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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Street Accident At Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 5

SINGLETON, Thurs.—Master Peter Bourke, of John-street, was injured last night when the car in which he was a passenger…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Charles Barclay, 28, of Newcastle-road, Wallsend, a miner, employed at Rosewood Borehole colliery,…

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Two Killed in Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Friday.—A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday by the acting district coroner (Mr. J. Letts)…

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Miner's Death Follows Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 7

Edwin Anderson, 59, miner, of Stephens-street, Cessnock, died at the Cessnock Hospital last night from injuries he received when he was…

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Blinding Headlights Cause Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 4

Headlights of an oncoming vehicle on Wednesday night caused a car driven by Miss Marjorie Bourke, of John Street…

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Dungog Ambulanceman Assists Accident Cases

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

A Dungog Ambulance Officer treated two injured men on Tuesday after an accident at Ironbark Bridge, near Newcastle…

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Migrant Boy Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

KATOOMBA, Monday. — A migrant boy, Kasimir Zielinski, was drowned when he fell into a waterhole near Log Cabin…

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Hillston Man Drowned In Hut

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Military pensioner James Ryan, 62, was found drowned to-day in a hot at Hillston which had been flooded by the…

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Blast Injured Miner

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A miner employed at Stockrington No. 2 colliery suffered a large lacerated wound to the left side of the face…

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Knocked Down by Truck. Elderly Man Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

On Sunday last James Nathaniel Stewart 76), of 79 King Street, was admitted to hospital suffering from injuries to the spine and right hand,…

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To-day's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

When a piece of stone fell from the roof and struck him while she was working at Abermain No. 2 colliery this morning, Ernest Hughes…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

Owen Graham, 16, of Foster-street, Cessnock, a clipper at Bellbird colliery, had his tight eye injured when he was struck by a piece…

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Three Miners Injured At Burwood Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday— Three miners were seriously injured when a line of skips overturned on them at Burwood…

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Valuable Race Horse In John Street Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

A valuable brown filly belonging to Mr. Reginald Dennis Huham of Newdell hostel, Ravensworth, was injured in…

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Heavy Damages Follow Road Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A Supreme Court jury awarded £6117 damages, to Robert Cecil Arnold Wallis, farmer, of Springhill, near…

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Filly Injured In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday.—A valuable brown filly, the property of Mr. R. D. Huxham, of Ravensworth, was injured when the…

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Injured Back at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 5

Adam Thompson, 53, a min[?] of [?] Laing-street, Kurri, twisted his back while working at Bloomfield colliery this morning…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 11th AUGUST 1950. New England Highway Fatality Coroner Finds Deaths to be Accidental

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 3

An inquest into the cause of the deaths of Andrew James Heggarty and Henry Ernest Dibden, on the night of 19th July, was held on…

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25 Years Ago "Idol" in Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 2

As the motor cyclists came round the bend at the Muswellbrook race track Singleton supporters were puzzled…

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Three Injured In Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday. — Three members of a Maitland orchestra, who were proceeding to a ball at Scone, escaped injury when their car…

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