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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

662 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 34

Two Injured Playing

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 2

Two children received Ambulance attention for Injuries received while playing. Helen Smith, of Free…

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Shin Injured by Wedge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

When struck by a wedge while at work, today on the Walkas package power [?]tricity contraction job, a…

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Child Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

SIDNEY: A four-years-old girl was drowned in a waterhole at Dural. She was Jeanette Mairn…

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Clipper Injured

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

When he was struck by a hauling rope at Pelaw Main colliery yesterday. Frank Brown, 18, clipper, of…

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Leg Broken In Collision

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

When the motor-cycle he was riding came into collision with a car on the Maitland-road at Abermain last night, Kevin…

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Died After Taking New Job Scone Girl Drowned at Gunnedah

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

A 17-year-old girl was drowned while swimming in the Namoi River, about two miles from Gunnedah, on…

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Elderly Man Fatally Injured Struck By Motor-cycle

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

An elderly man was fatally injured when he was struck by a motor-cycle in Main-road, Neath, on…

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Sawmiller Injured in Road Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

Well-known member of the Newcastle and Gloucester sawmilling firm of Viggers Ptd. Ltd., Mr. Frank…

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Injured at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

Martin Richardson, 19 High-street, Greta, a wheeler, at Bloomfield Main colliery, today had a finger of his right…

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Fettler Injured At Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

A fettler employed by South Maitland Railways had his left foot injured when a rall fall on it this morning…

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Boy’s Nose Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: A five-years-old boy had to receive treatment at Dangar Cottage Hospital yesterday after his…

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58 Drowned in Sinking

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

About 58 passengers drowned on Wednesday when a Japanese ship sank near Ok[?]awa…

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Injured in Fall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Richard, Jones, 27, miner, of Cessnock Road, Abermain, suffered an injury to his back and a probable fracture of the…

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Scone Girl Drowned at Gunnedah

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

A 16-year-old girl was drowned while swimming in the Namoi River, about two miles from Gunnedah, on Saturday afternoon…

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Accident Victim Still Unconscious

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Colin Brown, 17, of Toronto, who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident at Neath last Saturday, was still in an…

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Accident Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 9

Last week, the Muswellbrook Ambulance was called to St. James' Convent School to attend to Henry Bourke, aged six, of…

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Scouts Help Drowning Man

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 8

Two Taree Boy Scouts, John McLeod and Bob Lee assisted in the rescue of a drowning man at Brushy…

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Parents Drowned ; Baby Saved

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

LONDON: An eight-weeks-old baby, Linda roster, was rescued from the Canvey Island floods last week, bat…

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Film Actor Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

LONDON: American [?] star Humphrey Bogart had three stitched put in his tongue after a car in which he war…

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Woman And Child Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

A woman a and an eight months old infant were Injured in a car collision at the corner of Elgin and Oilve-streets…

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