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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

691 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 35

HERE and There Survey of Childhood Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 8

Some 50,000 mothers of N.S.W. city and country children aged five or less are being asked to [?] in forms saying whether their…

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Miner Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

Employed as a top hand at Liddell Colliery, Mr. Harold Webber, of Argyle Street, suffered abrasions to…

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20 Of Crew From Trawler Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Twenty British seamen lost their lives trying swim to a rocky Island after the 629-ton Hull trawler…

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Three Injured When Car Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

Three people were Injured when a car overturned or Newcastle side of Four Mile Creek, .on the New .England…

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Five Killed in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 4

SIDNEY: Five people were killed in road accidents In New South Wales in the first days of the holiday…

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Unusual Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

Two cars were extensively damaged in an unusual mishap on the New England Highway at Cambenvell on…

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Local and General News Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

An old ash truck that has seen many years of service was smashed during, shunting operations at the…

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Shooting Accident at Putty This Morning

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

A Sydney man, Mr. John Mair on holidays in the dis7 trict" was accidentally shot in the shoulder by a .22 rifle,…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 3

Charles Harris, 38, a minor, of Newcastle Street, Kurri Kurri, received an incised wound to his left thumb when…

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Motor Accidents Cars Overturn at Week-end

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 1

Three motor cars were involved in accidents over the week-end. Fortunately, no person was seriously…

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Road Habits Cause Traffic Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 5

The majority, if not all, of to-day’s traffic accidents can be traced back to bad habits on someone’s part…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 3

CESS NOOK: Thomas Pringle, of Vincent-street, Cessnock, shiftman employed at Maitland Main colliery,…

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Young Man Accidentally Shot Dead

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A PMG trainee technician was accidentally shot dead in a paddock near the old Cowra P.O.W. camp…

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Compensation In Air Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 5

ROME: The family of anyone killed on the ground by crashing aircraft is not entitled to more than £13,150…

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Young Man Shockingly Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: A young Cessnock man was shockingly injured to-day when he loas struck by three…

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Injured Thumb

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 4

Master Bob Lancaster, aged 1b, of Kelso Street, received a lacerated wound to his left thumb when, he cut it…

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Runaway Skips Kill Young Man Fatality at Aberdare Tunnel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 5

Struck by three run-away skips While Working at the Aberdare Tunnel yesterday, [?] D[?], 21…

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Child's Death Accidental Inquest at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

At an inquest at Kurri on Wednesday, the Coroner (Mr. W. A. Frazer) found that Judith Ann…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 5

Two mineworkers were Injured at Aberdare colliery yesterday morning. They were Robert Prichard…

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Survey of Child Accidents in Full Swing

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 3

Some 50,000 mothers of I N.S.W. city and country children aged five or less are being asked to fill in…

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