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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Two Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

Two mineworkers were injured in separate accidents at Aberdare Extended colliery yesterday. Max Unwin, 20, a wheeler…

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Three Injured in Truck Capsize

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

When a utility truck left the road at East Grete early on Sunday morning the three occupants were injured and…

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Man Drowned While Trying to Save Son

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

Albert James Edwards (57), of Rix's Creek, was drowned on Saturday afternoon in a dam about 500 yards off the New…

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Shunter Fatally Injured

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

A [?]unter as former well-known jockey fatally in[?] in an [?] at Hebburn No. [?] Colliery on…

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Man fatally injured in road accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

A Belmont miner who came to Singleton district to fulfil a lifetime ambition to work on a farm was…

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Fatally Injured Attending Funeral

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

A woman was fatally injured when a car in a funeral cortege [?] off the road and struck a telephone post on…

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Taxi-driver Injured In Car Capsize

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

Jack Walker, 23. a taxi driver, of Blue’s Point-road, North Sydney, was the passenger in a taxi that hit a…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 6

Jack Turnbull, 37, a miner, of First-street, Weston, suffered injuries to his back and shoulders when he was caught…

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Primate Injured In Car Mishap

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

HOBART: The Primate of Australia (Right Rev. Dr. Mowll), his wife and two other church dignitaries were in a…

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Boy Drowned In Creek

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 2

A four-years-old boy who, on November 7, was found face downwards in a shallow creek as Gr[?] was probably…

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British Champion’s Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 6

JOHANNESBURG: British feathrweight champion Ronle Clayton, has injured the fifth metacarpel bone of a…

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Foot Injured In Fall From Ladder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Hill, 48, of George-street, East Maitland received a probable, fracture of the left foot when he fell…

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Timber Cutter Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 2

A 49-years-old timber [?] crawled 200 yards for assistance after he had [?] his ankle with an are near Clarenen…

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Head Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 1

Joseph Young, 36, a miner, of McQuarrie-avenue, West Cessnock, suffered injuries to his head when he was struck…

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Cars in Head-on Collision

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 12

When two cars, travelling in opposite directions, on the New England Highway, near…

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Timber Cutter Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1953 · page 1

A 49-years-old timber cutter crawled 200 yards for assistance after he had cut his ankle with an axe near…

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Lost Identical Fingers in Saw Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1953 · page 1

Two Gloucester residents lost three identical fingers on their left hands within two days of each other as a…

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Drover Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 2

Mr. W. Haberfield, a 73years-old drover, of Court Street, Manilla, suffered abrasions to the right side of…

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Injured In Fall From Bicycle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 2

Raymond Threadgate, 21, of Elgin-street, Maith nd, was injured yesterday when he fell from his bicycle in Church-st.,…

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Miners Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 3

When he was Jammed between a skip and a topper at Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday, Robert Harden, 52…

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