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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Two Injured at Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 2

Alan Welsh, 24, of Cleary-street, Hamilton, suffered a lacerated wound to the right side of his chin and…

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Accidents at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Singleton District Ambulance had to deal with a number of accidents at the week-end, all the victims…

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Shooting Down Of Airliner Was “Accidental”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 3

HONG KONG: Peking radio announced to-day that the Chinese Communist Vine Foreign Minister (Mr. Chan Chang Fo)…

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Muswellbrook Party in Car Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

Four people were hurt when two cars travelling in opposite directions came into collision at the other side of Dunnolly bridge,…

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Utility Over Accident on New England Highway

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

When a utility overturned yesterday morning on the New England Highway, just north of Wingen, the…

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Inspector Hurt in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 3

The Inspector of Roman Catholic Schools (Mr. Harold McGrath) was injured last night when his car collided…

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Local & General News Miner Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

A man suffered a compound fracture to his right leg and shock in an accident at the Clutha open cut mine…

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Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 3

Walter Penfold 63, of High street, East Maitland , employed by the Thornton fire brick company suffered severely…

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Girl Killed in Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 4

A girl was killed and her mother and brother injured when a motor cycle struck a family walking along Marion Road,…

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Struck by Car and Utility Heddon Man's Death Accidental

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 5

Evidence that a man had been struck by a car and run over by a utility track travelling in the opposite…

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Girl Accidentally Shot at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 6

A six-year-old girl was wounded on Tuesday night when she was accidentally shot by her brother at Dalswinton, near i…

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Unusual Accident Stabbed by Own Knife

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 3

Elwin Barnett, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Barnett, of East Kempsey, met with a most unusual accident, when…

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Five Men Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 3

GOSFORD: Five P.M.G. workmen escaped death to-day when a truck ran off the road, somersaulted…

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Accidents at Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 2

Three footballers were injured in a match at Kurri Kurri on Saturday. They are :…

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Local & General News Week-end Accidents

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 2

Singleton Ambulance officers dealt with two casualties over the week-end. On Saturday afternoon they…

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Five Footballers Injured

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

Five footballers were injured in games over the week-end. In the reserve grade game at Kurri on Saturday, Donald Nu-…

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Boy Injured at School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 3

Kenneth Goodwin, 9, of Telarah-street, Telarah, injured his left arm and elbow when he fell at school…

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Four Cattle Killed in Road Accident Occupants of Utility Receive Hospital Treatment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

Four head of cattle were killed last night when a utility crashed into a small mob resting alongside the New England Highway. A mob of 100 head of cattle,…

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Caretaker Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 2

Mr. Fred Bates, of Bathurst Street, suffered abrasions to the face, forehead and left knee and shock when he was…

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Foot Injured In Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

A shiftman employed at Bloomfield colliery, Rowley Wells, 57, of Mount Pleasant-street, Maitland, injured his…

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