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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 5

James Carr, of Tomalpin-atreet, Kearsley, shunter at Abermain No. 2 colliery, was Jammed between a locomotive and a skip yesterday and had…

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Kurri Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 5

Basil[?], 20, of Main-raod, Abermain a clipper at Abermain No. 3 colliery, crushed his left hand when lie caught it between skips…

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Lorn Children In Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 4

Eight-year-old Maureen Newman, of 35 Roxburgh-st., Lorn, suffered a probable fracture of the forearm and shock, when she…

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Cyclists Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 2

A collision occurred last night between a bicycle ridden by Charles B. Bendeich, 28, of Bridge-street, Telarah, and a…

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Boy’s Eye Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 2

John Bellamy, 13, of Wallace street, Maitland, received lacerations above his right eye and nose and an injury to his right…

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River Tunnel Clogged with Burning Lorries 44 Persons Injured Or Overcome By Fumes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, May 14—Forty-four persons were injured or overcome by fumes yesterday when 85 lorries and motor cars were burned in the 50,000,000 dollars Holland tunnel, of the Hudson river…

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Injured Racehorse Destroyed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday —Badly burnt in a fire which destroyed racing stables at Ascot on Saturday, the racehorse Zambesi, owned by Mrs…

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Conditions of Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Monday.—Of the three men seriously injured when a car and taxicab collided at the corner of Main and Westcott…

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Week-end Toll of Motor Accidents Man Killed at Cessnock and Others Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 2

The coalfields area figured in the chapter of accidents —a number fatal—which took place during the week-end. At Cessnock, a man was killed and seven injured— three of them seriously—when a car and a taxi-cab collided…

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26 Arabs Injured in Tripoli Rioting Demonstration Against British

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, May 16.—Twenty-six Arabs and two police were injured yesterday in Arab demonstrations in Tripoli against the British plans to transfer Tripolitania from British to Italian trusteeship in 1951…

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High Rate of Motor Cycle Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Owing to the increasing number of motor cycle accidents, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) will immediately begin a road safety campaign. Since the beginning of the year, 25 people have been…

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Chapter of Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

John Montgomery, 20, of 3 Russell-st., Maitland, received an incised wound to the right knee while using a chisel…

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Seven Injured in Accident Collision At Heddon Greta

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

Passengers were thrown to the roadway when a utility truck and a car collided head on at Heddon Greta on the main Kurri…

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One Man Killed, Two Seriously Injured Collision On Saturday Night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

As the result of a collision between a light car and a taxi.cab on Saturday night one man was killed and seven others admitted…

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Baby Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

Barry Keys, 2, of Greta-street, HomeviIIe, suffered an incised wound to the back of the head while playing to-day. Maitland…

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Late Australian News Eleven Injured in Tram Smash Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

Eleven people were injured and taken to hospital after a spectacular tram smash at the intersection of Darling Street…

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Sydney’s Worst Tram Smash in Recent Years Eleven Injured In Spectacular Crash At Rozelle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eleven people were injured and taken to hospital after a spectacular tram smash at the intersection of Darlin-street and Victoria-road, Rozelle, to-day…

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Leg Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Wednesday.—Albert Bircher, 59, of Wollombi-road, Bellbird, a miner, employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, received…

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House Gutted by Fire Dr. Davis Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

A house owned by Mrs. V Bell and resided in by Dr. c. Earls Davis, den-tal surgeon, in Dowling Street, was gutted by fire early on Sunday…

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High Rate of Motor Cycle Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

Owing to the increasing number of motor cycle accidents, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Shenhan) will immediately begin a road safety…

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