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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Council Employee Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 5

A quarry man, employed by Kearsley Shire Council, suffered severe injuries when a tree, undermined by quarrying, fell…

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Injured at Abattoir

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

Mr. Ken Watson, .33, of Second-avenue Rutherford, a storeman employed at Maitland abattoir, was struck by…

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Gar Driver’s Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

John Mitchell, 46 of Baylin-street Wagga, Wagga, injured his hand last night when his car struck another vehicle…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 5

Norman Richardson, 18 a wheeler, of Hopetoun Street Kurri Kurri suffered a lacer[?] and probable facture of…

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Cessnock Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Jack Fogg, 69, of Medowle, fell from a timber lorry on the Broke road about 10 miles from…

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Four Children Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 2

Four children were injured at Telarah on Saturday When they were thrown from the back of utility…

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Injured At Baths

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Elizabeth Costello eight years, of Maitland-road, was injured at the municipal baths when she…

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Five Injured :When Motor Left Road

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 2

When a Land Rover left the road and overturned yesterday afternoon on the Bulga-road, about four miles from…

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Man Dies After Road Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 1

A 53-years-old man died in the Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone, this morning from injuries received…

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Three youths injured in collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 1

Three youths were injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the intersection of John and…

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Injured Thumb

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 2

Mr Cyrus Bailey, of Glenridding, severely laccrated his right thumb and suffered a probable dislocation when…

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Five injured when car runs off read

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 1

Five persons, including an 11-years-old girl, were admitted to the Dangar Hospital following a road accident on the Glenridding Road, about four miles from Singleton, on Monday…

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Scone-gundy Road Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 5

A man died in Scone Scott Memorial Hospital, at 9.30 a.m on Tuesday from injuries lie received in a motor collision…

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Another Accident at Railway Gates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 2

The most recent of a long series of accidents at the railway level crossing at the northern end of Bridge Street, occurred…

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Accident at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 1

A collision occurred, early on Saturday night at the intersection of King and York Streets, Singleton. No one was…

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Hanged Himself Accidentally

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK: Amateur theatrical director, Richard Looser, hanged himself accidentally at Nevada City…

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Road Accidents Police Issue Warnings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 December 1953 · page 8

The Police have issued warnings to holiday motorists that they must observe the traffic regulations and…

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Two Children Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 2

Two children were injured over the week-end in holiday accidents. Walter Diatschenko, 10, of…

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Heavy Week-end Accident Toll

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK: Accident deaths in the United States during the 1953 Christmas holiday week-end totalled 715…

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Two Maitland Women Hurt in Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 2

Two Maitland women were seriously injured when a utility truck overturned on the Barnsley [?]orthville road, near…

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