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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Football Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 5

Two 18-years-old boys were injured while playing football at the Maitland Show Ground yesterday afternoon…

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Foot Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 5

When a heavy barrel rolled on his left foot yesterday, Roy Avery 26, of Stephen Street, Cessnock was treated, by…

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Accident Victim Still Serious

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 5

Nell Kerr, 19, of Northcote Street, Aberdare, who was admitted to Cessnock Hospital last week, following an…

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Inquest on Accident Victim

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 1

At an Inquest at Maitland on Clarence Croker (72), a retired Clarence Town farmer, of Blarney Street, New…

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Drowning Fatalities

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

QUEBEC: Mr. David Clayton 22-year-old son of the Canadian Defence Minister (Mr. Brooke Glaxton) was…

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Canadian Minister's Son Drowned

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

QUEBEC, Monday (AAP) — Mr. David Claxton, 22-yearsold son of the Canadian Minister for Defence (Mr…

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Boy Injured in Fall

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

Master Errol Lancaster, 11, of Kelso Street, suffered a punctured wound in the right leg when he fell and injured…

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Fred Tulloch Severely Injured When Car Crashes Into Tree

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

An Alderman of the Singleton Municipal Council, Fred Tulloch, of York Street, suffered severe multiple injuries on Saturday afternoon when his car skidded on the New England…

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Car Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

Mr’s Bernice Wright, 51, of 17 Sandgate-rd., Wallsend, suffered lacerations to her scalp, contusion and shock,…

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Four Killed In Road Accidents

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY. — Pour persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales at the week-end…

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Drowned in Flood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Victor an Goods claimed their second victim yesterday, when Walter John Benslay, 40, a…

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Girl Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 2

A nine-years-old girl who had apparently fallen on the roadway near her home, last night, received severe…

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Wagga Cut in Two by Floods Two Persons May Have Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday— Raging flood waters have cut Wagga in two while 3000 homeless are…

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Millhand Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Leonard, of Howe Street, a millhand employed by Messrs Armstrong and Royce, suffered injuries…

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Motor Cyclists In Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

Whilst motor cycling along the Denman road last Sunday afternoon Eric Wadwell, with Miss Gloria Williams, riding pillion,…

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Injured by Fall

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 2

Mr. Frank McAleer, of High Street, was admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital yesterday morning. Mr. McAleer…

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Four Die in Road Accidents

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 2

Four persons were killed. in road accidents in New South Wales at the weekend. Noel Apperley, 22, of…

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Child Drowned In Bath

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: A 18 months–old baby boy died from the effects of immersion shortly after he had been…

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Games Team Member Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 5

LONG BEACH (California): Dick Doyle, a United States Olympic Games discus prospect, fractured a bone in…

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Cyclist Killed in Crash Aberdeen Road Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 1

A motor-cyclist was killed at Aberdeen on Sunday, when his machine overran a sharp turn and crashed into a drain…

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