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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1947

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Coal Levy For Dust Compensation Fund Mr. Howarth, MLA, Critical of Accident Rate In Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Speaking on the second reading debate on the Mineworkers’ pensions Amendment Bill, the deputy-leader of the Opposition, Mr. Howarth (Lib., Maitland), said in the Legislative Assembly that there must be…

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Illness and Accident

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

Mrs. A. E. Farley suffered a sudden bad attack a few days ago and is confined to bed. News has been received of the…

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Second Death From Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY,. Friday.—A second death yesterday followed the overturning of the postal lorry on Mount Victoria Pass on…

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Injured In Refrigerator Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1947 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. H. R. Griffiths is a patient at Brentwood Hospital, suffering from Facial Injures sustained when a…

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Another Accident At Hinton Turn-off

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1947 · page 4

The Hinton turn-off, near the Morpeth Bridge was the scene of another accident last night When a car ran off the road and…

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Two Injured In Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE.— Whe a car driven by their father [?] with another car on pacific Highway, near Belmont, two…

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Two Drowned in S.a

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE.—When a car ran off the roadway at the end of the causeway connecting Granite island with the mainland at…

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Ambulance Treated Eight Accident Cases in Month

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 2

For Singleton District Ambulance Service the month of November was the busiest for some time, officers attending eight…

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American Freak Accidents Of 1947

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 December 1947 · page 4

Without even trying, a few lucky people performed feats this year that would have stumped Hollywood's most…

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Ten Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Ten persons were injured when two trams collided at Broadway, Sydney, this morning, in blinding…

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Eight Dead; Eleven Missing After Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, December 16.—Eight persons are known to be dead and 11 others, including two children; are missing after a violent collision of two South American oil tankers—the Los Pozos, of Argentine, and the Tucapita, from Venezuela—off Caracas Bay, Curacao, in Dutch West Indies…

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Six Killed in Plane Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 1

NORFOLK (Virginia), December 17. — Six people were killed yesterday when a big naval flying boat and a naval Corsair fighter collided at 100 feet while coming in to land at Norfolk naval air station…

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Six Killed in Mid-air 'Planes Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 1

Six people were killed yesterday when a big Navy flying boat and a Navy Corsair fighter collided at 100 feet while…

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Man Fatally Injured by Mobile Crane Former Singletonian Killed at Raymond Terrace

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 2

Kenneth Bowe, approximately 40 years of age, of Carmichael Street, Raymond Terrace, and formerly a resident…

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Fatal Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 2

A most lamentable and fatal accident occurred at the Masonite factory on Monday morning, when Mr. Ken Bowe, a driver at the factory met with a fatal accident that…

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Injured By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday. — Thomas Rennix, 48, of Mount View Road, Cessnock a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, was caught by a…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 7

Thomas Rennix, 43, Mt. View Road, Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare colliery, was struck by a fall of coal this morning. He received a probable fracture…

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Motor Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 4

A serious accident occurred on Monday morning last, when a car, driven by Mr. J. Stapleton, of Koolbury, skidded and…

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Drum Major Act Proved Costly S.m. Didn't Believe Man Broke Light Accidentally

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 3

Theodore John Scott, who is employed by Ealing Studios, had to part with £6/17/6 yesterday as the result of…

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Signs Going Up to Reduce Accident Risk Dangerous Intersection Again Raised By Aldermen Speed Hogs Criticised

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 4

A subject for some time contentions in Municipal Council quarters was raised again last night, when Ald. R…

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