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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1954

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Two men drowned at Maitland

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

Two men were drowned when a boat capsized at Maitland yesterday. They were Lyle Everett…

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Seaman Killed In Collision At Sea

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

LONDON: Two of the crew of the Dutch coaster Leuvehaven (347 tons) died after a collision with a…

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Morpeth Fatality Resulted in Two Losing Their Lives

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

Two men, who were in a small boot with two others, were drowned-near Morpeth early this morning, when the boot overturned as the result of an [?]breaking. Drowned were Lyle Harris, 22, and…

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Major Flood Disaster Narrowly Averted Men Drowned Near Morpeth Thousands Of Acres Of Farmland Inundated Again

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 1

Threat of a major flood disaster at Maitland appears to have passed, but a serums situation was only narrowly averted. There were crucial hours during last night, but at 5 o‘clock this morning the Hunter River stopped rising after attaining a height of 31ft. 6ins. But the…

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Driver Said Fog Caused Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 2

For led to his utility, running off the road and. down an embankment on the Cessnock-road on November 15…

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Accidents at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

SINGLETON: Mrs. Grace Redman, of Bourke-street, Singleton, had her left leg Injured when struck by-a car…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: John Hilton, 21, of Booth-street, Kurri, a labourer at Aberdare colliery, had his back injured this…

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Two Drowned In Maitland Flood Waters

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 6

Two men were drowned in floodwater at Duckenfield nea Morpeth, early yesterday. They were Edward Jobson…

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Shiftman Injured At State Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Evan Casliek, 25, of Castlereagh-street, Singleton, a shiftman employed at Liddell state mine,…

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Man Injured When Rifle Exploded

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

In a shooting accident at Mount George, Harold Willian Humphries was shot through the chest…

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Head Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

When, he fall at his residence in Bourke-street, Maitland last night Sir James McMahon 74 saggared an…

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Two Men Drowned When Boat Overturns

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

Two men were drowned in flood waters at Brisbanfield, near Morpeth on Monday morning…

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Wheeler Injured

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

When he was caught between a skip and a spring at Bellbird colliery on Wednesday, Fred Thompson, 20, a…

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Shi[?]men Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 3

Two shi[?]tmen were injured in separate accidents at Aberdare Extended Collery yesterday. William Timmins, 37, of…

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Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

Two men employed on the Singleton railway staff were injured yesterday afternoon when the line trike on which…

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Chains of Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 11

Glancing admiringly at a pretty gin a chap once failed to watch where he was walking and slipped on a fruit…

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Child Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Three-year-old Errol Munzenberger of Macquarie Street suffered burns to both feet when he…

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Injured Foot

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Eric Taggart of Broke received a probable fracture of the right ankle when he slipped and fell while walking…

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Three Injured In Bus

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

Three bowlers were injured near Greta last night when a bus taking them back to Newcastle from Branxton. was…

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Local & General News Injured Knee

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Malcolm Gould. 19 of Brisbane Street Singleton suffered a large lacerated wound to his right knee when…

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