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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 5

Eric Paul, 45, Attwater-[?] Cessnock, an electial mechanic Elrington Colliery, received an nominal injury while lifting a…

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Share Farmer Fined. Drove Motor Vehicle When Under Influence." S.m's. Comments on Road Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

At the Police court on Wednesday, oiauae Hector Salmon, share farmer, was [?]ned £10 on a charge of having ariven a utility truck on 30th…

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Cyclist Hurt in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 2

James Millman, 59, of Swan-st., Morpeth, was involved in a collision with a car while riding his bicycle on Newcastle-rd., near…

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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 3

Frederick Hennessey, 26, of Church-street, Cessnock, bricklayer at Aberdare Central colliery, who was jammed by a trolley of timber yesterday,…

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Fatality at Open Cut

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday—Muswellbrook open cut mine was idle to-day following the death of one of the…

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Two Injured When Jeep Capsized

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 3

When a jeep travelling on the, New England Highway ran off the road and overturned, near Branxton to-day, the driver and…

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Mr Crash at Tamworth Pilot Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

The pilot and three passengers were injured when an East-West Airlines Anson passenger plane clived into a…

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Pilot Seriously Injured When Avro-anson Crashes Forced Landing In Paddock Near Tamworth Aerodrome

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Wednesday. — The pilot and three passengers were injured, When an East West airlines Anson passenger plane dived into paddock shortly after taking from Tamworth this morning…

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Air Force Depot Fire Probably Accidental

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Sabotage is not suspected in the five which caused damage estimated at £100,000 in a RAAF medical…

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Kemp’s Death Accidental

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The City Coroner (Mr. A. R Raschke) found that the death of Archie Kemp, Melbourne lightweight, in…

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Injured in Accident Two Singleton Residents

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

Two persons were injured on Wednesday when a jeep overturned on the New England Highway near Branxton…

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Three MineWorkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

[?] men were [?] in [?] in mines in the district yesterday. Struck by a trolley, Frank Moloney,…

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Fatality at Open Cut Dozer Driver Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 1

A bulldozer driver, John Arthur Hillen (21), single, lost his life at the Muswellbrook open cut mine at about 6 a.m. on…

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Accidentally Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 October 1949 · page 2

QUIRINDI, Saturday. — the Coroner, Mr. C. J. Moore, J.P., held an enquiry into the death of John Palmer, aged 2 years 11…

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Clipper Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Monday. — James Ramsay, 45, of Shalama[?]-st., Cessnock, a clipper employed at Bellbird colliery received injuries to…

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Motor Cycle Left Road, Two Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 2

Two men were injured when a motor cycle outfit left the road at the intersection of Hinton and Phoenix Park roads on Saturday…

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The Musewellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER, 1949. Motor Cycle Accident. Young Lady Seriously Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

Miss Noeleen Nebauer, (19), of Gungal, received serious head injuries last night in Bridge Street, when the motor cycle, on which she was…

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Man Critically Injured Five Bullet Wounds in Body

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

Walter Pickford, 52, of Essex-street, Sydney, was found critically injured with five bullet wounds in his body, in Essex-street, late last night…

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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

James Ramsay, 45, of Shalamabstreet, Cessnock, clipper at Bellbird colliery, received a punctured wound to the right leg when struck by a…

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1000 Drowned in Floods

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (AAP).— In an appeal for US help, the Guatemalan Government estimates that 1000 persons are dead…

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