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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Footballer Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

A 19-years-old Branxton youth, Pat Kavanagh, of Brush Hill, was believed to be suffering from a probable…

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Footballer Injured On Showground

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

William Davies, 23, of Raygnond-street, Telarah was treated for spinal injuries by Maitland Ambulance on…

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Injured In Fall From Horse

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Maitland Ambulance yesterday attended Mrs. Elizabeth, Nicolle, 40, of Dumaresq-street Hamilton, after She…

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Three R.A.A.F. men killed in motor collision SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Three airmen were killed late last night in a collision on the Home highway, five miles north of…

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Loader Driver Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

When he was jammed between a loader and a prop at Aberdare Colliery yesterday, Matthew Sneddon, 45, a loader…

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Garage Mechanic Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Frank Dodds, 17, of Berresford-avenue, Harefield yesterday suffered injuries to his left shoulderblade and right…

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Fisherman Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: A Nelson Bay fisherman was found drowned beside his boat in the Myall Lakes to-day…

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Shiftman Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: William Miller, 5[?] of Jeffrey-street, South Cessnock, a shiftman employed at Aberdare…

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Fettler Injured at Wallarobba

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

A 21-year-old railway fettler was injured at Wallarobba on Monday morning. He was R. Young, of…

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Accident Victim

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 9

Condition of Mr James (Terry) Egan, who was inured in a motor cycle accident, is improving. He is the…

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Inquest On Farm Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

An inquest on David William Winder, 30, of Black Bill, Lochinvar, will be-.-conducted Maitland Courthouse at 10…

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Semi-trailer and car in collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

A woman driver suffered a slight cut on the head and was shaken when she was involved in a collision with a…

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37 Die in Canadian Plane Collision Flaming Wreckage Set Fire To Homes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

OTTAWA: A west-bound airliner and a Canadian Air Force training plane, colliding in the air and crashing 4000 feet in flames, yesterday gave Canada its worst airlines disaster with 37 dead…

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Motor Accidents Another Crash at Level. Crossing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

Another accident is added to the list of those that have occurred at the level crossing at the northern end…

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Motorcyclist inflated in unusual accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 6

A motor-cyclist travelling on the Windsor Road on Wednesday night suffered a severe injury to his right…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 8

A 20-year-old motor cyclist was injured on Monday when his cycle struck a boulder on the side of the road…

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Man Drowned in Shallow Water at Tea Gardens

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

Francis George Williams, 47, of Nelson's Bay, fisherman, was drowned in shallow water in Myall Lakes early on…

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Unusual Accident Man Hung in Chains

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. John Reidel, of Regent was the victim of a most unusual accident last Wednesday, when the chain of a…

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Boy Drowned In Creek

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: William Neal Thomason, 11, of Lowriestreet Candiff, was drowned yesterday afternoon in…

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Back Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 2

While lifting a sleeper at Aberdare Colliery yesterday, Cyril Thompson, of Lambert Street, Cessnock, suffered an…

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