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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Boy Drowned

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 3

A nine-year-old Sydney boy was drowned yesterday in the Bonville River, near Coff's Harbour…

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Boy Leaned Out of Car, Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE—Denis John Timms, 5, of Harriett Street, Waratah. was badly hurt yesterday when his head hit…

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Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 2

Three people were attended to by Maitland Ambulance after they had been hurt in minor accidents over the…

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Child Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 3

Two-years-old Robert Richards, of 22 MacArthur-street, Telarah, was taken by ambulance this afternoon to the…

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Film Actor’s Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD: Actor Gregory Peck injured his left knee yesterday while carrying Ava Gardner over rough ground…

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Clipper Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Noel Tinson, 18, of Allred-st., Rutherford, a clipper employed at Aberdare Extended colliery,…

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Bulahdelah Man Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

Mr. Leo Newton suffered injuries to his head and body whilst removing an engine from a tractor. This was being done by the use of an endless…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

A cyclist was fatally injured when he was involved in a collision with a motor cyclist on the Belmore Bridge,…

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Shocking Railway Fatality Young Soldier Run Down

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

Robert Douglas McKenzie (24), single, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKenzie, of Scone, was run down by the 12.20 North-West Mail, bound south, early this morning, and killed…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

Struck by a fall of coal yesterday, James Kelly, 39, of Congewal Street, Aberdare, suffered a fractured left arm…

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Accidents at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

SINGLETON: Two accidents in Singleton at the weekend occurred on the one spot, at the corner of John and…

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Funeral of Accident Victim

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

The funeral took place this morning of Mrs. Nellie Brown, 46, of Hunter-st East Maitland who was fatally injured…

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Road Accidents Near Muswellbrook. Cars Collide on Highway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

A collision occurred at 1.30 a.m. on Friday last near the turn-off to the Muswellbrook golf course. The offside front…

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Two Men Injured Traffic Accidents

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 1

Two men were injured in traffic accidents which happened during the holiday period in almost the same…

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Back Again And Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 1

TOKTO: Frank Loyal Weaver, former Australian serviceman, who returned to Japan illegally seven times;…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

Charles Evans, 50, of Ferguson-street, Cessnock, had the Index finger of his left hand severed while lifting a skip at…

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Two Injured at Rodeo

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

Len Fleming, 22, of Rosebrook, fractured his left hand and Trevor Wilson, 16, of Portland Place,…

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Accidents at Rodeo

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

While taking part in events at the Branxton Rodeo on Saturday afternoon two men, Len Fleming 22, Rosebrook, and…

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Motorcyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

John Jeffery, 19, of Aberdare Street, Kurri Kurri suffered head Injuries, concussion and general abrasions when he fell…

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Two Men Killed in Collision Near Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

Two men were killed and two others injured when a coal lorry in which they were travelling crashed into the…

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