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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 49

Accidental Death Inquest on Victim of Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 2

At the inquest this afternoon into the death of James Samuel "Hewens (18), of Lower Belford, who was killed when the motor…

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Singleton District Cyclist Killed Collision With Car the Inquest Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

'The least that can be said, about these motor machines [?] that they are very dangerous and the greatest of care should be…

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Mined Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 5

Struck by a fall of coal at Richmond Main colliery yesterday, John Dalrymple, 58, of Swan-street, Weston received a severe injury to this…

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Mineworker Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 3

While at work at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery on Wednesday, Walter Convery, 17, of Third-street. Weston, suffered an injury to the right leg. He…

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Mineworker Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 5

Thomas Hunter, 29, mineworker, of Francis-strteet, Cessnock, fell while at work yesterday and received a lacerated wound to his right leg. He…

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Safety First ''No Accident" Drive On Railways

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 2

The New South 'Wales railways are proud of their safety record and well they might be, having carried no less than 2,200,000,000…

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Casualty List Air Force Accidents MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 6

The names of two flight-lieutenants and two sergeants of the R.A.A.F. are included in the 48th casualty list issued to-day by the Department…

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Treatment of Injured Trainees Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 5

Wickham-Carrington sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League last night gave considerations [?] question of responsibility for treatment…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Woy Wox

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 2

Walter Gates, 81, of Pokolbin-road, Adamstown, suffered head injuries and lacerations when a motor-cycle which he was driving ran off the…

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Car Capsizes Three Persons Injured WALCHA

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 8

The youths were injured, two critically when they were thrown from a car on the Oxley Highway a mile from Walcha…

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Cessnock Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 5

Arthur Townsand, [?], of Paxton [?]ell from a tree at Paxton and fractured his left [?]gain. Stanely, Myers, 18, of First-street,…

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Peter Pan Death At “Baroona” Sequel to Accident Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 5

Peter Pan, winner of two Melbourne Cups and over £34,000 in stake money, died at Mr. R. R. Dangar’s property, “Baroona,”…

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Death of Peter Pan Septic Trouble After Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 2

Peter Pan, by Pantheon from Alwina, died early this morning at "Baroona," Whittingham, the property of Mr R. R. Dangar…

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Safety First. Railway "No Accident" Drive

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

The New South Wales railways are very proud of their safety record, and well they might be, having carried no less than 2,200,000,000…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

Arthur Townsend, 18, of Paxton, fell from a tree at Paxton on Sunday and fractured his left forearm…

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Trooper's Death Horse Crashed Into Tree Camp Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

Fatally injured during manoeuvres at Anambah oil April 2, Trooper Arnold Wallace Johnston. of the 24th Light Horse…

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Three Charges Sequel To Motor Collision Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

Raymond MeCord, of Boomerang street, Cessnock, was charged at the Kurrl Kurrl Court to-day, with negligent driving, with having operated an…

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Professor From Harvard Injured In Air Raid(A.A.P. Service)LONDON, May 6

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 6

Professor John Gordon, of Harvard University, who came to England to Investigate realth questions under wartime…

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Touched Live Wire Colliery Electrician Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 3

Shock and burns to the right hand were suffered by william. Murdoch 80, of wollombi-road, Cessnock, an electrician employed at Aberdare…

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Flying Metal Man Injured Ac Work NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 7

Two employees of the Common. wealth Steel Produc[?] were injured while at work to day by flying pieces of mets!…

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