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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Accident Cases at Hospital

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 5

The secretary of the Maitland A.L.P. State Council (Mr. R. Richardson) wrote to Maitland Hospital Board stating that the council was…

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Injured in Workshop

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 2

Mr. William John Reynolds, [?] of Russell-street, Homeville, [?] fitter, employed at South Maitland Railway workshops, [?]…

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Heavy Accident Toll In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—One man vas critically injured and five others also hurt in road accidents in Sydney last night. It was the…

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Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a car driven by Mr. Redman and a lorry driven by Mr. L. Lord came into collision in Myles Street near Mr. Lord's…

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Fell From Train Woman Injured at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 3

When she fell from a moving train at Kurri Kurri on Sunday night, Julia Ethel Sault, 67, of 81…

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Accident in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Tues.—Norval Shaw, St. of Mayfield-street, Cessnock, a shiftman employed at Aberdare colliery, fractured the first finger on…

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Swept Off Rocks and Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

A huge wave swept a man off the rocks at Rosa Gully into the ocean and he was drowned. He was A. Barton, of Hurstville, a fireman attached…

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Inquest on Neath Fatality Man Committed For Trial on Manslaughter Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. W. O. Pickering, on Wednesday committed James Harold Freebairn for trial at…

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No Serious Rodeo Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

Gunnedah's two-day rodeo was, fortunately, very free from serious, accidents, James Jupp (21), of Gresford, being the only contestant to be…

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Lights on Soldiers' Memorial Brokennot by Accident Vandals Would Have Had to Use Smashing Instruments

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 7

The electrical engineer of Singleton Municipal Council (Mr. J. Uren) reported last night that two lights on the soldiers'…

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Peeps Into The Past SINGLETON 50, 25, 15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended September 25, 1897). Accident Averted

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 5

A horse and cart belonging to Mr. J. Brown, of George Street, was standing in front of Mr. Flynn's shop in John Street, when something…

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Australians Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 20.—The Wallabies Rugby Union team returned to London from Cardiff with three nursing injuries,…

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Woman Drowned at Greta

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 2

GRETA, Monday.— Mrs. Alma Alice Griffiths, aged 43 years, of 33 Denning St, Broadmeadow, was found drownedin Whitburn…

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Thigh Fractured Through Simple Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 2

Endeavouring to prevent himself falling from his bicycle whilst riding in Munro Street on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Roy Millard, of John…

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Sad Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 1

There was a sad fatality at Armidale on Friday night last, involving a former well-known Upper Hunterite, Miss Jean…

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Shunter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

Noel Angwin, 25, of Crawford estate, Millfield, a shunter at Maitland Main colliery, suffered injuries to the pelvis when he was jammed between waggons…

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Mine Shunted Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—Noel Angwyn 25 of Crawford Estate Millfield, a shouter employed at Maitland main collery replayed…

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Neath Fatality Hearing of Charges Adjourned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

James Harold Freebairn, committed by the Kurri District Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) for trial at…

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Thousand Moslems Drowned. Government's Huge Task. Evacuation of 7,000,000 Refugees. New Delhi

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 2

The West Punjab Government, fearing that even a natural disaster, such as the drowning of thousands of Moslem refugees in a camp which was…

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Week-end Road Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 1

Three persons were injured in the Cessnock district in road accidents at the week-end…

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