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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

753 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 38

Aberdeen Road Fatality Death of Young Man

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 1

Rudolf Schumaher (26), of Aberdeen, was killed on Tuesday night when a motor lorry, driven by Mr.' R. J. Prazer, of…

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Did Not Give Name After Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 5

For fal[?]ing to give his name and address when requested after an accident Bruce Verdon, of the…

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Cars Ix Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

Two cars—a Holden and a Vauxhall — were extensively damaged when they collided and overturned on the New…

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Injured at Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 2

George Blakemore, 23, of Telarah-street, Telarah, received head Injuries while he was playing football at…

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Arm Injured At Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Garry O’Brien, 21, of Nelson-street, Cessnock, a carpenter, employed at Maitland Main colliery, had…

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Britain’s Leading Jockey Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 4

LONDON: Britain’s champion jockey, Sir Gordon Richards, was injured when a filly owned by the Queen…

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Footballer Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 1

Lea Russel, of Stanford Street, Kurri Kurri, received injuries to his head while play-football on the Kurri Rugby…

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Schoolgirl Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 3

Jeanette Auld, 12 years, of Selmont Avenue, Cessnock, suffered an incised wound to ner left foot when she stood…

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Injured At School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 1

Robert Hammings, 6, of Brook-street, Rutherford, fell down steps, while at school and suffered a lacerated wound…

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Youths Injured When Car Overturned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 3

Two young men were admitted to Cessnock Hospital on Friday night after a car in which they were driving left…

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Merriwa Councillor Injured in Shooting Mishap

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 4

When out shooting on the property known as "Pitlochry" on Wednesday last, Cr. J. R. Collins sustained…

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Tram Driver Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A train driver was hacked from a cabin of his tram after a smash at Camperdown to-day…

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Injured Motorist Tooted for Aid

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 1

A motorist whose car ran off New England Highway on Monday night kept tooting his horn to passing drivers till…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 5

Victor Hughes, 29, a miner, of Elford Avenue, Weston, suffered lacerations to his head when he was caught in a fall…

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Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 5

When he was caught in a fall of coal at Bellbird colliery yesterday, Alphonsus Trunk, 26, a miner, of Arcadia…

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Clipper Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 5

Noel Stothard, 18, a dipper, of Racecourse Road, South Cessnock, suffered an injury to his right hand when he was…

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Logo Driver Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 5

Thomas Gorton, 46 a loco driver of Rawson Street, Aberdare, received an extensive laceration over his right eye…

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Guests Flee in Panic Three Injured in Guest House Fire Wollongong

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

Forty men and women, screaming in terror, battered their way free from a blazing guest house at 2 a.m. to-day, smashing…

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Legal Proceedings Against Council Sequel to Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

At the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday night, a letter was received from F. A. Eagleton, referring to a recent accident, and informing Council that the matter had been placed in the…

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Magistrate Did Not Believe Defendant's Evidence Case Arising From Car Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

The Magistrate at Scone Court on Wednesdays after hearing the evidence in an accident case, said he did not believe the defendant's story as to how the accident occurred…

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