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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 4

When the bicycle be was riding cullied with another machine, William Howarth, 15 of Melrose-street Lorn,…

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Hand Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 3

Terry Greedy, 23, labourer, of Newcastle-street, East Maitland, suffered a laceration to the palm of his left hand when…

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Murrurundi Footballer Killed in Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 1

Colin Teys (19), of Murrurundi, met with a fatal accident on the Quirindi-Willow Tree road early on Saturday night. When…

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Accident Victors

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 3

Dungog cottage hospital reported this afternoon that four of the saran parasol injured in the accident at…

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Boxing Champion Dave Sands Killed In Truck Accident Seven Others Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

The world has lost a great sportsman in the death on Monday night in a road accident of Dave Sands. He was Australian triple British Empire Middleweight Champion. The accident occurred at,…

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Commander Blamed For Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON: An unexpected left turn by the destroyer-minesweeper Hobson was the sole cause of her…

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Two People Injured When Car Overturns In Skid

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 3

A man and a woman were injured when a car in which they were riding overturned on the…

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Murrurundi Footballer Killed in Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

Colin Teys (19), of Murrurundi, met with a fatal accident on the Quirindi-Willow Tree road early on Saturday night. When about…

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51 Believed Drowned In U.K Flood LONDON, Mon

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 3

Fifty-one people are now believed to , have lost their lives in England's worst flood tragedy…

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Shiftman Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

Fred Cridland, 30, a borer, of Seventh Street, Weston, suffered injuries to the index finger of his right hana while at…

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Pedestrian and Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 1

Two men suffered head injuries in a collision between a a motorcycle and a pedestrian on Friday night…

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Accidents to Children

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 2

[?] 61 Bridge-street, Telarah. was taken to the out patients department of Maitland House…

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Two Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 4

A motor cycle rider and pillion passenger were injured last night in a collision with a car in…

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Girl Pillion Rider Hurt In Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

A girl pillion passenger was injured and had to be taken to the Dangar Cottage Hospital when a motorcycle,…

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Killed in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 4

SINGLETON: A former resident of Singleton, 21-years-old Boyd Feltham, was killed in a motor car accident in…

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Back Injured in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 2

When he was stuck by a tall of stone while working at the Bloomfield colliery yesterday, shiftman Samuel) P[?]…

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Injured in Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 5

When the motor-cycle he was riding came into collision with a motor car at the intersecion of Cooper and Mayfield…

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Mine Worker Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 2

Mr. Cliff Smith, of Bridgman Road, a fitter employed at the Newdell Colliery, suffered severe lacerations to…

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Coroner Returns Finding Of Accidential Death In Liddell Colliery Fatality

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

The Singleton District Coroner, Mr. A. M. Chandler, at the inquiry on Wednesday into the death of James Neil] at the Liddell Colliery on July 28, found that deceased was killed accidentally. The Government Medical Officer Dr. R.T. Datton, gave an account of his post…

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Schoolboy Cyclists Death After Collision Car Driver Negligent and Under Influence, Says Coroner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 1

The car which struck a bicycle ridden by 15-years-old Neville James Muxlow, of Sargeant-street, Cessnock, in Wollombi-road, Bellbird, on June 2, was driven negligently by Robert John Thomas, who at…

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