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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

662 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 34

Three Injured When Motorcycle Skids On ROAD

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

Three men were injured two of them severely, when a motorcycle on which they were returning…

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Motor Car and Cycle Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

Singleton District Ambulance was busy over the week-end attending a number of casualties…

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Woman Killed In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: [?]ma Lossman, 27, Moaa-street, Darling Point, was killed in a collision between a car and a…

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Coronial Inquiry Accidental Death

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 1

Mr. F. W. Aldis, J.P., Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of William Patrick Brennan, 33, a loco, inspector…

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John Street Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 2

Mr. Geoffrey Williams. 22, a carpenter, of Macquaris Street, suffered injuries to his left leg and knee,…

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Soldier Accidentally Killed In Japan

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 7

CANBERRA: The Minister for the Army, Mr. J. Francis, announced to-day that Private Neville Charles Shepherd, of…

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Clippers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 7

Two 16 year old clippers were injured when they were run over by skips at Richmond Main colliery in…

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Head Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

Struck by a slab at Abermain No. 2 Colliery on Wednesday, Henry Stothard, 37, a miner, of Northcote Street…

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Hand Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 7

Caught between a tile rack and a barrow at Cessnock Pottery works this morning Leslie, Findley, 16 of…

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Bill Paton Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

Former Milk Board supervisor in Singleton and wellknown townsman, Mr. Bill Paton, was critically injured…

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Chin Cut in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 2

Robert Humbles, 14, of Rose-street, Maitland, received an incised wound to his chin, with slight shock when a car…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

Herb Hallcroft, 59, a miner, of Short Street, Spion Kop, suffered lacerations and contusions to the third finger of…

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Ribs Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

When he fell on a heap of coal at Aberdare colliery yesterday, James Renshaw, [?], a shiftman of Ercildoune Street…

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Popular Young Cyclist's Death Head-on Collision With Car

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

A Kurri youth, who was taking part in the Cessnock Cycling Club's road race on Saturday afternoon, was…

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Miner Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 2

Mr. A. D. Allen, of Carrington Street, who is cmployed at Liddell Colliery, suffered a severely lacerated…

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Mortar Smoke Bomb Injured Aged Woman

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

MURWILLUMBAH : A 2-inch mortar smoke bomb last night crashed through a house roof and exploded on a bed,…

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Two Dead In Train-Lorry Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

A truck driver was killed instantly when a passenger train struck his lorry at the Abermain level crossing about…

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Injured By Spirit Iron Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

A migrant woman walked half a mile for assistance she was injured by the explosion of a spirit iron in…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 7

When he fell on rails while on his way to school yesterday morning, William James, 5 years, of Bellbird, suffered…

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Man Drowned in Myall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

A man was drowned in the Myall River about eight miles from Bulahdelah early last night…

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