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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Six injured in two rail accidents

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

Six railway employees were injured in one of two railway accidents on Saturday…

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Not Driving Bus After Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

A driver-conductor of a bus told Mr. F. R. Wood, S. M., in Maitland Court this morning he had “given bus…

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Shiftman Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: -William Perking, 36, of Northcote-street, Aberdare, a shiftman employed Aberdare colliery received…

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Two Hurt In Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

Two women were injured when they were [?]ved in a collision between two cars near the School of Arts, Abermain…

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Woman Injured On Launch

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Anne Murray, 51, of Maitland-road, Hexham, received extensive lacerations to her right leg and…

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Illness More Acute Since Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

An Adamstown but[?] James Donnelly, was awarded £8662 damage in Maitland Supreme Court for injuries…

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Three Injured In Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

SINGLETON: Three people were injured yesterday afternoon when two cars collided on Maeroannie-road, near…

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Two injured in head-on collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

Two men were injured when the cars in which they were travelling met in head-on collision on…

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Ankle Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 3

Barry Merrick, 17 of Victoria-street, Singleton, employed as an apprentice fitter at Liddell State colliery…

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Throat Cut in Unusual Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

A 61-year-old woman, Mrs. M. Guyot, nearly bled to death after her throat had been cut in an unusual…

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Killed In Motor Cycle Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 3

SINGLETON: Mr. Colin Edward Fisher, aged 29, who was fatally injured in a motor cycle accident at…

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Cyclist Injured In Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

When the bicycle he was riding in Wollombi Road, Bellbird, was involved in a collision with a motor car, Cecil…

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Two Injured Yesterday

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 5

Robert Dodd, 18, a clipper, of Deakin Street, Kurri Kurri, suffered injuries to his left foot when he was jammed…

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Riot in Japanese Parliament Police And Politicians Fight; 56 Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

TOKYO: The Japanese Lower House broke up night in a pitched battle between police and [?]ticians inside the Diet building. The battle followed a savage riot among Socialist…

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Free-for-all Fight in Japanese Parliament Liberals and Socialists in Violent Conflict Many Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday: The Japanese Lower House broke up last night in a pitched battle between police and politicians inside the…

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Crossing Accident Recalled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

At Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council, a letter from Messrs C. R. Whitfield and Anderson (solicitors), Singleton,…

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Injured In Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

Alice Meggarit[?], 13, of Devonshire-street, Maitland, suffered lacerations to the fore-head and shots yesterday…

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Police think drowning death was accidental

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

Singleton police said today that no suspicious circumstances surrounded the death of a man whose body they recovered from Loder's Creek on Friday afternoon at a point near the Broke Road, eight miles out of Singleton…

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Footballer Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

Mervyn Gough, 17, of Kearsley-street. Bellbird suffered a lacerated right eye while playing football…

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Four Killed in Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 4

Road accidents in New South Wales at the week-end killed seven people and injured at least 13 others, most of them…

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