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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Casino Fatality Gatekeeper Charged With Manslaughter

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—An 18-year-old railway gatekeeper, Neil Walker, of Casino, has been charged with manslaughter following a level crossing smash on the Casino-Tenterfield…

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First Holiday Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 4

CORAKI, Wednesday.—Although traffic since Christmas Eve in the Mid-Richmond district has been a record,…

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Cyclist Killed In Collision

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—A motor cyclist was killed in a head-on smash with a car on the Pacific…

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Speedway Rider Injured

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 8

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—A speedway motor cyclist was taken to Bilinga private hospital tonight…

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Treatment for Injured Boy

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

KYOGLE, Thursday, — An eight-year-old boy who was injured in a fall from a horse late on Tuesday afternoon, was…

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Man Drowned, Lad Missing, In Surf

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man was drowned, and a youth is missing, believed to have been drowned, when six people were washed to sea at Kilcare beach near Woy Woy, today. The dead man was Frank…

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Car Capsizes, Surf Rescues, But Accident Toll Light

Northern Star · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

Although there was the usual crop of holiday accidents in the Richmond district, including several vehicle capsizes and a couple of surf rescues, none was serious. Considering the large…

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Man and Child Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man and a 10 months old girl were drowned in New South Wales today…

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Q'ld. Cars in Collision

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

BRUNSWICK HEADS, Sunday.—Two vehicles were extensively damaged in a collision at the intersection of Nana and…

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Many Drowned

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

MANILA, Monday (AAP-Reuter).—More than 80 people perished when a small motor boat carrying…

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Lucky Escape in Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—A railway employee had a narrow escape when he jumped off a "trike" just before it collided…

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Men Drowned, Woman Saved

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Two men were drowned, and a woman was rescued, when their fishing dinghy capsized…

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Two Hurt In Collision At Ewingsdale

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 4

A man and his wife were injured when a car and a utility truck collided at the Ewingsdale turnoff…

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Charges Out Of Accident Cost Kyogle Man £20

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 6

A Kyogle man was ordered to pay a total of over £20 in the Kyogle Court of Petty, Sessions by Mr. K. Anderson, S.M., when he appeared on three charges relating to traffic…

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One Injured in Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 4

One person was injured and seven escaped unhurt when two cars collided on the Ballina-Lismore Road…

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8 Drowned When Ship Broke Six Vessels in Distress

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday (AAP). — Eight men were drowned and 12 are missing following the break-up of the 10,000 ton Swedish tanker, Avanti, in a Western Pacific…

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Another Ewingsdale Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 4

A motor cyclist and his pillion passenger were injured in a head-on collision with a car at the Ewingsdale…

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Hundreds Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1

PUSAN, Sunday (AAP). —Two hundred and fortynine South Koreans were drowned when the 146 ton…

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Cyclist in Head-on Collision

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 4

A 35-year-old motor cyclist had his right leg badly mangled in a head-on collision with a bus on the…

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Boy Injured in Collision with Cyclist

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

BALLINA, Tuesday.—A 10year-old boy was admitted to Ballina District Hospital yesterday suffering from…

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