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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

753 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 38

Fire Sequel Tp Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 7

Thomas Henry, Briggs, £7 of servu[?] Gully Road, Abermain has fined its with £4/8/ [?] at Kurri Kurri…

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Four Year Old Boy's Death From Drowning

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

A finding of accidental drowning was returned by the Cessnock Coroner (Mr. W. Frazer) at an inquest on…

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Police Under Influence in Accident- Prosecutor

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Two police officers had been under the influence of liquor when a police car had been…

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Four Injured On Roads

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 2

Four people were injured in motor accidents in Maitland over the week-end. The accidents occurred on…

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Accident Victims Must Pay

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 2

Accident victims Were the chief offenders who had neglected to pay for treatment, Maitland Ambulance…

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Shiftmen Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

When he fell across a steel rail at Aberdare Central Colliery yesterday, James "Tilliteki, 30, shiftman, of…

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Clipper Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

John Barr, 22, a clipper, of Spion Kop, suffered extensive lacerations to his right little finger when it was jammed…

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Injured in High Street

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

A six-year-old girl, Krystyna Lesion, of Victoria Street, East Maitland, suffered only slight injuries when she was…

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Accident Victim Succumbs to Injuries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

Thomas Evans, 85, of Allandale-road, Cessnock, died in the Cessnock Hospital on Sunday night as a result of…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 1

While at work at Eirington Colliery on Saturday, Hector Potts 53, of Melbourne Street, Aberdare, suffered a seventy…

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Head Injuries in Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

A man was injured this morning when his car ran off the road near the Thornton turn-off…

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Injured Eye

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 2

Raymond Farley, a fireman employed by the N.S.W. Railways Department, suffered a painful inflammation to one…

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Local & General News Car Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 2

When he was involved in a car accident on the corner of Bathurst and Harriet Streets last night. Brian Tier,…

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Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2

A motor cyclist Derrick s Merritt 27 of Roxburgh-street, Lorn was injured last night when his cycle collided…

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Police investigating collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 7

Singleton police are still investigating the collision between two cars at the corner of Harriet and Ada…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 8

Struck by falling coal at Aberdare Colliery, Barry Thomas, 26, of Kurri Kurri, suffered injuries to his left arm…

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Young Motor-cyclist Killed Collision With Panel Van

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

A Cessnock youth was killed on Wednesday morning when the motor-cycle he was riding came into…

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Appeal To Buy Accident Victim Artificial Legs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 5

Donations to the appeal bring, conducted by the Millfield Sports Club in an effort to raise sufficient funds to…

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Shirts Used To Make Stretcher For Injured Boy Scout

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3

A troop of East Maitland scouts used their shirts on Saturday to make a stretcher for an injured mate. Then they s…

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Two Women Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 2

Two women were Injured yesterday when the car in which they were travelling overturned on the…

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