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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 49

Witness of Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1941 · page 6

When a military truck overturned at Rutherford on Saturday night last and Keith Anderson Lucock was killed, It is stated that a motorist and…

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Baby Saved From Drowning Held Up by Mother's Feet

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 2

At Wallaroo, South Australia, a mother saved her three-year-old son, who had fallen into an underground tank, by hanging from a rafter and…

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Severely Injured Motor Cyclist Collides With Car

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 4

Herbert Curtis: 3, a railway employee, of Mayfield, was .severely injured when his. motor-cycle, collided with motor-car at Mayfield First…

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Two Men Injured in Safety Zone Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 4

Two men were Knocked down in a City Road safety zone on Sunday afternoon avoid a child The car swerved to avoid a child. The car hit a safety…

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Car Over Bank One Man Killed, Five Others Injured. at Rosebank

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 5

When a motor car ran over an embankment at Rosebrook yesterday afternoon, one man was fatally injured and five others…

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Motor Fatality Day For Holding Inquest Changed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 4

It was originally intended that the inquest regarding the death of Keith Anderson Lucock would be held at the West Maitland Courthouse on…

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Weather Changes Accident Causes. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 4

The harvest of the roads, in the form of accidents, goes by seasons and the largest is in the winter. Never has there been any sign of…

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Weather Changes Accident Causes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 3

The harvest of the roads, in the form of accidents, goes by seasons and the largest is in the winter. Never has there been any sign of a…

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Traffic Case Farmer Charged Dismissed Sequel to Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 5

A charge of not pulling up and allowing a vehicle on the right pass at an intersection preferred against Henry George…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 3

Accidentally kicked while playing, football on Sunday, Toby Nicholls, 18, of Alfredstreet, Cessnock, received…

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Ran Into Bank Car Accident Near Rix’s Creek SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 5

A car in which Harry Oates retired of Veda-street, Hamilton, and Cecil Comins, 52, of Turnbull-st, Merewether were returning from a…

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Car Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 2

A motor car driven by Cyril Comins, of Turnbull Street, Merewether, got out of control on the New England Highway, near Rix's Creek,…

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Carried Seven Miles After Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 4

William James Zee, 48, of Katoomba. was carried seven miles by police and ambulance men after he had been shot in the leg at the…

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Solicitor Found Drowned Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 8

The body of Percival Gileresst Westphalen, 58, a solicitor, was recovered from the harbour off Dobroyd Point by Sergeant Maguire…

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Bus Fatality Death of Pensioner Coroner’s Finding

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 6

A verdict of acold[?] death was retuned to-day at the Coronial Inquiry into the death of Richard Carrail, pensioner, of…

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Leg Injured Struck By Piece Of Steel Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 7

Wallace McFarlane, 20 of Main Road, Heddon Greta, a mechanic, employed at Stanford Main No. 1 colliery, received a lacerated wound to…

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Weather Changes Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 3

The harvest of the roads, in the form of accidents, goes by seasons and is the largest in the winter. Never has there been any sign of a 'drought'. either in…

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Hockey Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 7

Miss Marie Reay, who is well known in Maitland, met with an accident while playing hockey at the Sydney University and is now an…

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Car Capsizes Verdict Of Accidental Death Rabbiting Tragedy

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 7

“It is no concern of mine that the youth driving did not have a licence, that’s a police affair. There is no sign of criminal…

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Shunter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 6

Kenneth Kossman, 21, of Ash-street, Cessnock, a shunter employed at Elrington colliert. had fingers on his right hand…

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