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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Railwayman’s Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON, Sat.—Mr. John (Buzza) Bizant, of Victoria-street, injured his right foot when he fell while at work at…

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Four Injured In Head-On Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two men and two women were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two oars on a bridge a…

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Heading for a Fall? Accidents In The Home

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 6

With spring here, and the housewife about to begin her spring-cleaning campaign, and hubby spending more time in the garden as a result, the Secretary of the National Safety Council (Mr. R. S. Forbes) gives a timely warning on accidents…

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Boy Injured In Tram Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — Four people were injured when a double-set of trams collided in Broadway way this morning…

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Statements After-Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 6

The NRMA advises motorists be careful about giving. statements, particularly signed ones, after they have been involved…

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Collision Near Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — Five men were injured when 8 track and a utility collided on Maitland Road, Hexham, shortly…

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Two Miners in Accidents at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 5

Two miners were injured in accidents at Kent colliery to-day. Reg Payne, 34, of 20 McArthur-street, Telarah, suffered an…

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Saved From Drowning; Dog Gave Alarm

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A two-year-old boy who fell into a river at Walcha yesterday was saved from drowning when his pet dog…

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Kurri Woman Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 5

Mrs. Margaret Galloway, 31, of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, received a probable fracture of her right ankle, abrasions to her right knee and…

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Apparently Struck By Train Man's Death Accidental

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

It was apparent that the deceased had been struck by a train, a witness told the Kurri Kurri District Coroner (Mr. W…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 7

Colin Merrick, 19, of David-street, Cessnock, received general abrasions and injuries to the head when he fell getting on to a bread cart…

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Seaman Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—The body of a Swedish seaman, who had fallen overboard from his ship berthed at Pyrmont, was dragged out of…

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Fatally Injured In Killing Dingo

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Sat.—Jack Cohen, 85, who was found dead in rough country with a gunshot wound in his chest and a rifle nearby, is…

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Peerless Fox Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. — As a Result of Injuries received during the running of the September Handicap at Flemington on…

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Elderly Man Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 1

John Chapman, 69, of O'Brien-street, Cessnock, was taken to Cessnock Hospital by Ambulance on Saturday after he had been knocked…

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Breasley injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Sept. 21.—Australian Jockey A. (“Scobie”) Breasley injured a knee and gashed his head in a fall at Brighton races…

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Clipper Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 5

B. Difford, 19, of Main-road, Abermain, a clipper, had his left hand injured when it was caught in a skip while at work at Abermain No. 8…

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Miner's Death Accidental Inquiry at Kurri Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 7

On August 29, John Martin, 59, miner, of Northcote-street, Kurri Kurri, died in Kurri Kurri Hospital following Injuries…

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Crossing Accident Near Toronto

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday.— Nine people, including three children, bad narrow escapes from death in a level crossing smash near…

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Killers at the Wheel Offences By Accident "Repeaters"

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 6

TRAFFIC tragedies can be reduced if "accident repeaters" are kept off the roads, according to Clarence Woodbury,…

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