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Accidents, 1947

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Injured When Horses Bolted

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday—When their horses; .bolted and collied at Leura, two women were Injured. Joan Robson, 24, of 876 Pacific…

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200 Dead; 400 Injured in Fire Disaster

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

HONGKONG, December 29 (AAP-Reuter)—According to a telephone conversation with a reliable source in Hankow, the fire disaster involving six passenger ships at Hankow on Saturday resulted-in over 200 killed and 400…

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Roads Free Of Fatal Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—There has not been a single fatal road accident in N.S.W. since Christmas Eve…

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Two Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tues.—When a collision occurred with a motor vehicle on the Williamtown road, north of Stockton at dusk…

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Girl Injured In Surf-Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 3

While swimming at Newcastle beach to-day. Jean Ticone 23 of Hodges-street. Carrington, collided with another surfer , and suffered…

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Injured Boy Beyond Medical Aid

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 2

The condition of Stanley Grice, 17, of Campbell’s Bill, West Maltland, who is in Maitland Hospital suffering from a fractured spine,…

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Injured in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 December 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Wed. — Elizabeth Lindsay. 21. of Bridge’s-road. New Lambton. suffered an incised wound to the face, contusions to the left…

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Shooting Accident at Moobi Newcastle Man Shot In Back

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1947 · page 2

AS THE RESULT OF A RIFLE EXPLODING ACCIDENTALLY ON SATURDAY AF TERNOON, A YOUNG NEWCASTLE MAN WAS ADMITTED TO THE SCOTT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH A SMALL CALIBRE BULLET…

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