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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Linesman Injured Bowral

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 5

An electric light pole on which Jaines Shannon, 48, a linesman, employed by Bowral Council was working snapped at the base and hurled…

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Road Accident Statistics

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 2

In the road accident statistics for the year ended June 30, 1941. pedestrians were the only group of road users to show increases…

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Cause of Factory Accidents Sydney, Thursday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 5

Long hours and [?] are the causes of the material increase in factory accidents according to [?] [?] They also consider that…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 6

[?] by a [?] while at work on [?] 30 [?] miner, of Edward-street, Kurri Kurri later had the first joint of the fourth…

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Struck by Train Elderly Man Severely Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

Henry Barker, 78, of Bridge-Street, Telarah, is said to have been struck by a train when crossing near the Telarah overhead bridge. He was…

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Car Owner Fine Failed To Give Driver Name Accident Seque Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 1

For failing to give information as to the driver of car alleged guilty of not stopping after at accident Edge Loan of…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

Thrown from his sulky when the horse shied in the yard of Greta Main colliery yesterday, Ernest Metcalfe, 76, of Wollombi-road. Bellbird…

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Fewer Road Accidents Reduction of 1033. SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 2

[?]gures released by the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, show that road accidents in New South Wales in the year ended…

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Footballer Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 5

Knocked [?] in a [?] while playing football at Kurri Kurri [?] yesterday Kelth Win [?]…

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Motor Collision Damages Claim Fails

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 3

In the Small Debts [?] at West Maitland to-day Less is Pitcairn, of Homeville, claimed £50 damages from Mary Regina [?] Congewai…

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Boy Drowned at Hebburn Weston

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 3

A schoolboy was drowned in Heburn No. 1 colliery dam at Weston to-day It is understood the boy Norman Eade 13 of Harle-at…

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Miner Injured on Skip Rail

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

Reported to have slipped and fallen On the [?] while pushing a skip up a steep [?] at Bloomneld South No [?] this morning Wiiliam…

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Four Injured Rail Smash At Hawkesbury

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 6

Waen an engine crashed into the [?]of the first division of the Glean Innes mall train while it was standing at the Hawkesbury station…

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Railway Accident at Hawkesbury River Four People Slightly Hurt

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

Four people were slightly hurt in a minor railway accident at Hawkesbury River railway station early yesterday morning. They were Vincent…

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Wheeler Injured

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

William Peacock, 47, of Hopetounstreet, Kurri Kurri, a miner at Bloomfield South colliery, was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital yesterday with…

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Boy Drowned at Weston

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

Norman Clyde Eade, a 13-years-old school boy, of Harle-street, Weston, was drowned while bathing in Hebburn No. 2 colliery dam yesterday…

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Maitland Man Injured Wingham

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

Mr. R. Dotson, of West Maitland met with a nasty accident, on Sunday, which returning to Taree, via Krambnch,…

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Top of Old Well Collapsed Two Small Boys Drowned COOTAMUNDRA

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

When the top of an old well on which they were playing gave was and they fell into 25 feet of water two small boys were drowned…

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Accident

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

At about 3.30 o'clock on Sunday morning, Geoffrey Slapp, of Brunswick Heads, was admitted to Dungog Hospital with concussion and…

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Few, Accidents Western Collieries SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 1

According to the chairman of the Western Coalowners Association Mr A. J Swan of Lithgow there is more hazard in walking down a city…

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