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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 3

Victor Stauffer,38,a wheeler,of Aberdare-street.Pelaw Main,sustained head injuries while at work at Pelaw Main colliery yesterday…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 3

John Penn.6,of McGrane-street, Cessnock, fell at his right collarbone yesterday. John Freebairn, 2, of…

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Fatally Injured in Bus Smash

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wed.—When a tourist bus and a timber-laden truck collided near Wynnum yesterday afternoon, 17 people were…

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Boy Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 5

Laurie Sales, [?] of Catherine-street West Maitland, suffered a greenstick fracture of the lower left forearm when he topped on a stick…

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Five Injured in Crash

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs—When a car and a semi-trailer, loaded with drums of petrol, collided at Tempe last night, two men and…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 2

Painful, and probably serious, injuries were sustained by Reginald Norford when, riding a motor cycle, he collided with a cart in Palace Street,…

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Kurri Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 5

Struck by a skip at Hebburn No.2 Colliery on Wednesday, Len Edwards 21, Cliper, of Rawson Street, Kurri received injuries to the left him,…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 5

Gordon Eiliott,35, of Aberdare-road,Cessnock,shiftman at [?] Colliery,received a server laceration to the right leg when the axe he was using…

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[?] Miners Death Accidental

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 5

The Kurri Kurri District coroner (Mr.W.O.Pickering) returned a verdict of accidental death when he held an inquiry into the…

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Five People Injured at Week-end

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 2

In a variety of ways, five people were Injured at the week-end giving Maitland Ambulance [?] their busiest period for [?]…

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Accidents at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.— Four people were injured in minor accidents at Newcastle to-day. Norman Balley, 18, 14…

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Injured in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 4

KURRI KURRI: David Gronow [?], a miner, of 43 Boundary-street, [?]glaw Main, received a probable fracture of the left leg while at…

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Woman Injured When Car Overturned Accident on Westbrook Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 2

When their car completely overturned on Tuesday afternoon, Mr J. A. Clarke, who was driving, was uninjured, but…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 7

David Gronow, 41, miner, of 43 Boundary-street, Spion Kop, Pelaw Main, received a probable fracture of the left leg at Pelaw Main colliery…

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Accident at Coal Bins. Death of Ex-army Man

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

Fredrick Shaw (50) died at Brentwood Hospital this morning from the effects of injuries received when he was crushed between two railway…

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Two Injured in Truck Capsize

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 3

Two men were injured when the [?] truck in which they were travelling overtimed at taster’s Hollow between East [?] and…

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Four Killed in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Four men were kilted in road accidents last night and many were injured…

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Road Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sat.—Frank For, 52, of Banks-street, Westmead, suffered a possible fracture of the right thigh last night when a truck collided…

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Seriously Injured in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Three members of a family were seriously injured this morning when their car collided with a…

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Involved In Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tuesday.— Samuel Jenison, of Sydney street Muswellbrook, and Neville Andrews of Singleton, we envoy…

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