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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1950

910 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 46

Car Leaves Road, Women Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Two women were injured when a car in which they were passengers ran off the road at Bolwarra last night…

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Shunter Injured in Fall From Truck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Falling from a truck at the Steel Works last night, Colin Swalwell, 24. of Hobart-road, New Lambton, shunter, suffered a compound…

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One Killed; Several Injured In Series Of Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY: One man was killed and a number of persons seriously injured in a series of accidents last night and early today. The fatal accident occurred on the Prince's Highway near…

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Wheeler Injured In Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

Cleve Hines, 37, of Watkins-road, Wangi Wangi, wheeler at Awaba State Mine, suffered internal injuries when thrown by a horse…

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Orange Hit By Thunderstorm: Boy Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—When a violent thunderstorm swept Orange for an hour and a half to-day. A five-year-old boy was…

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Boy Killed, Man Hurt In Show Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A boy was fatally injured and a man seriously hurt while competing in a pony high jump at Parramatta Show…

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Sick Man Left Bed To Save Child From Drowning

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: An incapacitated returned sailor, seriously ill with pneumonia, jumped from his bed and ran 50 yards in his pyjamas at Darlinghurst yesterday to save a three-year-old girl from drowning. The baby, Pam Hoffman, of…

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Roof Collapses At Show; Seven Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

Maitland Ambulance treated seven persons at Maitland Show-ground on Saturday after a roof had collapsed…

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Two Injured In Plane Crash On Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The pilot and passenger of a Tiger Moth plane which crashed on a beach a mile south of Brunswick Heads, on…

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Driver Chased, Detained After Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Donald Crawford, child welfare officer, of Merrylands, to-night chased and detained the driver of a panel van…

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Motorists Hurt In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

Roger Robinson, 20, of Bannerman-street, Cremorne, and Herbert Robinson, of the same address, were admitted to Mater…

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Three Mineworkers Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

Sidney Langdon, 53, of Congewai, loader hand at Kalingo colliery, had his left hand lacerated yesterday when struck by a piece…

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Colliery Driver Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 7

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—C. Davies, colliery driver, was admitted to hospital to-day with a probable fracture of the spine…

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2 Drowned In Queensland: Rivers Rising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.—An Albanian, Azim Spaks, 44, was drowned near Mareeba when a truck in which he was travelling…

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Miner Injured in Fall of Stone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

Walter Hitchcock, 39, of Boolaroo, miner at Stockton Borehole colliery, suffered a large incised wound to the right knee yesterday…

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Letter Box Animals & Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 6

I agree with Superintendent McKay, of the Newcastle Ambulance, that far too many accidents are caused by animals,…

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2 Women Injured in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Friday.—Two women were injured when a tourist bus and an Armidale Council blitz waggon collided this morning…

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Miner Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

Ronald Jones, 22, of Dudley, miner at Burwood colliery, had his right foot fractured by a fall of stone yesterday…

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Cessnock Accidents

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 4

Ronald McMahon, 17, of Northcote St., Aberdare, a clip per at Aberdare Extended Coliery, suffered slight burns on…

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Injured At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

Mrs. G. Savage, 34, of Brisbane, was injured in a hunting contest at Cessnock Show on Saturday. She was thrown at a hurdle and…

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