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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1953

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Heavy Toll of Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

MANILA: Thirty-six-persons were reported killed and 65 injured in two has accidents in, the Philippines at the…

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Accident Victim’s Condition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Mrs. Janet Darling, who was seriously injured in an accident last Tuesday, is reported to be…

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Accidents to Children

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

Raymond Webb, 15, of Town Hall lane, Maitland, recited lacerations to his head, slight concussion and shock when he…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

When the motor-cycle he was riding came into collision with a motor-lorry in Allandale-road, Cessnock, yesterday…

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Man Killed Two Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 5

A man Was killed last night and two others injured when their car [?] 25 feet into the bed of a…

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Miner Injured In Coal Fall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

A miner at Bloomfield Main Colliery was injured about mid-day in a fall of coal…

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Week-end Accidents

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

When he slipped on the footpath in Vincent-street on Saturday, Ellis Phoenix, 65, of High-street, Cessnock,…

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20 Killed in Train Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

Twenty persons were killed and at least 40 injured when a train jumped the tracks and plunged down a 160ft…

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Former President In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

KANSAS CITY: Former President harry Truman and Mrs Truman were passengers in a car involved In it…

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Two Injured When Car Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Two people were conveyed to the Royal Newcastle Hosuital by Newcastle Ambulance this…

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Injured Dentist Improving

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

Latest report received today said that the condition of Mr. Stanley Armstrong, of East Maitland, who was…

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Wheeler’s Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Peter shone, 11 of 17 Albert-street, Houseboe Band, a [?] employed at Bloomfield colliery injured his right…

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Local & General News Injured at Sawmill

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

Mr. Bernard Wilson, 50, of Church Street, a mill hand employed at the Singleton Sawmills suffered severely…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 5

James Hindmarsh, 34 of Millfield, suffered an injury to his nose when he was struck by a price of timber yesterday…

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Fateful Loss of Coin Young Woman Killed in Accident Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Early this morning the police charged a man with the manslaughter of a 27-year-old girl who celebrated her birthday…

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Car accident victim progressing favourably

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

Newcastle General Hospital authorities to-day said that Mrs. Janet Darling who was severely injured in…

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63 Killed In Tram Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

MEXICO CITY Rescue workers counted at least 63 deed in the burnout werck age of two trains which crash…

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Injured By Verandah Post

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Leslie Harris, 10. Of Co[?]mstreet, Horseshoe Bond, was injured on Saturday when she was struck by a verandah…

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Local & General News Soldier Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

Private Lester Rowlinson was admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital on Saturday following an accident at the…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

CESS NOCK: Reginald Brooks, 36, of Congewai-st, Aberdare, a miner employed at Abordare colliery, received…

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