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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Unusual Accident on Bridge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

A four-ton truck, which was jammed full-length across the Belmore Bridge at 6.35 p.m. yesterday, held up traffic for about…

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Four Injured in Minor Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 3

Four people suffered minor injuries in accidents last yesterday afternoon and early last night…

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Broke Neck in Jeep Accident Died Yesterday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 3

On of the two soldiers who were injured when a jeep overturned on the Pacific Highway near Lochinvar on Wednesday night died at…

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Legs Broken in Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: There was only one traffic accident over the Easter holidays. This occurred at Ward’s River, a women having both her…

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Recovering From Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 2

Miss Lorraine Pead, who was seriously injured when knocked down by a car in a Singleton street recently, is now very…

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Fatality at Clarence Town Boy Killed by Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 2

A nine-year-old boy died on his way to the Dungog Cottage Hospital last Saturday afternoon after he had collided head-on with a motor car on…

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Tragic Disappearance Shocks Jerry'S Plains Lancelot Killen Is Believed Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 1

Relatives and friends have been deeply shocked by the disappearance of Lancelot Killen, 33-year-old Jerry's Plains native, who is believed, to have been thrown from his horse and drowned, while attempting, to ford the rain quickened waters of…

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Accidents at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Wed. — Ronald Adams, 4½, of 66 Main Road, Kahibah, suffered a probable fracture of the skull when he fell-from the…

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Utility Truck, Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

A girl, who was injured when a utility truck, in which she was a passenger, and a car collided near Maitland Hospital last…

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Injured Right Elbow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

When she tripped and fell late yesterday afternoon. Patricia Slee, 5, of Nelson’s Plains, suffered an injury to the right…

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Injured by Grenade

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

CALCUTTA, April 29. — Five policemen were injured when a grenade was thrown at a squad patrolling…

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Today's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

Three mineworkers were injured this morning and after being treated by Cessnock Ambulance were taken to Cessnock Hospital for further…

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Road Hogs Are Causing Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 2

Since autumn weather has lengthened the hours of darkness, long-distance hauliers have been increasing the dangers of the road through…

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Three Killed in Motor Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Three motor cyclists lost their lives yesterday in accidents In the metropolitan area…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 3

When struck by a fall of coal at Richmond Main colliery on Friday J. Calderwood, 39, a miner, of North-street, Mulbring, sustained a probable…

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TO-DAY's ACCIDENTS

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 3

Harold Drage, 42,. of Congewal-street, Aberdare, a clipper, received injuries to right knee when he was Jammed between the buffers of skips…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Leslie Caban, 80, of Millfield, a sawmill hand had the top joint of the index finger severed when It was cut by…

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Drowned at Port Kembla

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 4

WOLLONGONG: A waterside worker was drowned when he fell from a Jetty into Port Kemblar Harbour. He could not swim…

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Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK Thursday.—Reginald Thompson, 22, of Allendale Road, Kcarsley, wheeler employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, had it…

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Injured At Football

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

Don Nicholls, 17, of Scott’s Flat, Singleton, a pupil at Morpeth Grammar School, had his shoulder Injured while playing…

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