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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Finger Amputated After Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 3

Reginald Cook, 59, of cr. McGrane and Lightfoot streets, Cessnock, a butcher, was struck by a motor lorry while riding a bicycle in…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 3

Albert Turner, 30, of Bridge-street, Cessnock, tophand at Aberdare colliery, suffered severe lacerations to his hip when struck by falling coal…

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Shooting Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. F. J. Smith, J.P., after holding an inquest into the death of Thomas Archibald Wharton, 57, of Cowper Street,…

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Chums Have Six Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 3

At the moment England has six players on the injured list and is having an anxious time. The unfit men are Gee (septic big…

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Two Dead In Head-Oil Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — Two men were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a car and truck on the Dubbo…

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Accidents Reach New High Record

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK. July 6.—Accidental deaths In the United States reached a new record of 783 during the four-day Independence…

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Ten Killed In Train Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, July 7.—Ten persons were killed and over 50 injured, many seriously, in a freak collision at Monica, Illinois,…

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10 Dead 60 Injured In U.S. Rail Crash

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Friday.—Ten persons were killed and 60 injured when the crack Sant Fe Railroad "streamline" express…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

Struck by pieces of stone from a shot, Thomas O'Connor, 40, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, shotfirer at Abermain No. 2 colliery, received…

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Singleton's 'Blue Baby' Lucky Accident Leads to Normal Life

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 4

Nine-year-old Janet Knight of Singleton—her father, Mr. Dudley Knight is foremanmanager of the Singleton…

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Highway Fatality in Victoria

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. — A man was killed and four persons seriously injured last night in a collision between a bus and…

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Test Forward Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—Australian and Queensland Rugby League forward Alan Thompson retired from o club match with…

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Ear Injured in Fall

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

Sydney A Horder, 41, of Went-worth-street Homeville, was treated at a doctor’s surgery on Saturday lacerations and contusions to the…

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Injured In Petrol Tank Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

A man was burned yesterday when a petrol tank he was welding exploded. He is Don Pratt. 31, of…

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Boy Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

Severe Injuries to his right leg were incurred by John Hodgetts, aged 9, of Maitland road. Tarro late yesterday afternoon,…

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Mores Couple Killed in Collision

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

MAITLAND: A couple who were married less than a fort night ago were killed when their car collided with a lorry five miles…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

Ronald Bay, 24, of Aberdare-street, Kitchener, wheeler, of Aberdare Central colliery, suffered a lacerated wound above his right eye…

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Accident at Brickworks

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

While working in the clay quarry at Waterloo Brickworks, Thornton, to-day, Russell J. Presland, 23, of Swan-street, Morpeth, Injured his…

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Miner Injured By Fall Of Stone

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed. — Ken Barker, 32, of Close street Walls. end, a miner employed at Rosewood colliery, suffered injuries…

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Baby’s Accidental Flood Death

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 5

A ten months’ old baby boy was accidentally drowned when he fell into floodwaters surrounding his home on June 18…

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