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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

691 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 35

Tree Saved Gar Prom 300 Feet Drop Three Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 6

A tree saved a skidding car from plunging 300 feet down a mountainside at Wards River on Sunday…

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Inquest on Accident Victim

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 2

The Singleton Coroner (Mr. A. M. Chandler) will open the inquest at 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon next…

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Two Accident Gases Treated

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 4

Peter Lyndon King 21 of Edward-street East Maitland a fitter and turner employed by P. W. G. King…

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Post - Mortem on Drowned Man

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 6

At Newcastle on Tuesday a post-mortom examination of the body of Alexander McNeill, 40, found in Swan Bay, near…

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Brothers Drowned In Creek

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 4

LISMORE: Two brothers were drowned in Upper Coopers Creek, 15 miles from Lismore, yesterday afternoon…

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Accident Victim Improves

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 2

An improvement has been reported in the condition James Smith, district [?]man, of Elisabeth-street,…

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Week-end Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 2

Two persons were injured in accidents In Maitland at the week-end. On Saturday afternoon…

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Stanmore’s Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 5

LONDON: Australian Rugby League five-eighth Frank Stanmore is in doubt for the important match against…

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Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 3

Five-year-old Gregory Cook, of Roxburgh-street, Lorn, received a lacerated wound to the right side of his head…

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Young Brothers Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 1

Two young brothers were drowned in Upper Cooper's Creek, near Lismore, on Sunday afternoon…

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Four Injured In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 5

Four people received minor Injuries when a car and a lorry collided in the New England Highway, Rutherford,…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: Ray Bates, 20, of Carrington-street, Singleton, received severe abrasions and lacerations to the face and…

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Baby Girl Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 5

A 14-months-old girl was drowned in five inches of water at home at Young Wallsend yesterday afternoon…

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Thumb Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 1

Evan Davies, 22, timber carter, of Congewal, suffered an injury to a thumb when he was jammed by a baulk when…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

Swerving to avoid a utility truck while riding his motor cycle along John Street on Wednesday night, Ray Bates…

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Pencil Injured Palate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

Fay Carter, 4½ of 38 Lawson street, Beresfield. received severe lacerated wound in he palate of her mouth when…

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[?] Injured When Car Overturned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 7

Three young men were injured when the car in which they were riding overturned in Main-street…

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Expert Evidence on Haulage System Inquest Into Fatality at Aberdare North Tunnel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 1

Expert evidence in connection with the haulage system at Aberdare North Tunnel took the best part of a whole day on Wednesday when the Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. A. Frazer) held an inquest…

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Tablelands Express' Accident Struck by Bale of Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 9

A Muswellbrook resident told the "Chronicle" that the glass on the windows of several carriages of the…

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Second Accident In Two Days

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 4

A five-year-old boy who was taken to hospital for treatment two days ago, alter he had hit his head on a [?]…

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