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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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No Accident Campaign for Show Week

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 8

Tolerance and courtesy will be the keynotes of this year's "no accident campaign" which is being organised by…

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Cigarette Ash Blamed for Accident

Northern Star · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 6

An ash blown from a cigarette which he was smoking at the time led to his truck running over an…

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Banana Grower Injured by Cane Knife

Northern Star · Saturday 24 October 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —An Upper Burringbar banana grower was involved in an unusual accident at his…

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Injured in Cliff Fall

Northern Star · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Sunday.—A woman overbalanced and fell down a 90 foot cliff face at Scarborough during a fit…

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Emphasis On Accident Prevention

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 1

Emphasis in this year's National Health Week, now in progress, is being given to the question of accident…

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Convicted in Sequel to Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 October 1953 · page 4

A 63-year-old driver of a car which was involved in a head-on collision, in which 11 people were injured on…

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Boxer Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 10

LOS ANGELES, Wednesday (AAP).— Old-time boxer, Al McCoy, world middleweight champion from 1914 to 1917,…

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Success of No-accident Campaign

Northern Star · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 5

Lismore road-users again co-operated to make the 1953 show week free from serious road accidents, said the…

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Schoolboys Injured In Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 1

A Kyogle schoolboy suffered a fracture of both wrists in a fall from a window at the Kyogle High School on…

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Prince Morvi Injured

Northern Star · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Victorian Derby favourite Prince Morvi injured himself after trackwork at Flemington…

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Emphasis on Prevention Of Accidents

Northern Star · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 7

This year National Health Week is placing emphasis on prevention of accidents, the chief health inspector of…

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Health Week Address Accidents Fourth Cause Of Deaths

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 2

"Accidents today rate as the fourth cause of death in Australia, exceeded only by heart disease, cancer and stroke," declared Mr. H. S. Wilson speaking on the slogan "Safe Homes Save Lives" in a National Health week address to Kyogle Rotary Club last week…

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Two Women Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 4

Two Lismore women were injured in separate accidents in the city yesterday. Mrs. Mabel Martindale was…

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Three Hurt In Collision

Northern Star · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 4

KYOGLE, Thursday.—Three people were taken to Kyogle Hospital following a collision between a Brisbane…

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Man Drowned

Northern Star · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man was found drowned in 30 ft. of water in Georges River today, near Sans Souci…

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Four Children Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 5

Lismore District Ambulance bearers yesterday treated four children for minor injuries…

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Kyogle Couple Injured in Car Capsize

Northern Star · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —A Kyogle man and his wife suffered minor injuries when their small tourer car…

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Two Boys Drowned

Northern Star · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Two young boys were drowned in N.S.W. yesterday. They were Robert Abbott, 2,…

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Struck by Limb Man's Death Accidental

Northern Star · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 4

CASINO. Sunday.—John Leonard Cairns, 53-year-old Casino forestry worker, died on October 28 from injuries…

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More District Road Accidents; Fewer in Lismore, Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 4

There were more road accidents and casualties in the RichmondTweed region, but fewer in both Lismore and Casino, during the year ended June 30 compared with the previous year. This was shown in a report…

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