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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Two Injured in Car Crash

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

Two young men were injured early this morning at Paterson when the car in which they were travelling skidded on the…

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Scalp Injured In Fall From Bus

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

Ronald Hunter, 42, of Nelson-street, Abermain, had his scalp lacerated and suffered abrasions to the face…

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Workman at Walka Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 3

An employed at the Walks power-station received severe injuries to his right arm this morning-when caught in a…

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Jockeys Injured in Race Fall

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: Jockey Barry Smith was injured at Hawkesbury yesterday when his mount Beau vista, fell in…

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Better News for Injured Jockeys

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: X-ray examinations have revealed that jockey Barry Smith’s lung is not punctured, but badly…

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Pillion Rider Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

When the motor-cycle on which she was a pillion rider left the road yesterday, Shirley lye, 17, of…

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Local & General News Child Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

A small child suffered a probable fracture of his right forearm when he fell while playing at his home…

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Upper Hunter Road Fatality Well-Known Resident the Victim

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 10

When a jeep and a lorry collided near Redbank Grossing, between Gundy and Belltrees on the Monday preceding Christmas Day, Mr. George Alfred Ninness, a property holder…

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Fewer Accidents on Roads

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA.—There were 20,131 read accidents in Australia in the three months to the end of…

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Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Two Branxton men suffered minor injuries when the utility truck in which they were travelling crashed into…

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Prayers For Two Injured Temora Women

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

TEMORA: Churches yesterday offered special prayers for two women hovering between life and…

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Woman injured in car-skid mishap

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

A woman suffered head injuries, probable concussion and shock when she was thrown out of a car which skidded on the Windsor Road, near Putty, in the early hours of yesterday…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

When he was struck by a piece of coal at Pelton colliery this morning. Ray Lundy, 33, a miner, of Wollombi Road…

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Elbow Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Harry Young, 48, Weston-st, Weston, a miner at Abermain No. 3 colliery, Injured his High elbow in the mine. He…

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Man Drowned After Party

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A man had gone for a swim after a wine-drinking party while still slightly drunk, his widow told the City…

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Injured By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Ray Lundy, 33. of Wollombi-road, Bellbira, a miner employed at Pelton colliery, was struck by a fall…

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Woman Injured in Car-skid Mishap

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

A woman suffered hetul injuries, probable concussion, and shock, when she was thrown out of a car which…

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Yesterday's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

Three workers Were injured in accidents yesterday . A fall of stone at Aberdare Extended Colliery resulted in…

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Mine Accidents At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

CESSNOCK: In a fall at Aberdare Extended mine, David Renfrew, 51, a wheeler of Bellbird, suffered a…

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Four Injured In Head-On Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Two women and two children were injured at Beresfield last night when the car in which they were passengers collided…

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