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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1949

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Man Injured in Altercation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 2

Said to have been involved in an altercation in High-street early this morning. Arthur James, 41, of George-street, Large, a motor…

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Schoolboy Gravely Injured, Goes To Lessons

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A seven-years-old boy continued with his school work yesterday after seriously injuring himself…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 3

Sruck by a piece of coal while at work at Bellbird Colliery yesterday, Amos Craft, 47, of Kearsley-street, Bellbird, received lacerations to the…

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May Not Fight in Australia. Accident to Sands Upsets Plans. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 2

Plans for fighting in Australia before his return to England in March may be altered following the injury to the Empire champion, Dave Sands,…

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Accident To Sands May Upset Fight Plans

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Plans for his fighting in Australia before his return to England in March may be altered following injury to…

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Accidents To Mine Employees

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—William Lindsay, 23, of Villers-st., Cessnock, a wheeler employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, had his…

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Dave Sands in Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Dave Sands, his wife and his brother[?] George and Ritchie were in [?] car which crashed over an…

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One Dead, 11 Injured Train Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 1

WARSAW, Nov. 9.—A woman was killed and 11 injured when an electric train collided yesterday with a goods train near…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Wed. — Neville Balston, 28, of First-st, Weston, [?] miner, employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, received injuries…

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Mayor’s Car Involved in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 2

The car of the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. F. O. Fahey) was involved in a collision with another vehicle last right on the corner or Olive and…

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Survey of Home Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 7

NEW YORK: The popular belief that the bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house is wrong, according to an insurance…

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Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

Leslie Post, 19, of Wollombi Road. Cessnock, wheeler at Pelton colliery, recived abrasions to both legs and shock when his foot was caught in…

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Shunter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 7

Arthur George, 21, of Kearsley, shunter at Elrington colliery, received head injuries this morning when he struck it on a baulk…

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Injured in Bicycle Fall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

Thirteen-year-old John Price, George-st., East Maitland, fell from his bicycle when it skidded in loose gravel in Hinder-st, East…

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Driving Charge Follows Collision Ellalong Man Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

As a result of a collision between a car and a taxi-cab in North Avenue, Cessnock, on July 10, Donald francis McLeod, of…

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Kurri Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 8

Richard Robinson [?]ner, of Abermain Street, Pelaw Main, received a crushed finger while at work at Richmond Main colliery and was taken…

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Aberdare Miner's Death Accidental Verdict Returned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 7

The circumstances surrounding the death of Francis John Moloney, 58, of Congewal Street, Aberdare, were investigated by…

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Motor Cyclist's Death Accidental Evidence at Cessnock Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 7

On October 19 a truck driver saw a man lying on the side of the Wollombi Road, near the Pelton railway bridge…

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Drowning Tragedy at Pampoolah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1949 · page 3

When she overbalanced ana fell from a boat into the river at Pampoolah on Sunday afternoon, Miss Claire Hoare, of 6 Whalen Street,…

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Bread Van in Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 2

A bread panel van, driven by K. Paget, collided with another vehicle driven by ft. Sioggitt, of Armidale. yesterday…

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