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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Accidents

Accidents, 1952

637 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 32

Girl Injured in Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 5

Irono Terry, 9, of Carrington-street, Maitland, suffered a severe laceration to the left side of her forehead,…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 7

Julie Nelson, 11, of Chidgey-street, Cessnock, received a probable fracture of the left forearm in a fall at school…

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Freighter, Tanker In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), June 19. A.A P.—The 7000-ton Greek freighter Asteris and the 3000-ton Swedish…

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Drivers Hurt In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 2

When a car and a utility collided at the corner of Chatham and Glebe Roads, Adamsown, last night, the…

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Injured Deputy Found In Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 3

Joseph Hanlon, 35, of Elder street, Lambton, a deputy at Burwood colliery, was found lying in the mine yesterday…

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4 Killed In Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 1

Four people were killed and two seriously injured in road accidents yesterday and last night…

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Four Die In Road Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

Four persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales at the week-end. Noel Apperley, 22, of…

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Cessnock Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 4

Patrick Nott, 17, of Church St., Cessnock, had his right leg cut while playing football at Cessnock…

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Games Prospect Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 6

LONG BEACH (California), June 23, A.A.P.—Dick Doyle, a United Slates Olympic Games discus prospect,…

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2 Miners Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 4

Frank Wilson, 35, of Allandale-street, Kearsley, a miner employed at Abedare colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…

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Accidents At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 4

Frank Wilson (35), of Allandale St., Kearsley, a miner at Aberdare Colliery. suffered probable fractured…

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Painter Injured In Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 4

Harold Adler, 22, painter, of New Lambton, who fell from a plank at work in Cessnock yesterday, injured his…

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Cyclist Injured In Smash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 4

Gordon Colo, 30, of Bulkara-street, Adamstown, was run over by a fork-lift machine while riding his…

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Woman Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 1

Mrs. Dora Evelyne Finn, 40, of Crebert-street, Mayfield, Suffered a lacerated forehead and left knee when a car in…

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£255 Awarded For Damage In Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 8

In Cessnock District Court yesterday, before Judge O'Sullivan, Joseph Bartley Swan, of Government-road, Weston, was…

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Cars Collide At Maitland; Five Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

Five people were injured when two cars collided on the New England Highway at Maitland last night…

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Accidents At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 2

Ronald Harrison (26), of Melbourne St., Aberdare, a wheeler at Aberdare Colliery, injured his head…

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N.z. Navy Ship in Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 11

WELLINGTON June 27. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Minister for Defence (Mr. Macdonald) said to-day that H.M.N.Z.S…

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Accident Led To Gift For Blind

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 5

The centenary of Louis Braille's death this year is the anniversary of a blind boy who, with six dots, evolved a reading system that has enabled the…

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Smash Ends in Drowning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

A 56-year-old man was drowned in a drain while pinned beneath a truck, after a motor accident on the Hume Highway at Bass Hill yesterday…

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