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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 49

Struck by Skip Accident At Aberdare Central CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 1

Reginald Farrin, 46, of Cumberland-street, Cessnock, a pit top-hand, employed at Aberdare Central colliery, suffered injuries to the left shoulder,…

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Miner Killed Purely An Accident Coroner’s Comment Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 5

“There is no doubt that it was purely and simply an accident.” said the Kurri Kurri District Cor[?] (Mr. A. W. Johna) at an…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 6

Three men injured in accidents at collieries yesterday were admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital…

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Police Sergeant Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. SeDan Caiman of the Criminal Investigation Branches in [?][?][?][?] readition in St. Vincent's…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 5

George Palmer, 32 of Fan Hill Abermain. [?] his back while at work at Hebourn No. 2 c[?] He was admitted to Kurrl Kurrl Hospital…

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Pensioner Injured Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 5

When be Jean against a table which tipped with his this morning William at Hamilton was thrown against the wall and received a lacerated wound…

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Motor Accident Victim Dies

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 6

Mr Henry Arthur George Oates, of Veda Street, Hamilton, who was in jured in a motor car accident neat Rix's Creek on June 18 last, died in…

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Child Accidentally Smothered

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 1

Although a nurse left Margaret June Hyde, four-months-old daughter of Morris James Hyde, truckdriver, Amy Street, Erskineville,…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 5

Athol Goodwin, 19, a set-rider, of Edith-street, Cessnock, was caught between the haulage rope and the rib at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery…

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Died After Accident on Ship Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 5

Arther Hunter 56 of Stocktop, [?] labourer, [?] as a result of injuries received when he was struck by a bundle of steel rods yesterday. Hunter was…

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Fatal Collision Death of Quarryman SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 8

When a collision occurred at Bankstown on Saturday night between a [?] car and a sulky. Robert Widdow, [?] a Quarryman, of Milperra, was…

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Collision in Mid-air Three Air Force Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 1

An officer and two aircraftsmen were killed when their plane crashed after a collision in mid-air at Mt. Gambier (South Australia) on…

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Cessnock Accidents Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 6

Corporal James Ashton, 20, of Greta camp, was struck by a bus at Cessnock on Saturday night, and received extensive lacerations aid contusions…

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Football Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 7

While playing football at Weston yesterday, George Craig, 25, of Old School Hill, Abermain, received a probable fracture of the right ankle…

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Killed in Motor Accident Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 8

Garnet McMahon, a brother of Constable R. McMahon, of Singleton was killed in a motor accident at Windsor last night. Constable McMahon’s home…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 6

Matthew Hopkinson, 56, of Kitchener, a miner employed at Aberdare Central colliery was struck by a fall of coal and was unconscious. when…

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Fall of Coal Kurri Mined Badly injured CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 1

George Lindsay 46, of Ifang[?] Kurri Kurri, a miner, was. completely buried by a fall of about 10 tons of coal at Cessnock colliery this…

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Unusual Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 2

On Wednesday Arthur Yabsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Yabsley, of Glenrock, met with an unusual accident, says the "Macleay Argus." He was…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 3

While attempting to board a bus in Vincent-street, Cessnock, on Saturday night, Corporal James Ashton, 23, of Greta Camp, fell underneath…

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Mother and Daughter Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 2

A search party of police and public at Forbes yesterday recovered from the Lachlan River the bodies of Mrs H. H. Lovett and her…

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