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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Unusual Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Cyril Fellowes 18, of Bishopgate-street Singleton, received as incised Wound to the right ankle on…

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Hurt In Minor ' Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 2

Nine-year-old Brian Dewey, of Ada-street, Telarah, received an incised Wound to the side of his left foot when…

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Mill Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 2

Cliff Howard, a saw hand employed at the Singleton Sawmills, had his fight index finger almost completely…

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Injured by Falling Rock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 3

A rock, dislodged by a bulldozer he was driving at the Neath Open Cut, struck Keith Maloney, 26, of David Street,…

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Freak Accident Causes Death

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 1

A freak accident caused the death of Mrs. Mavis Axelby, of Kingscliffe, the Murwillumbah, coroner, Mr. C. H…

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Family Injured by Car

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 4

Three members of was [?] were Injured when they were-struck by a car [?] death last night…

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Prisoners Injured in Riot

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

ADELAlDE: An undisclosed number of prisoners suffered Injuries In a gaol riot at Yatala Prison last night…

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Singleton Man In Bulldozer Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 1

A man was killed at Parramatta on Wednesday when a four-ton bulldozer blade fell on him…

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Bulahdelah Family Injured Father, Mother and Son Knocked Down by Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 4

A well-known Bulahdelah family was knocked down and injured by a car on Wednesday night while returning…

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Former Clarence Town Resident Killed in Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. Clarence Croker, 72, of New Lambton, who was killed on Wednesday in a car accident at East Maitland, was a…

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Young Drover Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 6

GRAFTON: A 29-year-old drover, Bernie Valentine Beel, of Dorrigo, was drowned in the Nymboida River about 20…

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Injured When Car Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 3

A car driver was injured Just after midnight last night when his vehicle developed steering trouble and…

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Driver Injured in Smash

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 2

Sales Manager for Messrs. Industrial Sales and Service, John Street, Mr. Dudley Francis Walker, suffered…

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Third Collision in Port

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 1

WILMINGTON: Eight men are believed to have last that lives in a collision between an oil barge and a tanker at the…

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Nine Injured In Cyclone

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 6

Nine passengers were injured when a 69 m.p.h. cyclone struck the trans Tasman liner, Wanganella (9876 tons)…

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Collision With “Duck” Leads To Court Claim

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 3

A claim, arising, out, of a collision between a car and an Army “duck” during the floods, in Maitland in June, 1950, was heard by Mr/Justice Kinsella: and a jury of four at the Supreme Court at East Maitland…

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Three Accidents In Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Three miners were injured in accidents at collieries on the South Maitland field…

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Truck Was Wrecked in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 5

A motor truck involved In a collision with a bus at [?] in September, 1950, tons as 22 months in a garage…

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Two Serious Accidents In 24 Hours

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 5

An elderly man died through injuries and another was seriously injured in two road accidents In Maitland during the…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

A motor cyclist was injured when his machine ran off the road on the New England Highway, opposite…

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