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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Accidental Death Finding of Adjourned Inquest Fatal New England Highway Collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 7

The inquest into the death of Hash Clarence Paxton, aged 21, of Newcastle, who died following a collision…

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Another New England Highway Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

Following upon the recent series of accidents on the New England Highway in the vicinity of Singleton, another incident…

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Bulldozer Blade Cuts Side of Tourist Bus. One Dead, Five Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

A Pioneer tourist bus carrying 20 tourists from Melbourne to Brisbane collided with a lorry carrying a bulldozer, at a narrow culvert four miles…

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Boy May Have Been Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. —Police and [?] are to-day searching [?]at Benill following [?]…

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Bomb Causes Destruction in Jerusalem Newspaper Office Blown Up—20 Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

The "barrel bomb" which blew up the newspaper, "Palestine Post" building, injured 20 persons, but there were no deaths…

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Killed In Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — Isaac Jones, 55, of Blackett-street, Wollongong, was killed in a car accident when returning from…

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Three Hart In Cycle Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—When his motor hit a safety fence after skidding in loose gravel on Pacific Highway, Mt. Kuring-gal, on…

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Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — John Rix, 18, of George-street, Cessnock, clipper, at Abermain No. 2 colliery, had his right hand…

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Three Injured in Smashes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—When a tram and a taxi collided in Curlewis-st. early this morning, three persons were injured, one seriously…

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Two Injured Diving at Baths

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

Diving from the tower at the West Maitland baths, late yesterday afternoon. Ross Deamer, 18. Louth Park-road, injured his neck when…

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Analysis Of Mine Accidents

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

A series of five years highs and lows in coal mine accidents in Australia in 30 years could be due, it was…

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Men Injured at Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 3

When cutting up meat at Hector’s butcher shop. Lawes-st., E. Maitland, to-day, Thomas Dunn, 21 of Ann-st., East Maitland…

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Breasley Out of Action With Injured Foot

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed. —A. Breasley is still suffering from an Injury to his foot Incurred when his mount siren Song hit the running…

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Boy Killed; Collision with Lorry Coroner’s Comment On “Very Bad Corned”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

Giving his verdict at an inquest at West Ma Wand Courthouse to-day, the Deputy-Coroner (Mr. E. C. Scarlett) asked the police to take up with local government authority the condition easting at the comer of Catherine and Michael…

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Soldier Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

Believed to have been knocked down by a vehicle on the New England Highway near Greta last night. Private H. B. Dagls,…

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Collision in the Harbour

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday.—The British freighter, Salamaua, from Vancouver and the Swedish freighter’ Parramatta, collided when a…

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To-day's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Alan Wyborn, 17, of Greta Street, Aberdare, employed by Bonds Industries, received injuries to the right leg and back…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday.—Les Sts. venson, 24 Pokolbin-sr, Kearsley, a shiftman, employed at Elrington colliery received…

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Sequel To Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 2

William Cowell, of Lawson-street, Balman, pleaded not guilty at East Maitland court to having failed to keen as near as…

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Boy Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

WINGHAM: Manning Emerton, 7, suffered fatal injuries yesterday when thrown from a cart being hauled by a bolting horse…

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