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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Hips Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 1

When he was caught between a skip and the ribs of the tunnel at Abermain No. 2 Colliery to-day. George Hutchinson. 16. a sidler. of…

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Car in Ditch Four Women injured Straying Cow Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 8

When a motor-car left the Pacific Highway and ran into a ditch about two miles and a half on the Belmont side of the Warner's Bay…

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Sidler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

George Hurchinson, 16, of Rowson-street, Aberdare, a sidler employed at Abermain No. 2 cory, was [?] yesterday between a skip and the rib…

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Student Drowned Mildura

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

Attempting to swim across the Murray from Lock Island, Charles Poon, 17, Chinese student at Mildura Convent, was drowned. Although an…

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£5500 AWARD Injured Employee SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 4

In the Causes Court last night, Stanley Adrian Charlton was awarded £5000 against the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Hoard by a…

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Lift Crashed Produce Merchant Injured SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

Mr. B. Burgess, produce merchane, of Kings-treet, Singleton, had a narrow escape from serious injury when a lift crashed down on him while at…

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Bullock Incident Wingham Resident Injured WINGHAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 1

Mr. Douglas Johnston, a well-known Wiagham resident, in trying to avoid a charge by a wild bullock at the stock sales, fell and a bullock jumped…

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Stroud Motor Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

During the past week there have been two motor accidents near Stroud, Involving extensive damages to each car, but only minor injuries…

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Fatal Accident. Near Stratford

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

Mr. Edwin John Bowen, aged 52, a timber merchant of Stratford, was fatally Injured on Tuesday afternoon when a log on the lorry he was…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 4

Mr. R. C. Smith (23) met with a fatal accident while at his work at Port Kembla on Monday, November 7. With two other men he was…

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Struck by Car Woman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 4

While walking across High-street, West Maitland, near Galton's Pty. Ltd,. Mrs. Agnes Walters, of Brunker-stret, Kurri Kurri was knocked down…

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Boy Injured Collided With Car CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 12

Milton Bailey, 16, of 14 Cessnock street, Aberdare, an employee of the P.M.G. at Cessnock, came into collision with a car while riding his…

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Fell From Loco Shunter Injured At Abermain No. 2 CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 6

A shunter employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, fell from a locomotive yesterday and was crushed between the locomotive and a skip. He fractured…

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Two Accidents Richmond Main Colliery Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 2

There were two accidents at Richmond Main Colliery yesterday afternoon. Stanley Bennett, 18, of Coronation…

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Drowning Mishaps Picnic Fatalities Five Lives Lost Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 3

Several drowning tragedies occurred during the week-end. At Tamworth two brothers-in-law were drowned in the Peel River…

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Cottage Fire Fireman Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 10

Fireman Frank Smart, of Crow's Nest, received burns to the hands when fighting a fire in a weatherboard cottage in Belmont-road, Mosman. His…

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Two Injured Motor Car Overturned NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 3

When a motor car turned over near Peter's Corner, Mayfield, late on Sunday afternoon, two residents of Singleton were injured…

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Boy Drowned In 1000 Gallon Tank Hornsby Tragedy Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 1

At an inquest to-day on the body of Leo Rowsell, aged 6, evidence was given that, after a search, for the boy, who had been reported missing, his…

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Death of Six-year-old Boy Verdict of Accidental Death. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on Leo Rowsell, aged six, whose body was found in a 1000 gallon tank at Hornsby…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 5

Ernest Fletcher, 39, miner, residing at Atkinson - street, Bellbird, had his left hand crushed between a piece of coal…

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