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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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361 Killed In U.S Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Sept 2.—At least 361 persons were killed in accidents throughout the nation durthe the three-day Labour Day…

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Light to Reduce Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 3

A street light at the corner of the Hinton road, at the foot of Morpeth Bridge, would eliminate existing danger to pedestrians, and motor…

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Local Residents in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 2

Two local residents were involved in accidents around Maitland yesterday afternoon and last night. One of the vehicles overturned. It was…

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Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 5

Patricia Margaret Woods, [?] of A Raymond Terrace-road East Maitland suffered an extensive lacerated wound to the left knee…

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Shiftman Injured At Abermain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday.— Ceci O’Brien (25), of Congewai-street, Kearney, a shift man employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, received…

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Fatal Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred at Messrs. Munro's sawmill at Medowie, on Monday night, soon after dark, when Mr. Sam Munro, man ag[?]r of the mill was hit on the head by a…

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Fatal Accident at Medowie

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 3

RAYMOND TERRACE: Mr. Sam Munro, who managed a timber mill at Medowie, was fatally injured, when unloading logs in…

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Taxi Accident Ends in Court Local Driver Convicted for Careless Driving

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 10

An accident that occurred two months ago between two taxicabs had its finale in court yesterday before Stipendiary…

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Singleton Youngster Seriously Injured in Accident at Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 2

Graham O'Bryan, eight years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric O'Bryan, of William Street, was seriously injured on Friday last at Tamworth, when…

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Accidents at the Week-end

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 2

Thrown to the ground when their motor cycle skidded in loose gravel on Saturday night, two men were taken to Maitland…

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Boy Injured at Tamworth

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON, Mon.—Grame O’Bryan, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O’Bryan, of William street Singleton, is in Tamworth…

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Serious Charges Against Cessnock Man. Sequel to Fatal Collision on Neath Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 3

James Harold Freebairn, of Cessnock, was remanded for three weeks on serious charges arising out of a…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

A fatal accident occurred at Messrs. Munro's sawmill at Medowie last week, when Mr. Sam Munro, manager of the mill, was hit on the head by a…

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Youth Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 9

SYDNEY. Wed.—Ernest Hall, 16. son of an Aylmerton timber-getter, teas drowned while swimming in a creek yesterday afternoon about six…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 7

CESSNOCK. Wed.—Horace Giecgon, 30. of Congewai-street, Aberdare. a roadlayer employed at Aberdare colliery, received a fractured…

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Man and Wife Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 6

NEWCASTLE: When their car and a furniture van collided on the Pacific Highway, near Swansea, a man and his wife were…

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4 Injured in Truck Crash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 12

TAMWORTH; Wed.—From persons were injured when a motor truck crashed into a tree on the Roggabri-Manilla road,…

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Fire Started Accidentally

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed. — The police are satisfied that a Are which, destroyed three tone of copra in the hold of a ship at Darling…

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Truck Accident Marshdale Boy Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 2

Allan James Pearse, 17 years old son of Mr. Allan Pearse, of Marshdale fell item a moving truck on the Paterson read on Monday afternoon and…

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Sick and Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 5

Mrs. W. Wattus, of Stroud Road, is an inmate of the Mater Hospital, at Waratah, having recently undergone a major operation. She is…

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