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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Two Injured When Truck Overturned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

Two men were Injured when the truck in which they were riding overturned on the Cessnock-Maitland-road at Neath…

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England’s Captain Has Injured Shoulder (A:A.P. Special)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

LONDON: England’s captain for. the first test against Australia, beginning on Thursday; did not field or but in the Yorkshive Mid[?] game at Lords yesterday…

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Hand Injured on Bolt

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

An elderly man Mr, J. McMahon, of Bourke Street Maitland was this morning treated by Maitland…

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Miner’s Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Edward Minto 47, of Government-road Kearsley, a miner at Aberdare Colliery Suffered…

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Clipper Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 5

William. Dunn, 17, of Cambage-street Bellbird, received an injury to his right hand this m[?]ing when he was…

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Accidents on Main Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 6

The Shires Association conference in Sydney decided to ask the NSW Government to [?] the Department of Main…

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Motor Cyclists Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 3

Geoffrey Hyde, 17, of Fern Bay, was knocked unconscious, had his left arm fractured and suffered head…

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Local & General News Driver Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

Mr.Mervyn Douglas, 32, of Dangar Road, was admitted to the Dangar Cottage Hospital this morning following…

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Four Injured When Car Leaves Road

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

Four young men were admitted to Maitland Hospital on Friday night after the car in which they were…

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Two men killed in traffic accident SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 2

Two men were killed instantly to-day when they were thrown from a motorcycle outfit and crushed by…

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Baby Drowned in Bath

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY : Acting city Cornoner (Mr. F. L. Mcnamare) was told to-day that a mother had drowned her…

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Garage proprietor injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 2

A Manilla garage proprietor was injured and his car extensively damaged in an accident on the New…

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Man And Wife Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 6

SINGLETON: A man and his wife were injured when their car left the road about five miles south of Singleton…

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Driller Injured at Pike's Gully

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 4

A miner at Pike's Gully open-cut narrowly escaped with his life yesterday morning when he was…

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Couple Hurt in Car Accident on New England Highway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

A man was injured and a woman suffered acute shock when a car ran off the road and overturned on the New England Highway, on Monday night. They were Mr. David…

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Accidental Death: Safety Measures at Walka Abandoned for Expediency Coroner Said Dangers Of Test Were Not Appreciated

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 1

Reasonable safety measures in an air test of a pipe at Walka on March 24 had been abonded in the interests of expediency, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. V. R. Jankins) said this morning. He was of the opinion that there had been a lack of appreciation of the…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 5

Len Rae, 28, a wheeler, of Alexander-street, Kurri Kurri, suffered a severe laceration to the third finger of his right…

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Schoolgirl Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

A 13-years-old schoolgirl Judith Payna of Eigin-street Maitland, was treated at Maitland Ambulance Station…

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Car Driver Fatally Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 3

A taxi driver was fatally Injured yesterday when his cab collided with a school 'bus at Bondi…

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Injured In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 4

Ray Jones, of Hebberd-street, Hamilton, yesterday suffered a lacerated wound to the top of the sea[?], and…

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