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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 49

Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 5

Struck by a piece of timber at Elrington colliery yesterday, Albert Quinn, 70, of Abernethy, had some ribs fractured…

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Drowned in Pool

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 3

Raymond Wesley Booth, 15, was found drowned in-a pool; of water four inches deep on the road to Warwick. He fell from his bicyle while…

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Drowning Feared Search For Two Men SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 1

The search was resumed to-day by the Penith police for Bernard Seawell, 25, married, of Annandale and George Whiteley, 19, single of…

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Solider Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 7

Cavin Crosler. 25 a military trainee at Narellen, had his skull and left arm fractured when the motor cycle he was riding along the Lower…

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Two Injured Motor Cycle Crashes SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 8

Frederick George Marstello, 27 of 12 Ada-street, Waratah, land Phyllis Cummins, 17, of Scone were injured when a motor cycle, which Murstello…

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Bail Refused Allegation In Court Old Man Injured Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 5

Alleged to have knocked down and seriously injured an old man, Stanley Hubert Staton (2G), sloreman, was carged ,in the Police Court to-day…

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Pilot Killed Accident In England

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 8

Pilot Sergeant Robert James U[?]rig, R.A.A.F. of Newcastle son of Mr. J. [?] Uhrig, off Bar Beach busied of injured received as a result…

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Two Drowned Bodies Recovered SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

The bodies of George Whiteley, 10, and Bernard Seawall, 25, were recovered from the Nepean River, this morning, They had been swimming…

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Ran Into Wall Schoolboy Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

When he ran into a brick wall while playing football at Marist Bros’ school, West Maitland, this morning Dennis Murphy, 13, of North…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

Douglas Delaney, 11, of Harris-street, Cessnock, had his foot caught while riding a bicycle on Tuesday. Cessnock Ambulance took him to…

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Soldier Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 4

Corporal [?] 21, of Ruther-ford camp re[?] injuries to the back internal injuries a fractured finger abrasions and shock when…

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Injured by Lorry Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 5

When, he was [?]mmed by a lorry against his gate this morning John Hinchcliffe, 65, of Millfield, suffered injuries to the left ankie and left…

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Struck Bridge Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 5

Walter Farrugia, of Bishop's Bridge, was admitted to Maitland Hospital on Saturday night with extensive lacerations and contusions to the head and…

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25 Feet Leap From Blazing Flat Woman Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

Mrs M. M. Maslin, aged 65, was badly injured yesterday morning when she leaped from a blazing room in the San Remo flats,…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 2

John Wright, 62, miner, of Melbourne-street, Aberdare, received probable fractured ribs on the left side when he was squeezed between…

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Two Drowned Air Force Members

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 8

Two members of the R.A.A.F. stationed at Evans Head were drowned yesterday. The victims, whose bodies have not yet been recovered, were…

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Eye Injured Dungun

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 2

Mr :Keith Neilson was admitted [?] Dun[?] Cottage Hospital with an in[?] to his eye. He was cracking an oil engine, when the handle flew back,…

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Local and General Eye Injured by Crank Handle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 2

Mr. Keith Neilson wag admitted to Dungog Hospital on Saturday suffering an injury to his eye. He was cranking an oil engine, when the…

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Two Injured Car Hit Verandab Post NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 1

When a car collided with a Verandab post in Maitland road, [?]alington, in the early hours of this inning, the two occupants were…

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Merewether Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 2

Anxiously worried, but on duty to-day in Dungog was First-class Constable Boyd, of Newcastle road patrol. Just before he, in company…

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