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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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

Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 3

Struck by a piece of coal at Aberdare Extended colliery yesterday, Jim McCallum, 64, a miner, of Rawson Street…

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Jockey Dead After Track Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Melbourne’s most pro[?] Jockey, 17-year-old Ray Gard her, was killed when two…

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Lad Injured By Track

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 3

Jammed between a post And a truck on Sunday, Kevin Ridley, IS, of Maitland Road, Cessnock suffered a probable…

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Reporting Of Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 2

Unexpected troubles experienced by motorists in law court through statements made in all good faith to…

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Six Killed in Train Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Railway accidents in three countries—Germany, Italy and Japan—yesterday killed six people and injured…

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Schoolboy Killed in Lorry Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 2

A schoolboy passenger in e lorry was killed lost night when the tony collided with a semi-trailer. He was Reginald Arthur Tobin, 13, of Capp-street,…

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Many accidents at level crossings

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 7

Each year a staggering toll of life if taken by railway level crossing smashes. We of this State of New South Wales have many such…

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Over £1,000 For Rail Crossing Accident Victim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 1

Over the past few weeks, tile Millfield Sports Club has raised a total of £1012/18/ In an appeal for funds to…

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Electrician's death was accidental says Coroner

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 1

The Singleton coroner Mr N. J. Hunt returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest on the…

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Five Injured In Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1954 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Five people were injured when two cars collided at the intersection of Colliery road and Maitiand…

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Two Men Killed, Wives Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1954 · page 2

When an early model car turned over and caught fire near Singleton, two men were killed and their wives injured…

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Finger Injured in Playground

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 2

John Osland, 5, of Bridge-street, Telarah, severed the tip of the fourth finger on his left hand yesterday…

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Extracts From Mercury Files 50 Years Ago December 31, 1904. Sulky Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 2

Shortly after five o’clock on Wednesday afternoon a little boy, sort of Mr. R. Hammond, of Beckmann-street, was…

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