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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Injured in Convoy

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Corporal Henry Convery, 19, of Weston, who is attached to the C.M.F. camp at Singleton, [?]…

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Drowned in Snowy River

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: A 24-year-old man was knowned in the Snowy River late yesterday afternoon…

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Fatally Injured By Train

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

A 30-years-old railway fettler died in Dungog Cottage Hospital early this morning from injuries received…

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Failed to Report Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

John William Rumford, 43, of Maitland Road, Cessnock, was fined £3 in default six days imprisonment at…

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Inattention Caused Utility Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Inattention by the driver of a utility that injured Sgt. A. P. Kidd on the Newcastle-rood, near Cox’s garage, on October 13 appeared to be the cause of the accident, Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., said in Maitland…

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Railway Fettler Fatally Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

Lawrence Relf, 30, railway fettler, was fatally injured when struck by a Fruit Express at Nooroo Siding, 12 miles north of Dungog on Monday night…

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Injured By Iron

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

William Penwick 36, of Parallel-street, Maitland, a labourer, employed by the Government Railways Works…

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Head Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

Two mineworkers were injured in separate accidents at Abermain No. 3 Colliery on Wednesday…

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Shiftman Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 7

When he struck himself with an axe while shaping timber at Kalingo colliery yesterday, John Brown, 29, a shiftman, of…

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Top Hand Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 9

When he was struck by a piece of wood at Eolibird Colliery on Tuesday, John Gibson, 33, a top hand, of Maitland…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: James Hill, 29, of Gordon-avenue, Cessnock, a skip repaper employed at Aberdare Central colliery…

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Car and Utility Collide No One Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 7

A car driven by a Muswell-brook man, Mr. A. N. Russell and a Holden utility driven by Mr. Ron Ford collided in…

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Four Injured In Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Four persons were injured when two cars collided on the Pacific Highway, three miles from…

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Children Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

Two 3[?]-years-old children were injured yesterday in two separate accidents. Helen Buxton, of…

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Many Deaths In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

MONTREAL: The Quebec Provincial Police believe that 20 to 25 people were killed and about 13 injured…

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Husband and Wife Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 2

A man and his wife were injured when a car skidded on the Teralba-Boolaroo road at Teralba…

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15 Deaths In Bus-Lorry Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 1

TROIS RIVIERES (Quebec): Fiften people are believed to have been tolled when a bus and a motor lorry collided near…

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Four Brothers Die, Drowned in Pond Ice Collapsed While Children Playing On It

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 4

LONDON: Twenty children and a man were drowned yesterday when thin ice broke under their fact on ponds and canals in Lancashire and Yorkshire. They included four brothers, aged 9 to 13, who…

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Local Cafe Proprietor Fatally Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

Harry Moscovis, 34, married, proprietor of the Waratah Cafe, in Vincent Street, Cessnock, was…

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Linesman's Death After Fall From Pole Verdict Of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

A linesman, who had fallen from a power line pole at Richmond Main colliery on January 8, had been…

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