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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 60

Two Injured Accidents at Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

While operating a circular saw at his home yesterday, Cecil Payne, 26, of Anstey-street, Cessnock, was injured when a piece of timber flex up…

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Motor Accident Cyclist and Pillion Rider Injured NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 4

When a motor cycle and a car collided on the Wallsood Road, Sandgate on Sunday afternoon, the motor cycle rider and a pillion passenger were…

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Knee Injured Kurri, Koonda

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 5

William Callaghan. 58. of Wickham-street, Stanford Merthyr, a miner employed at Richmond Main colliery, received Injuries to his…

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Child Dies From Burns Accident at Birthday Party. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

Shirley Sophie Carter. 10 years, who was severely burned when her clothes caught fire at a children's party in Marrickville on Saturday…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 5

William Callaghan, a miner of Wickham-street, Stanford Merthyr, suffered an injury, to his right knee while at work at…

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Quarry Fatality Premature Explosion Due to Spark From Drill Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 5

A verdict of [?] death was returned by the Kurri Kurri District [?] (Mr. A. W. [?] of the Kurri Kurri…

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Kurri Mine Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 1

While at work at Richmond Main Colliery on Friday, George Bennett, 16, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, had bis left arm fractured when it…

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At the Wheel Road Accidents Must Be Stopped

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

Many people have said that it seems feeble at this time of war for us to strive for a reduction in road accidents in New South Wales. The…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 5

Cecil Payne, 26, of Austey street. Cessnock, was using a circular saw at his home on Sunday when a place of timber…

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Carter Injured Wheel Over Head NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 1

John White, 19, of 11 Martin-street, Mayfield. an ice carter employed by he Co-operative Society, met with a strange accident this afternoon…

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Fall of Coal Maser Injured At Aberdare Extended CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1940 · page 5

When he was caught by a tall of coal while working at Aberdare Extended Colliery Colliery to-day, John H. Allan of Ansley st. Gessnock, a miner,…

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Driver Killed Trains in Collision Three Injured Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 7

When two electric trains and a goods train collided at the New-town goods yards shortly before noon to-day, William Hatoh,…

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Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

While working at Maitland Extended No. 1 colliery to-day. Mr. S. Findlay, of 11 Francis-street. Cessnock, suffered heavy contusions to…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

Struck by a fall of coal at Aberdare Extended colliery on Wednesday, John H. Allan, 43 miner, of Anstey-Btreet, Cease…

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Bus Accident Sixteen Persons Injured Bank Crumbled Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

When a double-decker bus with 40 passengers crashed over a crumbling embankment in Reynolds-st., Cremorns, to-day, and plunging through…

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Three Trains in Sydney Collision Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

When two electric trains and a goods train collided in the Newtown goods yard to-day, William Satch, driver of one of the electric…

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Hand Injured Caught in Press. NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

When he was working at Morgan’s shoe factory in Hamilton to-day, Henry We[?]t, 15, of Vida-street, Hamilton, had his hand caught in a…

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Double-decker 'Bus Crashes Over Embankment Sixteen Persons Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

When a double-decker 'bus with 40 passengers crashed over a crumbling embankment in Reynolds Street, Cremorne, to-day, 16 passengers were…

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Fatal Explosion at Neath Stone Quarry. Lorry Driver's Death Accidental, Says Kurri Kurri Corner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

An explosion in a stone quarry at Neath on May 22, when one man was killed and two others seriously injured, was trict Coroner, Mr. A. W. Johns, at the Kurri Kurrl Courthouse on Tuesday, when he held an inquest into the death of Auther…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

Albert Featherstone, 48, a miner, of Third-stret, South Cessnock, was struck by a fall of coal at Aberdare Central…

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