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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Young Woman Drowned in Hunter River

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Wanda Ruth Devine, 25, of Mulga Street, Scone, was drowned in the Hunter River, cight miles south…

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Hand Injured By Falling Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Thomas Johnstone, 53, loader-hand, of Campbell street, Cessnock, lacerated his right hand when…

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Seven injured when car overturns

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

Seven people, six of them children, were found to be suffering from minor injuries after the car in which they were travelling to Scone overturned on New Freiigh Hill, on Friday…

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Young boy shows fortitude when accidently shot

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

Fully conscious, his arm shattered and a bullet wound through his small body, a fouryears-old Glennie's Creek boy did not cry once from the time he was accidentally shot on…

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Boy Injured On Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: A 41 years old boy was injured- this morning while, playing on old machinery at his father’s…

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Two Fast Bowlers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 3

ADELAIDE: Neither Indwell nor Miller la likely to be played In the final teat against South Africa, which -will begin…

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Truck Driver’s Mouth Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Bay Stocks , a truck driver employed Foybrook open, cut, was injured In a. collision between…

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Head Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 5

Jammed by a baulk at Aberdare colliery yesterday Thomas conn, 56, shift man, of Congewai-street Aberdare…

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Weaver Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

A weaver at Bradford Cotton Mills, at Rutherford, had her right arm broken and received multiple lacerations…

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Eye Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

Alfred Lune, 28, of Koree-street, Cessnock, suffered an injury to his right eye when he was struck by a nail on…

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Boy Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Four-year-old Errol Maskey, son of Mr. A Maskey, was injured yesterday morning while playing on old…

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Injured by Saw

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

A sawyer at Gould Bros' timber mills. Mr. w. T. Paul, of Bridgman Road, suffered a lacerated wound to the…

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Young We man Drowned in Hunter River Mrs. Wanda Ruth Devine, 25, of Mulga Street, Scone, was drowned in the Hunter River, eight miles south of Muswellbrook on Monday afternoon

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

Mrs. Devine was swimming with others when she got out of her depth and sank. Her husband, who was on the bank, tried unsuccessfully to locate her. The river had a slight run…

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Verdict of Accidental Death Inquest Into Death of Stanley Edward Brind

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 6

The Coroner, Mr. R. G. Wingett, J.P., on Wednesday held an inquest into the death of Stanley Edward Brind, who died on 13th December last year. The Coroner found that deceased died at…

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Fewer Accidents On The Roads

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: During the last 18 months road accident figures were the lowest since the war, Mr. H. E. Richards…

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Accident at Baths

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Master Wayne Rapp, 11, of Bathurst Street, was admitted to the Dangar Cottage Hospital last night suffering…

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Injured in Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

A motorist received multiple abrasions when he was thrown out of his car after it was involved in a collision with…

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Motorcyclist Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Me. Athol Harris, 38 of Albert Street, suffered a large lacerated wound to his left leg and abrasions to his face…

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Girl Drowned in River

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

TAMWORTH: Pamela Job-ing 17 of Oxford-street, Scone, was drowned in the Namoi River, about two miles…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Mr. Athol Harris, 38, of Albert-street, Singleton, received a severely lacerated wound to his…

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