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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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To-day's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 7

Jack Watson, 19, Campbell Street, Cessnock, a wheeler at Pelton colliery, suffered injuries to the ribs when he fell against a skip this morning…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Ncilson, Bandon Grove, suffered severe lacerations to his third and fourth fingers of his left hand, almost severing the first joint of his…

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Blood Tests In Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The state Government was asked by a deputation from the New South Wales Temperance Alliance to…

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Injured By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 August 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Richard Wood. 19 of North Avenue, Cessnock, a mineworker, employed at Aberdare Colliery was caught by a…

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Four Accidents Within an Hour Ambulance Had A Busy Saturday Night

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 August 1947 · page 2

In less than an hour on Saturday night, Maitland Ambulance was called out on four occasions to men who had suffered head injuries. Three ambulance cars were out at the one time…

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Injured Farmer. Un-dies

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 2

A Morpeth farmer who was struck by a milk horny on Saturday night died in the Maitland Hospital at 5.30 yesterday…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 2

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Allan Shield 10 of Ke[?]-street Cessnock ran under a [?] at school after a [?] and struck his…

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Newly Weds In Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday —Maxwell Herdy and his wife Vera of Fifth Avenue [?] a recently married double from…

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Fireman Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

GOSFORD: George Smith, a fireman, of Smith-street, Charles-town fell on to a concrete pier at Gosford railway station. He was…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 4

A [?] operator was injured at the [?] colliery this morning He is [?] Showman, 33 of 24 Brunswick-street [?]…

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Lorry Driver Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY: Leslie Welles, of Bellmount Forest Gunnig was severely injuried by his lorry while he was opening a gate the…

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1000 KILLED, 5,000 Injured Through Cadiz Explosion Spanish Tragedy Described as Biggest Disaster of the Century

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 1

Although Spanish authorities have clamped down a blanket of censorship over the explosion area, American Associated. Press says it is now feared 1000*' persons have lost their lives in the Cadiz disaster of Monday, when more than 100"torpedoes blew up…

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Accidents at Aberdeen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 2

What might [?]lly gave proved to be a carious accident was narrowly averted when a car driven by Mr. W. Scriven crashed…

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Accident Showed Need For Signs

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 4

Lack of direction signs at the intersection of Hinton and Largs Roads, Morpeth, had been a contributing factor to a car capsizing…

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Fatally Injured by Tram

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — A youth was fatally injured by a tram near the intersection of Anzac Parade and Avoca Street,…

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25 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended August 22, 1922). Shocking Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 2

Mr. John Tobin, an employee of Singleton, Central co-operative Dairy Company factory, met with a shocking accident. It appears he was…

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Twins Killed in Well Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON, Sat.—Loraine and Elaine Shearer, three-year-old twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. Shearer, of Glendon, were…

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Injured Back

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 3

Edwarnl Bradley (52), of Mein Road, Cardiff, a carpenter on the Government Railways, suffered an injury to the right side of his…

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Four Injured in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 3

Four persons were -injured, two them; being admitted to Maitland Hospital, when a Car crashed a telegraph post near…

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State-wide Accident Prevention Campaign Alarm at Continued Heavy Road Toll

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday.—The Commissioners for Ro[?] Transport (Mr. Neals) has announced that a State[?] accident-presentation drive will start next month. He pointed out that there had been a serious increa[?]…

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