmer Jones, found today that Joseph George…

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Crossing Fatality

Northern Star · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A. woman and four children were killed instantly late to-day in a level crossing smash…

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Soldiers Drowned

Northern Star · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

SEOUL, Thursday (AAP).—Thirty American soldiers were drowned on Monday when a sudden flood Sw[?]pt them from a sandbar in the middle of a South K[?]rean river, it was disclosed today…

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"Race Fall Accidental"

Northern Star · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A steward said at an inquiry to-day concerning the death of apprentice jockey Dudley…

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Soldiers Help Dig Graves For Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Soldiers worked alongside civilians last night preparing graves in which a number of the victims of the North Devon flood disaster are being buried today…

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Six Plane Crashes in World Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP).—A giant British Hermes plane plunged into the sea off the west coast of Sicily today. Fifty-seven people were on board. The crash was the worst of six in separate parts of the…

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Taressa Breaks Back In Collision

Northern Star · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Heavily backed Metropolitan candidate Taressa was destroyed after colliding…

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Bad Habits Cause Most Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 7

"The majority, if not all, of today's traffic accidents can be traced back to bad habits on someone's part."…

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One Killed, Several Hurt in Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 5

A young man was killed and several other persons were injured in traffic accidents in the Far North Coast district during the weekend…

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Fatality

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

WEGBERG, Rhineland, Monday. —Nine were killed and at least 30 Injured, many seriously, when a racing car left the track and…

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Plane Fatality

Northern Star · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 5

T O K I O, Wednesday (AAP- Reuter). —Reports reaching Tokio from Southern Japan state two…

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Child Drowned

Northern Star · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A 17-months-old baby girl was drowned in a 2ft. deep water-hole at Canley Vale today…

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Car's Death Plung Over Cliff Six Dead, Three Injured In Byron Bay Tragedy

Northern Star · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 1

Six persons plunged to death and three children were injured, one critically, when a car crashed over the cliffs at the Lighthouse headland at Byron Bay yesterday afternoon. Five bodies have been recovered, but the search for the sixth was…

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Fatal Accident Driver Fined £10 for Breach

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 1

A fine of £10 was imposed on 60-year-old Clifford Allen Ellem, of Edenville, in the Kyogle Court of Petty Sessions, when he was charged with a traffic offence…

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90 Drowned As Boat Capsized

Northern Star · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 5

BELGRADE, Wednesday (AAP).—Ninety persons were drowned yesterday when a River Danube steamer,…

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Traffic Offences Collision Sequel; £10 FINE

Northern Star · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 6

For not giving way to a vehicle on his right, a Lismore motorist was fined £10 by Mr. K. Anderson, S.M., in…

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Wife Lifts Log From Injured Husband

Northern Star · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 4

A 22-year-old housewife lifted a huge log which had rolled on her husband and pinned him to the ground at…

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Hindu Injured in Collision

Northern Star · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 4

An elderly Hindu was hurled to the roadway when his sulky and a lorry collided in T[?]rania Street,…

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Child Drowned in Creek

Northern Star · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 4

GRAFTON, Thursday. —Christine Elizabeth Harvey, 17 months, was drowned in Bonville Creek, Sawtell, this…

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Train Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 1

MATTAWA, Ontario, Monday (AAP).—Two transcontinental trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway collided in the…

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