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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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[?]3 Accidents in One Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. -- Mr. J. R. Scarlett, S.M., said in the Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions…

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18 Drowned in England

Northern Star · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP)--Sixteen children and two men were drowned yesterday…

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2 Drowned in Bar Crossing

Northern Star · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Two men were drowned when, their fishing launch was overturned while crossing…

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Girl Injured

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

A 14-year-old girl was hit- by a car when she walked from behind a bus six miles from Casino on the…

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Famous Express in Collision

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).-- Six persons were injured, one seriously, when the famous express, the Royal Scot,…

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District Man Drowned In Queensland

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

The funeral of a Woodenbong district man who was drowned earlier this week in Queensland will be held at…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. -- Two young motor cyclists were injured in separate accidents on the South Coast today…

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Sisters Drowned

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Two sisters, aged five and six, were drowned when they tried to cross a flooded creek…

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Brother, Sister Injured in Car Collision

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday, --Two people were injured and admitted to hospital following a collision…

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Series of Accidents in Rain

Northern Star · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 5

There was a series of accidents in the Lismore district yesterday as traffic attempted to get clear of the city after…

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Two Hurt in Car Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 5

Two men were injured in a collision between two cars at the intersection of Dalley and Dibbs Streets at 12.10…

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Obituary Burial of Drowning Victims

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

Two caskets containing the remains of the late Mervyn Roy Gaggin and his two children. Carmel…

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Two Drowned In Floods

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday. -- Two stockmen were swept from their horses and drowned while trying to cross creeks in flooded Central West Queensland today. They were James Melrose…

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3 Killed In Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Three people were killed and several injured in road accidents…

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Bull Injured in Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday. A pedigree Jersey bull was injured when it collided with a truck near Uki this…

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Negligent Driving Dismissed Against Fatal Accident Driver

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Scarlett, S.M., dismissed a charge of negligent driving against William George Reid, sawmill foreman, of Urbenville, at the Urbenville Court of Petty Sessions…

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Man Injured in L'more Explosion

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 4

An explosion in a ripening room at the Lismore. Banana Company yesterday morning seriously injured a man and caused damage estimated at more than £1000…

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Negligence in Street Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

On a negligent driving charge, Francis William Mc-Illveen, manager, of Nielson Street, Lismore, was fined £5,…

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Boxing Champ. Injured in Car-bike Smash

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- The featherweight boxing champion of N.S.W. was seriously injured late yesterday when a…

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Two Soldiers Drowned One Missing "Ducks" Swamped In Heavy Seas

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- Two soldiers were drowned when seven army amphibious vehicles foundered off Port Stephens at about 3 a.m. today. Another soldier is missing, believed drowned, and two are seriously ill in Newcastle Hospital…

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