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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 5

At Maitland Main colliery yesterday Spencer Willmott, 45, a miner of Love-street, Cessnock, suffered injuries and…

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Verdict on Railway Crossing Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 3

Following the enquiry into the deaths of George Edward Plum-ridge, 43, of Young-street, Lambton, and his wife, Joyce…

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Girl Slightly Injured, But Lorry Smashed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 1

Judith Green, 19, of Gloucester, received minor Injuries on Wednesday in a level-crossing smash on the North Coast line between Ward's River and…

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Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

Mrs. Beryl Joan Mapp, of Muswellbrook had her nose broken and suffered other facial abrasions, when the car in…

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Two In Hospital After Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 4

The rider of a motor cycle and his 14-years-old girl pillion passenger, were taken to Maitland Hospital following a collision…

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Pensioner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

An aged pensioner, Mrs. Sarah Lamborne, 70, of 76 Church-st, Maitland, suffered a probable dislocation of the right shoulder,…

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Muswellbrook Woman Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

A woman injured her head on Sunday when she jumped from a car she mistakenly believed was on fire…

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Many Feared to Be Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

LONDON: Twenty-one persons are feared to have been drowned when 22 passengers and the crew of eight on the Norwegian…

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Clinic For Sick And Injured Pets

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1951 · page 6

A mobile R.S.P.C.A. Clinic for the sick or injured pets of people who cannot afford ordinary veterinary services will be…

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Accident Victim Recovering

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 2

GLOUCESTER: Miss Jodith Green who had a miraculong escape from death at the Ward’s River railway states crossing [?]…

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Three Trucks in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 4

SINGLETON: Three haulage lorries were involved in a collision near Rix’s Creek, on the New England Highway, yesterday…

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Mineworker's Death Follows Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

A mineworker, who was injured at Richmond Main Colliery on Tuesday, passed away at the Kurri Kurri Hospital…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 3

FORSTER: Travelling from Forster at an early hour this morning, two young men were seriously Injured when their…

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Men Injured By Apple Cases

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two men were inured when 20 cases of apples crashed from a moving truck at the City Markets…

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Three Believed Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

Three men are believed to have browned in Moreton Bay off Crib Island when a 12ft, boat overturned late yesterday…

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Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

When the motor-cycle he was riding came into collision with a truck at Lett's Corner, Vincent-street, Cessnock, on…

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Injured by Circular Saw

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

An employee of Modeitoy, Russell[?] Horseshoe Bend, was injured to-day when he was caught on a circular saw. He received…

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Amended Traffic Regulations Should Reduce Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

Speed and the reckless motor cyclist combine to cause the majority of road accidents, said inspector [?] this…

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Injured In Fall

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 4

Mrs. T. Harper, of High-street, Greta, whilst standing on a counter to fix stock in her shop at Camp-road, Greta, fell…

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Cessnock Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Reginald Kidd, 19, of Kitchener, a colliery spragger, injured. his shoulder when he was Jammed by a skip…

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