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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1951

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Accident on Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

An accident on the approach to Camberwell bridge at dawn on Saturday, led to two men having to be…

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Youth Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 2

Delwyn Taggart (16) of Broke, was brought to Singleton Ambulance station today suffering from…

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Bridge Painter Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 2

Edwin Gr[?]mth, 40, of Miller’s Forest, a palters, employed by the Main Roads Board, on the new bridge at Har[?]n…

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Four Injured in Car Smash

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 3

Four people were injured on Sunday afternoon at Wa[?]arah Creek on the Sydney road, seven miles north of Wrong, when a small sports car…

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Apprentice Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

When he was struck by a piece of a chisel at Bellbird colliery on Wednesday, Robert Smith, 18, of Chidgey-street,…

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Local & General News Man Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 4

Mr. C. W. Mitchell (21), a farmer of Hebden, sustained lacerated wounds to the back of the head and right elbow,…

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Expresses Collide in Dense Fog Fireman Killed And Dozens Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE: A fireman was killed and dozens of part stagers slightly injured, when the Melbourne and Adelgaide Expresses Collided head-on in dense fog at Serviceton station, five miles form the South…

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Marist Brother Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 3

Brother Ralph. of Marist Brothers, Cathedral street, Maitland, suffered extensive injuries when he fell from a…

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Technician’s Death Accidental

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 3

QUIRINDI: Mr. C. J. Moore, coroner, held an Inquest at Quirindi into the death of Vincent Richard Wake, PMG…

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Traveller Killed in Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 3

A commercial traveller was killed last night when his car got out of [?] and rolled under [?] Island…

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Man Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 2

Reg Butler, 53, a workman at Mr. A. Binnies property at Maerannie, received severe abrasions to the face,…

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Boys Death Accidental

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

A finding of accidental death was returned by the Maitland Deputy Coroner, Mr, V. R. Jenkins, at the…

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Sequel to Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

As a sequel to a collision at Bellbird, Herbert C. Swatting, of Bellbird, was fined £1 with £4/13/ costs in default 12 days'…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Alex Ridley, 50, of Maitland Street, Stanford Merthyr, received a fracture of the right ankle and cuts and abrasions…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK,—Noel O’Hearn, 32, of Congewal;. a winch driver employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery received…

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Baby Girl Drowned In Milk

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 2

TAMWORTH: Lorna Hazel Williams, 18 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams, of Red Hill, Uralla,…

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Motor Cyclist Unconscious After Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 2

A motor cyclist was taken to Maitland Hospital in an unconscious condition after running off the Paterson-road,…

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Shunter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

L. John, 22, a shunter ot Alexander-street, Kurri Kurri, suffered injuries to the left index finger at Elrington colliery…

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Injured In Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

A miner employed at Kent colliery received severe contusions to the shoulders, back, and shock when…

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Top Hand Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 5

A pit top hand received injuries to his back when he fell on a rail this morning, He was David Charnock, 16, of Paxton…

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