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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1955

3 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Farmer Drowned In Well

Northern Star · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 10

BRISBANE, Thursday.—An elderly farmer was drowned in a 60ft, well in the backyard of his home at…

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2 Injured When Car Hits Post

Northern Star · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 4

Two men were injured when a sedan car hit a post on the Pacific Highway between Wardell and…

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Soldier Killed In Accident

Northern Star · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 4

BALLINA.—A young Ballina soldier, killed in a motor cycle accident in Brisbane last Monday, was cremated…

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