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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

662 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 34

Local Man Injured in Collision Another Escapes Unhurt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

One man was seriously injured and another escaped injury when a truck collided with a stationary vehicle…

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Local & General News Injured Foot

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 2

A flve-year-old lad suffered injuries to his right foot and ankle when his foot was caught in the front wheel of…

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Fatally Injured At B.H.P.

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 4

Vicenza Sa[?]ca 48, of Chin-cben-street, [?] was fatally injured at HHP yesterday…

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Three Injured In Pit Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

CESSNOCK : Three shiftmen were injured in Elrington Colliery early to-day when a lorry in which they were…

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Man Injured in Collision Another Escapes Unhurt

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 9

One man was seriously injured and another escaped injury when a truck collided with a stationary vehicle…

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Bus, Utility in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

A utility truck collided with a bus belonging to the Hunter Valley Coach Co. in South-street, Telarah, last night…

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Record Broken by Four Hours Remarkable Times on 609-Mile Stretch Accidents in Redex Trial Mount Isa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

Remarkable times were made by reliability drivers on the 609 miles stretch from Townsville to Mt. Isa. One, a…

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Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 2

John Frost, 28, of Emmerson-street, Beresfield, an employee of the State Dockyard, Newcastle, injured his…

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Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 3

John Flynn, 24, a miner, of Bridge St., Cessnock, suffered lacerations to both knees when he was struck by a piece of…

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Car Wrecked in Denman Road Crash Baerami Greek Farmer Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 1

Mr. Jackson Jones, a Baerami Creek farmer, was rendered unconscious when the car which he was driving…

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Accidents in Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Jack Flynn, 24, of Bridge-street, Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, received a…

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Serious Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 1

The people of Boolambayte and Bulahdelah districts will be sorry to learn that a one time resident of these areas…

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Girl Injured In all From Bicycle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 2

Nancy Button, it of Pater, son-road, Bolwavra, received heavy abrasions end contusions to the chin, left cheek…

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Five Charges Follow Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 1

A -Newcastle man whose car was involved in an accident with Det. Sgt V. P. Woodward’s car in Maltland…

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Two Injured By Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 7

When he was struck by a piece of coal which fell from the coal face at Richmond Main colliery on Wednesday…

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Two injured when plane crashes

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 1

A man and his wife were injured when their plane crashed while landing in a paddock at Allynbrook near Gresford on Saturday. They are Mervyn Ward,…

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Two Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

Two men were injured yesterday When the motor cycle on which they were riding overran a bend in the…

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Two Miners Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 7

Struck by a piece of stone at Richmond Main Colliery this morning, Bob Burns, 46, a miner, of Aberdare St., Kurri…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Robert Hanley, 44, of Northumberland-street, Neath, a skip repairer, employed at Aberdare colliery,…

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Four Injured When Car Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

Four New Australians were injured on Saturday when their car overturned on the New England Highway about…

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