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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 60

Cyclist Injured Hexham

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 3

John Armstrong of Mayfield, suffered a probable fracture of the skull, with [?]cerations over the right eye and on the chin, when a bicycle and…

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Miner Injured Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 5

Henry Fulick, 27, of Hebburn Estate, Weston, a miner employed at Hebburn No. 2 colliery, suffered a probable fracture of the left left while…

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Man Injured Awning Collapses On Taxi-Cab

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 4

When a shop a[?] collapsed on a taxi[?] at the corner of leaves and High street. East, Maitland, last night, a passenger, Clarence Brown,…

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Cyclist Hurt Collision With Car NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 5

John Limeburner, 29, of Northumberland-street Maryville, a carter working for the Co-operative Society was Involved in a collision with…

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Struck by Coal Miner Injured CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 1

Edward Butterworth, 47. of Aber[?] a miner, employed of Aberdare Central Colliery, suffered a lacerated wound to the head, lacerations…

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370 Killed and Injured at Southampton Saturday's and Sunday's Air Raids. R.A.F. Attack Naval Shipbuilding Yards. LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 2

Casualties in Saturday's and Sunday's raid on Southampton are given by the Air Ministry as 370 killed and seriously injured…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 2

While working in a trench at Desmond-street. Cessnock, yesterday, William Sullivan, 50,of Mount View-road, Cessnock, received injuries to…

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Local Claims Against Railway Commissioner Collision at Level Crossing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 2

Claude Royston Papworth, of 67 York Street, Singleton, claimed £108/3/- from the Commission of Railways in the Singleton District…

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Car- ’Bus Collision At Mayfield NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 7

Alan Lawrence, 17, of Belmore-street Adamstown, au employee of Lysaght’s Lid, received a lacerated wound to the chin and shock whom…

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£108 VERDICT Singleton Crossing Accident Lorry and Logo Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 7

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Toe Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 5

When a trellis fell on him while working at the Stoney [?] today, J. T. Hemmings, 59, labourer of High-street, East Maitland,…

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Two Injured Truck Overturns At Newcastle NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 5

Two youths wore injured when a truck and a car collided in Hunter-street, Newcastle, at she Bank corner yesterday afternoon and rolled…

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Struck By Motorcycle. Old Ace Pensioner's Fatal Injuries. Verdict of Accidental Death

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

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

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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 7

Struck by a prop at Bellbird colliery on Wednesday, Charles Millwod, 36, a miner, suffered injuries to his back. He was…

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Legal Point Upheld By Judge Crossing Accident Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 5

A claim against the Commissioner for Railways for [?] by Clifford Roy McTuggart, heard in the District Court, failed, McTaggart, who lived…

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Youth Injured Swimmers Collide

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 4

Striking another swimmer at [?] Baths yesterday, Harold Long 20 of Onus-street, Tei[?] suffered head injured an injury to his right…

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Miner Injured Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 5

Heze[?] Waters 54 of Old School Bill Aber[?] a miner employed a Abermain No 3 Colliery, suffered in [?] to the back when he was struck…

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Tweed Tragedy Three Boys Drowned Father Collapsed Murwll[?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 3

Three brothers sons of Mr. and Mire. Richard Robert Smith of South Mus[?]were drowned In the Tweed River on…

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Charged by Bullock Polo Player Injured [?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 5

As a result of a [?] when rushed b a [?] Crooks Park late on Saturday [?] Mr. [?]…

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Struck by Train Man Severely Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 8

Buttering from a probable fractured skull, compound fracture of the left leg, and other injured Oliver Cherry 47 was admitted to Western Suburbs…

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