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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Mrs. S. Parish Fatally Injured in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

Mrs. Elsie Grace Parish, 62, died at Lithgow late yesterday afternoon following injuries received when she was struck by a car…

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Motorist Fined Sequel to Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

Sequel to an accident at the intersection of Aberdare Road and Mulbring Street, on September 6, 1989, was the appearance of Franels Robert…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 7

David Charnock, 58, Millfleld, miner employed at Maitland Slain colliery, bad his right hand severly lacerated when it was struck by a piece of…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton – 15, 25, And 50 Years Ago 15 Years Ago Taken from the "Argus" files week ending January 26, 1935) Cycling Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 7

While competing in a cycling event at South Singleton park, Mr. S. Titus, of Carrington, fell heavily in the…

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Train Fatality Man Killed; Another Seriously Injured. Riding on Carriage Roof

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

When the 1 a.m. passenger train en route to Sydney passed through Stroud Road railway station this Friday morning, two men were seen…

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Tractor Hits Tree Main Greek Man Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

When a tractor he was driving got out of control and hit a tree on Thursday, a Main Creek man was injured…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

Mrs. Parish, 62, wife of Mr. I. J. ("Sam") Parish, of Wallalong, was killed and her husband critically injured when struck by a car whilst…

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Two Children Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

Nine months old Baby Avery, of William Street, Cessnock, received scalds on his neck and chest when he upset a dish of hot water at his home…

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Two Men Killed in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Stanley Kilpatrick, 60. of Collingwood, and his son, Francis Kilpatrick, of Brunswick, were killed when their…

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Accidents at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—Two accidents occurred in the Singleton district over the week-end. Yesterday a utility truck driven…

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Deaths in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

James George Lyon, .23, of Ellenborough, was killed when his car and a truck collided at Yarras, on the…

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Three Cars Damaged In Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

Three care were damaged when a utility collided with a taxi and then crashed into a stationary vehicle in George…

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Train Accident Victim Identified Came From Aborigine Camp at Kempsey

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

The two half-castle aborogines who were struck by a bridge whilst they were riding on the roof of a train carriage last Friday, were…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 7

Caught between skips at Richmond colliery yesterday, Basil S, Rees, 40, a. wheeler, of Florence Street, Kurri, received injuries to his…

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Car Accident. Passengers' Lucky Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

When a car went over a culvert on the Flight Springs' road on Monday night the driver, Mr. Milton Ham, of Gungal, and four passengers had a…

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Caravan Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

A caravan holiday planned by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hayes and family of Percy Street, was brought to an untimely end…

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Boy Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday—When a dinghy overturned at Carrum beach, Ronald Black, 16, was drowned. Rough seas were…

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Seven Killed When Lorry Left Road Dead and Injured Scattered About Road

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Six men and an 13-months-old baby were killed and 29 others injured when a lorry load of picnickers ran off the road, crashed into a tree and rolled down an embankment at Broadford, 46 miles from…

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Fitter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

Struck by a heavy timber beam on Sunday, Archibald Cameron, 45, of King Street, Abermain a fitter at Bellbird colliery, suffered extensive…

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Hands Injured in Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—Maurice Johnston, 21, of Aberdare road, Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, had the third…

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