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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Five-year-old Boy Injured

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

A five-year-old Lismore boy sustained severe lacerations to the left ankle when his fool caught in the rear wheel spokes…

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2 Boys Injured

Northern Star · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 4

Two boys were admitted to Lismore hospitals yesterday with injuries received while playing…

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Man Injured by Boar

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 5

A man received a fractured leg in an unusual accident at Dunoon yesterday morning. The man, John Henry…

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Sir Gordon Injured, May Miss Derby

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Gordon Richards, injured in a race fall yesterday, may not be able to ride the Queen's…

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Police Officer Killed in Road Accident

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

WAGGA, Thursday.—A police constable was killed in a road accident near Griffith tonight…

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Boy Seriously Injured in Road Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 4

A seven-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was run over by a truck in a lane off Magellan Street,…

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Straying Stock Accidents On Increase

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 9

Seven people were killed and 90 injured in accidents caused by stock straying on roads in 1952-53, Terania…

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£3,000 Damages for Accident at Brisbane Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.— A Supreme Court jury today awarded £3,000 to Miss Doris Lena Perry, who was Injured…

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Death in Fight Accidental .. Coroner

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A young Canberra man who was fatally injured in a fight had died accidentally, the acting…

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Prophetic Comment Before Fatal Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 7

"What odds, I will only kill myself; I have had a pretty, good run, I am 62 years I old!" Vincent Williams timber…

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Inquest Into Southport Accident Death

Northern Star · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.— A girl was killed instantly when the driving side door of the car in which she…

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Accident Victims in Hospital

Northern Star · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

Two persons were hurt in accidents in Lismore yesterday. Mrs. Helen Warne, of…

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Fadden Seriously Injured

Northern Star · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday. —The Country Party Leader, Sir Arthur Fadden,.was seriously…

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Causes of Road Accidents (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 6

Sir,—This week we have, read in every newspaper about the shocking death roll on the loads. We have lectures on…

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Two Theories on Cause of Crash Lismore Fatality

Northern Star · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 4

Two theories of the cause of the accident in which Sidney John Riley, 26, of Lismore, met his death on the night of May 13 were put to the coroner, Mr. H. L. Pelham, at the inquest…

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Gashes in Unusual Accidents

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

Kyogle Ambulance had two calls to Wiangarie on Saturday. A railway employee…

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Arm Broken in Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—A man had his right arm broken in a collision between two motor vehicles at a railway…

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Grafton Couple Injured In Train Fall

Northern Star · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A Grafton married couple were injured early today when they fell out of a…

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Seven Killed in Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Seven people have been killed and many others injured in N.S.W. road accidents at the weekend. Four people were killed and…

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Man's Railside Injuries So Far Unexplained Bad Sunday Accident

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

A man who was found lying beside the railway line about one and a half miles from The Risk with his right arm almost torn off on Sunday afternoon was progressing…

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