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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Accident Struck by Guillotine Handle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 2

On Thursday morning, at Dungog Engineers Pty. Ltd., an employee, John Johnson, was struck on the head by the handle of a guillotine whilst…

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Drowned at Lane Cove

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Anthony Salli, [?] of Beverly Hills, was drowned in Lane-Cove River while he was picnicking with his…

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Man Severely Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — After striking a man on Pacific Highway, outside St. Leonard’s station last night, a motor lorry…

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28 Naval Men Drowned in Gale

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Oct. 19.—A. midshipman and £8 seamen were drowned inn Portland Harbour during a Sale on Sunday night when a…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—Ron Milier, 7, of Abernethy, fractured his left arm when he fell at school this morning. James Griffen, 32, of Greta-street…

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Another Accident on John Street Corner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2

Little damage was done when two utility trucks collided on the corner of Campbell street and john Street, near Dunolly bridge…

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To-day’s Leader: Artificial Prosperity Violent Attack by Strikers on Pit-top Guard Many Injured On Coalfield In France

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

PARIS, October 21 .—Many strikers and soldiers were injured in a violent battle on the St. Etienne coalfield, in central France yesterday, as 1200 factory and other workers joined the striking miners in attacking the pit-top guard of troops with sticks and…

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Eye Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 5

WINGHAM: Mr. J. A. Revltt, of Wingham, met with a painful accident at Wingham railway station while assisting to unload a…

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Breadcarter Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE. Friday.—William J. Brighton, about 40, marriage, of Corner Avondale and Westcourt Road, New Lambton,…

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65 Injured in American Rail Smash

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

At least 65 persons were injured—15 or more seriously—when the Santa Fe express Jumped the rails near Garden…

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65 Injured In Santa Fe Express Smash

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, October 22.—At least 65 persons were injured, 15 or more seriously, when the. Santa Fe express, en route to Los Angeles from Chicago/jumped the rails near Garden City (Kansas) yesterday…

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Violence Takes on a Grimmer Note in F[?]nce Over 100 Person Injured Bitter Clashes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

PARIS, October 22.—In addition to the death in hospital of policeman, injured in fighting in the St. Etienne area of the [?]uthern French coalfields, over 100 persons were injured in bitter [?]shes yesterday as violence, engendered by the crippling…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

Max Dowling, 15, of Hickey-street, Cessnock, fell from his bicycle on Allandale-road, during the week, and fractured his left elbow and left hand…

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Mine Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 7

John Brum[?] 21, of Mulbring, a wheeler, sustained an in[?]ry to his right ankle while at work at Richmond Main colliery yesterday. He was…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 1

GRAFTON, Saturday. — Clifford Roy Child, B, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Child, of Grafton, was fatally Injured when he was swept from…

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to-day’s Leader: Uniform Taxation Two Injured In Lorry Crash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 1

MORISSET. Saturday—When a tyre blew out descending a steep slope and their lorry overturned, Stan Hoggarty. 42, and Robert…

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Three Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

Cyclist Colin David James, 16, of 74 Great otthem Road, bad his right lower leg [?] and received severe facial injuries and…

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Tram-bus Crash Injures Nine Lucky Escapes in Head-on Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

Nine people were injured when a tram and a bus crashed head-on at East Brisbane to-day…

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Two Killed in Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday [?] Charles Carolan 18, of [?] North Bondl was killed whole [?] a bicycle in North Ryde…

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Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 3

George Farnham 38, of Aberdare-street, Kitchener, labourer at Aberdare Central colliery, injured his left hand yesterday when a heavy baulk fell on…

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