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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Swept From Rocks Man Drowned At Long Reef SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 6

Swept off the rocks at Long Reef on Saturday afternoon, while fishing Henry Joseph Trott, of Willoughby, was drowned. The body was not [?]…

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Two Injured Car and Tram Collide SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 5

George Backley, 18, and Joyce Hood, 16, were injured to-day when a car and a tram collided in [?] street, Randwick…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

Alec. Davidson, 31, a wheeler, residing at Greta-street, Aberdare, had the thumb of his right hand lacerated when his hand…

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Traggedy Averted at Forster Drowning Child Rescued

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 1

What might have been a fatal drowning case was just narrowly averted aft Forster a few days ago. When a little girl of three…

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Hand Injured Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 5

Alex Davidson, SI, of Greta street Aberdare, a wheeler, employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery suffered extensive lacerations to the thumb of…

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Died After Cycle-car Collision Canowindra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

Reg Slattery 20 son of Mr and Mrs James Slattery of Moorbel was fatally injured when a motor cycle he was riding coiled with a motor…

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Amy Johnson Missing. Believed To Have Been Drowned. LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

The well-known flyer, Army Johnson, is missing on a flight as ferry-pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary. It is feared she was drowned in the Thames…

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No Accident Resolution

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 3
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales,…

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No Reply Accident on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 5

Although a. statement appeared in the Press nearly a fortnight ago, that its complaint had “fully investigated” the Maitland Ambulance committee…

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Drowning Fatalities

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

A msssage from Auckland says that three lives were lost through drowning at the week-end. A brother and sister, William…

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Car Overturns Man and Wife Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 5

On their way from Griffith to Sydney ney to spend three months holiday James Benjamin prior, 60, and his wife bridge prior [?] were injured…

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Police Athlete Injured in Chase Lismore

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 8

Leaping a fence at Lismore saleyards in pursuit of men who scattered when police raided an alleged two-up school. Constable Townsend,…

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Heroic Work Release of Buried Miner Pelton Fatality Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 7

The Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry into the death of George John Davies, 56, of Prince-st., Bellbird, who was…

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Amy Johnson Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 3

Bailing out from a plane, Amy Johnson came down in the Thames estuary and was drowned. A naval officer was also drowned attempting…

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Fatality at Hebburn Shunter Killed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 5

When he was run over by a coal train at Hebburn No, 1 Colliery at 3.30 a.m. to-day, William Gollan, 40, a shunter, of Elford…

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Drowned in Baths Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

Falling from a [?] into the old Brit[?] Baths Ma[?] [?] Brigton-le Sanda was drowned He was shifting [?]…

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Hand Injured Weston

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 6

Leonard Falk, 21, of Ninth-street, Weston, injured his right hand while at work at Hebbrun No. 2 Colliery last night. He was treated by Kurri…

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Nelson's Bay Fatality Woman Struck by Horse

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

Agnes Sleishman 62, of Maitland-road, Islington, received injuries at Nelson's Bay on Boxing Day when she was knocked down by a horse…

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Lorry Fatality Man Dies In Hospital, WINGHAM

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 5

James West, 38, who was injured when the Wingham Municipal Council Lorry overtime died last night This is the second fated accident…

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