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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 60

Children's Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

The care needed in watching children for possible serious injury in their simplest of accidents is revealed in a case which this week came under…

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Motor Cyclist Was Accidentally Killed Verdict in To-day's Inquest

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

A verdict of accidental death was given in the inquest which commenced at 3 o'clock this afternoon into the…

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Two Injured Cessnock Accidents CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 4

Harold largie, 15. of Nuikaba, was driving a horse-deawn sledge to-day when he slipped and his left leg was caught under the sledge, He…

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Stranger Injured Alleged Brawl In Hotel SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 5

John Fleischer, a stranger to singleton, was admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital, Singleton, attar an alleged brawl in During-street, Singleton…

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Miner Injured Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 5

George Tear man 34 of Belmont, a miner employed at Elrington Colliery received injuries to the ankles when he was struck by a place of telling…

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Killed Outright Cyclist In Collision With Car

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 4

Joseph John Campbell, 45 of Abernethy was killed on Saturday night, when his bicycle collided with a car driven by Edward Colledge of…

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M. Reynaud Injured London, June 30

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 5

M Reynard Injured in a motor accident in Switzerland is in a serious but not dangerous condition said the Swiss radio. The report is confirmed…

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Cyclist Injured Ran into Tree Guard

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 4

When he bent down to start the generator on Ms bicycle which he was riding late yesterday afternoon. J. O’Toole, 15, of Allen-street, Lorn…

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Three Injured Motor Cycles Collide NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 2

Three persons were injured when two motor cycle with Dillon riders collided of Belmont on Sunday afternoon…

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Hit Horse Motor Cyclists Injured GOSFORD

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 4

When a motor eye collided with a horse at the Elizabeth Bay turn-off, on the Pacific Highway, two residents of Hamilton were injured…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 5

William Willoughby, 53, a miner, of Main-street, Cessnock received injuries to the ribs and chest when he was crushed…

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Half- Year Ambulance Figures January Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 5

Accidents were more numerous in January than in any other month this year so far recording to statistics made available…

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Injured at Colliery Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 5

When he was jammed between a skip and timber [?] at Pelton Colliery to-day, Arthur Jacobs, 24, of Edith Street, Cessnock, a labourer,…

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Severely Injured When Truck Crashed Into Culvert

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 2

When the truck in which he was riding as a passenger crashed into a culvert between the Nos. 1 and 2 camps on the Milbrodale Road…

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German Airmen Continue Attacks. Many Killed and Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 2

German airmen today continued the attacks on civilians. Ten persons were killed and 110 injured in a north-eastern town of England. Six…

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Sulky Accident Timber Cutter Killed GRAF[?]OX

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 6

William Henry Randall, 51, bercutter of Nans Glen, was found in a dying condition beneath an over[?]ed sulky…

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Appeal to Motor Cyclists Reduce Accident Rate (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 4

Although the registration of motor circles has decreased in [?] months the accident rate for this group of road [?]…

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Child Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 6

John Moodie, 2, of Michael-street, Cessnock, received a lacerated wound to the eye when struck by a piece of wood…

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Youth Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

Struck by a skip at Richmond Main colliery on Wednesday, Archibald Naylor, 17, of Neath-street, Pelaw Main, received a…

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