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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Two Killed in Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thurs—Dennis Menzles, 24,of Hall-street, Maryvillie, and Mildred Geary, 20 of Moorahead-street Lambton, were…

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Boy Injured in 50ft. FALL

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When he slipped from the top of a high cliff on one side of a flooded quary at Northmead last yesterday afternoon…

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Accidents at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: The Newcastle Ambulance Transport Brigade, with its branch stations at Belmont and Wallsend, in 1947…

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Three People Killed in Motor Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The toll of the road continued yesterday when three people were killed and four injures m motor accidents. The…

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Youth Drowned in Creek Dived to Retrieve Lost Oar

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

A youth was drowned in Deep Creek, Narrabeen, on Wednesday, when he dived from a boat to retrieve a lost car. He was…

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Express Trains Collide In Snowstorm Twelve Passengers Killed and Many Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, January 2.—At least 12, and possibly 16 holiday passengers were lolled and many injured when a train rammed the rear of another near Otterville (Missouri) yesterday…

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Xmas Eve Accident in York Street

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

Mr G. Kime, of Bathurst Street. Singleton, received slight head injuries on Christmas Eve when he was knocked down by a…

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Accident at the Baths

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

Tom Vipond, son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Vipond, of Pitt Street, met with an accident yesterday morning when he…

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Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Ross Smith, 23, of Hamilton, an employee of Commonwealth Steel Ltd.. suffered-concussion, internal injuries and abrasions…

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Fisherman Drowned at Port Stephens

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat. — Washed off the rocks at Tamaree Headlands, Port Stephens, yesterday afternoon Archibald L…

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No Trace of Body of Drowned Lifesaver‘

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.—An all day search by relays of swimmers and divers, a surfboat and two planes failed to find any trace…

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Truck Mounts Sydney Footpath Four Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

After a collision at the corner of King and Pitt Streets, Sydney, on Saturday night, a truck mounted the footpath…

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Karachi Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Karachi, favourite for the last AJC Derby, injured himself in a paddock, at Mr. L. A. Bowler’s Bronte stud…

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Boy Drowned in Well

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — An eight-year-old boy was drowned in a well at Glenbrook, on the Blue Mountains lines. He was…

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Boy Drowned in Septic Tank

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

After 100 men had searched for an hour and a half, a three-year-old boy was found drowned in a disused septic tank at Little Beach, Nelsons' Bay,…

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First Accidents In Three Days

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

After three days’ freedom from accidents Maitland Ambulance yesterday afternoon had three cases closely following one another…

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Two Australians Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Jan. 7.—Two Australians, John McLeod and his sister, Miss Isabella McLeod, of Concord, NSW, were injured…

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Man Fatally Injured; Hit by Jeep

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON, Thurs. — The District Coroner (Mr. Alex Morrison), at an Inquest yesterday, returned a verdict that Willie…

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Unusual Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Thursday. — Ruby Radnidge, 40, of Condon Avenue Cessnock, met with a most unusual accident this morning. A horse…

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Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 5

David Frost, 10 of Tarro suffered an incised wound to the left knee when he fell on a hidden object while playing in long grass today,…

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