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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

312 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 16

Driver Fined Negligence Factor in Accident

Northern Star · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 7

James John Falls, of Upper Mongogaerie, was fined £3, with 12/- costs, in default imprisonment for eight days,…

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Accident Not Linked with Woomera Tests

Northern Star · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A recent accident at Woomera Rocket Range, in which three men were injured, had…

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Excessive Speed Blamed For Fatality

Northern Star · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 5

CASINO, Friday.—Excessive speed was the cause of a fatal accident on the Casino-Kyogle Road on September 22, the…

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Accidental Shooting

Northern Star · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the stomach near Richmond today…

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Brothers in District Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 4

Four brothers were injured in accidents in Lismore and district over the weekend. On Saturday night, Ronald…

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College Boy's Death Accidental

Northern Star · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.—Tweed Heads coroner, Mr. E. Bailey, found at an inquest today that Michael…

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Cyclist Seriously Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 10 October 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —A 21-year-old New Australian was found lying unconscious near the Pacific…

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Two Killed in Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—An elderly man and a young girl lost their lives in road accidents at the weekend in…

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Injured Fisherman 26 Hours on Rocks

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday.—A fisherman yesterday fell 50 feet down a cliff at Dudley and lay badly injured on the rocks…

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Wealthy Duke of Bedford Dead Accident Theory

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 5

LONDON, Monday (AAP-Reuter).—The Duke of Bedford, one of Britain's wealthiest noblemen, was found dead yesterday in the tangled undergrowth of his 16,000 acre estate in Devon…

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Heavy Lorries In Road Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. is not satisfied that everything possible is being done to solve the problem of cars running…

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Arm Injured in Lift

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 4

An 11-year-old boy fractured his right arm in a lift at a Lismore store yesterday. The boy is Michael Granger,…

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Injured Actress Awarded £8000

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A young Sydney actress who was shockingly disfigured in a car crash, today was awarded £8,000 damages by a Supreme Court jury. The actress, Lorna Florence…

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Quite Talk Injured; to Miss C'field Cup

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Heavily backed early favourite, Quite Talk, will not start in the Caulfield Cup next Saturday. Quite Talk wrenched his…

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Judge Injured by Exhibit

Northern Star · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 4

The only casualty at the first Jay of Kyogle P.A. and H. Society's Show yesterday was the pig judge, who was injured by…

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Judge Injured

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

Judge of the pig section, Mr. K. Harris, of Pennant Stud, Pennant Hills, was injured when one of the…

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Drivers Hurt in Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 17 October 1953 · page 4

Two motorists were admitted to hospital following a collision early yesterday morning…

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Injured in Rescue Bid

Northern Star · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A railway linesman was injured yesterday when he fell down a 30ft. embankment after…

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2 Injured in Plane Crash

Northern Star · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. —The pilot and a woman passenger of a Tiger Moth plane were injured late this…

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No-Accident Campaign This Week

Northern Star · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 4

Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council will stage a "no accident" campaign this…

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