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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Motor Fatality Inquest Opened

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wed.—The acting district coroner (Mr. J. A. Letts), yesterday opened the inquest into the death of Mr…

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Bandon Grove Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

Kenneth Atkins, 21, of Bandon Grove, who was a passenger in a car which collided with another car near Byron's last Saturday night, was…

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Men Killed When Car Overturns Accident Near Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 1

When a man reached for a cigarette, the car he was driving swerved out of control, later it "overturned. Another man in the car was killed. The accident happened between Camberwell and…

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Wheeler Injured By Skip

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

KURRI, Friday.—When struck by a skip at Richmond Main colliery to-day, John Mead, wheeler, of Annandale-street, Pelaw Main,…

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Seven School Children Killed In Bus Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

CENTERVILLE, Texas, May 5.— Seven school children were killed and three others injured yesterday when a school omnibus collided with…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 5

George Peak, 33, of Harle-street, Abermain, received an injury to his back yesterday while lifting a heavy rail…

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Merriwa News ACCIDENTS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

Miss Philomena McRae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McRae, Merriwa, is an inmate of the local hospital, suffering from an injured arm and…

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Car Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

Three brothers, Messrs.. G. C, A. E. and H. S. Coogan, of the Inverell district, had a remarkable escape from serious injury…

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Shocking Accident Young Girl Dies Police Search for Motor-cyclist

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

An unidentified young girl, believed to have fallen off a motor cycle, died in a Sydney hospital this morning a…

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Family Injured in Lorry Skid

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—A man, his wife and their two young children were injured when a lorry skidded on the Pacific Highway,…

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Boy’s Foot Injured On Old Stump

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 3

Playing In the bush near his home at Macarthur-st., Homerville, Robert Anderson, aged 12, jumped on to an old stump and…

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Youth Dead In Shooting Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Monday. — Frederick Page, 17, of Blende-st, was shot dead when out hunting 10 miles from Broken Hill…

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Three Injured In Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 3

When a van and petrol waggon" collided at Heddon Greta on Friday three men were admitted to Kurri Hospital…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

John Mead, wheeler, of Allandalestreet, Spion Kop, Pelaw Main, reeived Injuries to is ribs, right shin and arm, when struck by a skip at…

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Tram, Truck N City Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — [?] people were Injured and many others suffered shock when a tram and a 34-ton truck collided…

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Two Men Burned To Death After Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday.—Two men were burned to death and one was killed instantly on the Stuart Highway, near Darwin…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 5

When she fell from a horse on Sunday, Rita Henry, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, received an injury to the left ankle…

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Trainer Plane’s Fatal Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The pilot was killed when an RAAF Wirraway trainer crashed in a paddock and burst into flames…

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Electrocution of Lad Accidental

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

The City Coroner, Mr. A. N. Bott, said yesterday that 15year-old' Harold Brodie, who was electrocuted on April 9…

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R.a.a.f. Plane’s Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. — All five members of the crew are believed to have escaped serious injury when RAAF Dakota, crashed…

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