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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 60

Mine Accidents Three Admitted To Hospital Kurri, Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 7

Kurri Kurri Ambulance was called out to [?] three mine accidents to-day. East was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hopspi[?]…

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Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

Care driven by Miss Margaret Faulkner. of “[?]” and Mr. H. rollick. collided at the corner of High and Goulburn Singleton, take yesterday…

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Kurri Youth Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 6

When struck by a skip while at work at Stanford Main No. 1 Colliery yesterday, Robert Wilson, 18 of Hope[?] Kurri Kurri, sustained…

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Scaffolding Collapses Two Men Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

Whilst engaged renewing the guttering on the front of the Central Hotel at Stroud on Tuesday, two men Albert Lulham and Leslie…

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Struck Dog Motor Cyclist Injured NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 5

When he wis involved in a collision •Kith a dog While he was riding a riding cycle this morning, Neville Fahey of High-street, Waratah an…

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Fell Over Cliff Dog Finds Injured Man KATOOMBA

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

Within an hour. yesterday the police dog Disraeli found Thomas Henry Muddle, 52, of Woodford, who had been missing since early on…

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TORNADOWREAKSHAVOC Thousands of Pounds Damage Man Killed, Many Injured Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 8

A man was killed and thousands of [?] worth of damage done to property throughout the Sydney metropolitan [?] yesterday afternoon, when one of the most violent [?] n record struck the city with [?] force…

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Shots Fired Intended for Beau Vite. El Golea Injured. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 1

Shots intended for the Cup favourite, Beau Vite, last night maimed his stablemate, El Golea. El Golea was found in his box this morning in a…

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Accidents

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

William Bender, 45, miner of William-street, Cessnock slipped while lifting a skip at Cessnock No.2 Colliery on…

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New Accidents “Intersection Crashers” Petrol Scheme Sequel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 4

Now conditions, caused he [?] rationing, have created a few more caused if road accidence, Immediately the new conditions…

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Terrific Smash Lorry and Train Collide Man Deau; Boy Injured Wauchope

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 1

A man a killed and a boy servery injured when a lorry and a train collided with lorries force on a level crossing at Wauchope into yesterday…

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SPEEDOMETERS Controlled By Hair Spring Accident Effects

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1940 · page 6

An interesting query recently asked was “Do speedometers jam when an automobile is wrecked to an accident on the road, thus…

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Brothers Killed Head-On Collision HOBART

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 2

When a head-on collision between a motor car and a couch occurred near Rosetta, eight miles from Hobart, two brothers, members of the A.L.F. were…

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Severe Injuries 'Collision With Horse GOSFORD

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 1

William Bennett, of Selwyn-street Merewether, suffered a fractured jaw, fractured arms, and severe abrasinns when the motor cycle he was riding…

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Girl Injured Struck by Glider SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 8

Dor[?] Worth[?] 12. of Matrarilla, was injured in an un[?] agcident while watchign a motor car lowl[?] a glider in a paddock at…

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Fall of Coal Miner Injured At Felton CESSNOCK, Monday

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 5

John Low, 50 of Congewal, a miner employed at Polton Colliery, received extensive lacerations and abrasions to the right forea[?] when he was…

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Two Killed Car Overturns After Skid Three Injured Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 3

Two people were killed and three injured when a touring car skidded and overturned in French's Forest-road near Balgowlah…

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Injured in Fall Over Cliff

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 6

Jean. Westcoot, 17. of Point Piper, fell 40ft. at Stanwell Park. Members of Stanwell Park Surf Club carried her on a stretcher for two…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured Glen Innes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 7

Raymond George [?] 18 of [?] Glen innes, war fatally injured when the motor cycle he was [?] left, the roadway and crashed…

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