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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

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Two Injured When Cycle Skidded

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

Donald George Price, 23, of Neath-st., Pelaw Main, an employee of Stanford Main Colliery, was thrown to the roadway when…

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

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

Melbourne, Mon.—Six men and an 18-months-old baby were killed and 29 others injured when a lorry load of…

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Accidents

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

Lance Wallace, 29, Atkinson Street, Bellbird, a shiftman at Millfield colliery, had the middle finger of his right hand fractured yesterday when…

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Fewer Accidents In United States

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 6

CHICAGO. Feb. 7.—Accidents killed 91,000 people in the United states last year and oust 7,200,000,000 dollars…

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Council Employee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

Eric Card, 43, of 27 Queenstreet, Lorn, an employee of Maitland City Council, suffered slight abrasions and contusions…

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Accidental Gliding Record

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 8,— Naked to the waist and blue with cold, 37-years-old Hello Lasch Accidentally broke the…

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Wheeler Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

KURRI KURRI Thurs.—Jack James, 22, a wheeler, of Grafton-street, Abermain, received injuries to his back when struck…

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Misting Man Found Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 7

Missing from his home at East Cessnock since last Sunday, the body of John Oliver Nelson, 58, was found yesterday afternoon in Lavender…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 5

Jack James, 22, a wheeler, of Grafton Road, Abermain, received injuries to his back when struck by n slab at Abermain No. 2 Colliery yesterday…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, 1950. Guilty of Negligent Driving. Sequel to Fatal Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 3

Pandi Strati was charged at the Muswellbrook Petty Sessions on Wednesday last with having driven in a negligent manner. Strati[?] who was…

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Lifesaver Injured Well-known in Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

The lifesaver who suffered a broken leg at the Newcastle Surf Club's Carnival last Saturday is well known in Dungog…

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Bus Passengers Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

TOKIO, Feb. 13 (AAA.-Reuter) —Twenty-two people were killed and 28 seriously injured when a hea[?] laden passenger bus plunged 100…

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Engine Driver Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

An engine driver was admitted to Dangrar Cottage Hospital this morning following an accident at Singleton…

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Motor Cyclist’s Head Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

Extensive head Injuries were suffered by a young railway porter when his motor cycle skidded to loose gravel near Paterson…

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Head Injured in Fall From Motor Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

Hubert Gilson, 32, of 71 Elgin. st., Maitland, was admitted to the general hospital last night suffering from head Injuries, which…

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Accidents to Children

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

When James Bell, 6. of Railway Parade, Morpeth, tell 15 feet to a concrete floor at Morpeth yesterday he broke his left forearm…

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Accidents at Brickworks

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 1

Two employees of the Thornton Fire and Brick Company were Injured within a few minutes of each other while at work…

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Unusual Accidents

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

A few hours after the purser was sucked through the doorway of a trans-Atlantic plane near New York, the…

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Abattoir Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 1

Henry John Taylor, 26, of 144 George-st, East Maitland, tallow house foreman, employed by Maitland abattoirs, was taken to…

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Engine-driver Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 6

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—An [?] Mr. R. Morris, of New Lambton, was admitted to the Dangar Cottage Hospital…

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