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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 60

A Blowout Caused Fatal Accident SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 1

When a motor car [?] after a blowout some mites from [?] Saturday H. Keyes 57 [?] in [?] as a rosult of Which be died…

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64 ACCIDENTS Cessnock’s List For August CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 1

Sixty for accideris 358 transport cases and 21 mino accidents a total of 443 were bandied by[?] Ambulance during August…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 4

John Stuart Wheeler, of Congewai Street, Aberdare, a miner at Aberdare colliery, injured his knee when struck, by a fall of…

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Colliery Fireman Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 1

Richard Hemsworth, 34, fireman, of McGrane-street, Cessnock, received an injury to the nose and suffered shock when…

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Pillion Rider Injured Newcastle, Tuesday

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 5

MR. J, Ko[?] (17) , of 27 Faller Road, Stockton, an employee of the Commonwealth Steel Procucts, was riding pillion on a motor cycle when…

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Terrific Seas Launch Party Trapped One Drowned Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 5

A massage from Jervis Bay states that, trapped by a rising [?] and ferr[?] seas, a launch containing a party of fisherman was wreaked…

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Review of Road Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S. Wales)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 6

Traffic accidents are up again! The Road Safety Council had the distasteful task of making this announcement a…

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Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 6

Mr. F. Cronin, well-known resident, while droving cattle near the Aberdeen butter factory on Saturday last, when heavily thrown from a…

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£1676 DAMAGES Injured In Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 5

Alan Charles Rogden was awarded £1301/5/ and John Oliya £375 by a jury in the Supreme Court Sydney in their joint action against Samuel…

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Sea Collision Young Morpeth Engineer’s Experience Ships Damaged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 4

Mr. Jack Drummond an [?] on the British [?] Armadale who recently was expected home on short leave has…

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Three Injured Motor Car and Waggon Collide Flood of Tar

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2

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Miner Injured Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 1

Tom Codicils, residing at Wick [?] street Sleaford Martyry; a miner employed at [?] famnied inetered…

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Three Injured Motor Cycle and Bicycle Collide SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 1

Tile a collision occurred between a motor cycle and a bicycle early this morning, near Wollongong there men. Franck Senior , Harold Believing…

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Echo of Drowning Fatality at Aberdare Little Boy's Tragic End. Verdict of Accidental Death

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

At Cessnock Courthouse yesterday afternoon the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry into the death…

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Cycle Strikes Horse Motor Cyclists Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 4

When a motor cycle collided with a horse at Rutherford on the New England Highway last night, two Weston men were injured. They were…

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Accidents

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

Reginald Down, 32, of Pekolbin-street, [?]arsley, employed as a waggon packer at Elrington colliery, suffered injuries[?]…

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Burning Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 6

On Thursday of last week, June, the 11 years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Byfield, Merriwa, was badly burned at her home, necessitating her…

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World Achievement Accidental Achievement

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 7

This series has already included a note about plastics But a little story about it has been omitted [?]far. Here It is: Everyone knows how very often a little thing leads on to a big one, and how sometimes an accident is the beginning of…

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Leg Injured Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 5

Robert Scott, 42, of Appleton-avenne. Weston a rainer, employed at Richmond Main colliery received an injury to the leg. He was admitted…

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Three Killed Week-end Road Accidents Number Injured Sydney Mondaỵ

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 3

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