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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Police Utility and Truck in Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Muswellbrook police utility and a truck were involved in a collision near the intersection of Carl Street and Market Lane…

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Cessnock Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK George Pink house 23 Atkinson’s Street Bellfored a wheeler employed at Richmond Main Colliery…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

A motor-cycle and a car collided on Nelson's Bay Road north of Williamtown on Sunday, and two people were…

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Accidentally Shot Tragedy at Tinonee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

A 29-year-old woman was accidentally shot in the right temple near her home at Brushy Mountain, Tinonee…

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Injured At Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Meander Jack. 13. of Atkinson-street Bellbird, a top hand employed at [?] pol[?]ely…

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Drowning of Scone Girl Accidental

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

Finding that Pamela Marcell Jobberns, of Scone, had met her death accidentally whilst swimming in the Namoi River on January 31, the Coroner, Mr. T. C. Gascoyne, recommended that steps be made to safeguard the interests…

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Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 7

Arthur Chapman, 35, a shiftman, of Elizabeth-street, Abermain, suffered an injury to his night thigh when he…

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Local & General News Schoolgirl Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

A twelve-year-old schoolgirl. Kathleen Wilks, of Rix's Creek, suffered a lacerated wound to the scalp when she…

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Cyclist Injured In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: A motor [?] wasconveyed .lo. the Royal Newcastle Hospital by Newcastle Ambulance , this…

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Cyclist Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

Knocked down by a car while he was cycling in Pitt Street, yesterday afternoon, seven-year-old Allan Fitness,…

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Accidents At Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Neville Pointer 21 of Shaillmar-street. Cessnock, a clipper employed at Aberdare colliery…

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Two Injured in Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

The driver and a passenger were injured when the car they were occupying collided with a 'bus near the Bellbird…

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Another Drowning Fatality Third at Aberdeen in 13 Months

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

The third drowning fatality within thirteen months occurred last Friday afternoon, when Hugh Brendon Johnston got into difficulties in deep water at the rear of the public school and…

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Head Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

When he was struck by a piece of timber at Pelton Colliery yesterday, Ken Waller, 32, carpenter, of Sheddon St.,…

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Youth Badly Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: An 18-years-old youth had his right [?] almost severed when two trams collided at Hen[?] and [?]…

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Man's Body Found on Roadside Fatality at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

A hit-run driver is suspected of having caused the death of a young man whose body was found on the side…

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Accident Victim Identified

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

Police at Murrurundi said on Tuesday that the mail who was killed in the semi-trailer smash on the Murrurundi Range on…

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Cyclist Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

Struck by a car while riding a bicycle near the corner of John and Castlereagh Streets last night. Mr. Reg…

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Two Injured In Motor Cycle Skid

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Two man were injured this morning when a motor cycle skidded to the [?] road in Main-road,…

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Arm Injured in Fall

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 4

When she fell at her residence early last night, Mrs. Lavinia King, 68, of Brook-street, Telarah, received an…

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