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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

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Local Hospital Secretary Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3

Local Hospital Secretary, Mr. John Brown, of Coal Point, Tironto, suffered injuries to his face and shock when his car…

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Man Injured At Abattoir

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 2

A man received a lacerated wound to his abdomen when struck by a piece of bone while working at…

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Local Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 1

The Muswellbrook Ambulance transported Noel Elks to hospital for treatment yesterday, when he received an injury to his…

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Shoulder Injured In Fall From Horse

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 4

When she fell from her horse in Main-road, Farley, late yesterday afternoon, 15-year-old Shirley Lye, of…

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Child Injured by Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

A three-years-old boy in is Wallsend Hospital in a critical condition from injuries received when he was hit by…

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Man Injured When Car Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 7

An elderly man was injured when a car overturned at Nelson’s Plains Just after 8 o’clock last night…

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Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 7

A shuttle fettler, Bruce Darr, 80, of 21 Raymond Terrace Road, East Maitland, was injured when he was struck by…

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Second Accident at Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 6

For the second day in succession on miner was injured at Bloomfield Main Colliery this morning…

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Fettler Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 4

Mr. John Henry Buckmaster, a Railway fettler, of Willow Tree, suffered a severely lacerated wound to his…

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Fatality at Kars Springs Mr. Don McLean The Victim

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 6

An accident, which ended fatally, took place at Kara Springs on Friday morning, the victim being Mr…

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Once Hoofer, Actress Singer by Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 3

Doris Day is right back where she started as a hoofer. For the first time in many years Doris has gone into her…

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Shotfirer's Death Accidental

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 7

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. A. Frazer) when he conducted an…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 8

Two-men were injured in a collision involving a car and a motor-cycle in High-street near Hampton Court…

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Miner Injured By shot

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 4

A miner employed at Ayrfield No. 6 colliery, William McGregor. 51, of Church-street, Maitland, was…

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Two Injured in Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

A motor-cyclist and his pillion rider were injured on Friday night when the motor-cycle came into collision with…

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Motor-cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

When the motorcycle he was riding and a car came into collision at Mayfield on Friday, Charles Harris, 25, of Vincent…

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Four Injured on Saturday Night Utility Struck Post

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

Four men were Injured when the utility in which they were riding failed to take a turn on the…

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Guard's Foot Severed by Engine Accident At Railway Yards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 1

Serious injury was sustained by Robert Farmer, a railway guard, of the Broad-meadow depot, at 3.40 p.m…

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Mineworker's Death Accidental Coroner's Comment On Haulage System

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

The inquest into the death of Basil Diab, 22, single, of Hall-street, Cessnock, who was fatally injured when struck by runaway skips at Aberdare North Tunnel on October 9, finished yesterday after a…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

William Beverley, 30, miner, of Ferguson-street, Cessnock, received an injury to his right ankle when he slipped at…

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