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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Brothers Drowned in Dam Forres

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 5

Reginald Boehm aged 16, and his brother, Nervy aged 11 were frowned ina flam on their father’s property at Ducally Farm They were…

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Echo of Pelton Colliery Fatality. Question of Timbering

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 5

Messrs. W. H. May (Northern District Check Inspector) and Mr. T. Burke (President of Pelton Miners' Lodge) to-day…

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Boys Wounded at Paterson Gun Went Off Accidentally

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 1

Two boys were accidentally wounded by gunshot while playing on the bank of the Paterson River at Paterson on Thursday morning…

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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

When he was struck by a fall of coal while at work at Abermain No. 3 Colliery yesterday, Samuel Sharrock, 56, a miner of…

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Two Boys Drowned in Gwydir River Woman's Brave Rescue Effort

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 2

A report from- Inverell says that a desperate effort, at grave risk to her own life, was made by Mrs Haddad to rescue two Syrian boys, one of them…

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Road Accidents Elderly People Become Confused Safety Appeal (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 4

Pedestrians who were killed in road accidents in New Sorth Wales last year totalled 167, and of these nearly four-fifths were…

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Cyclist Injured Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 8

Mrs. L. Goodwin, of Catherine-street, Cessnock, suffered cuts over her left eye, abrasions to her right leg, probable con[?] and shock,…

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Girl Drowned Four Caught In Undertow North Coast Tragedy Grafton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

Caught in the undertow at a beach seven miles from Wo[?] a girt was drowned yesterday, Two others were resoued, and another…

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Three Men Killed in Tunnel Many Injured Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

Three men were killed and 11 Injured when portion of No one tunnel of the Sandy [?] railway saved in late last…

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Local and General First Clarence War Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 2

Transport Driver J. C. McAviney, who resided near Harwood ferry approach, on the Yamba road, was killed in the attack on Bardia…

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Damages Claimed at Forster Sequel to Car Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

The aftermath of a collision between a small Citroen car owned by Mr. A. Ehlefeldt, storekeeper, and a two-ton lorry owned by Mr. W. T…

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Carried Out by Undertow Girl Drowned on North Coast

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

When four girls were carried put by the undertow at a beach seven miles from Wooli, North Coast, on Wednesday, one was drowned, two…

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Man Injured When Train Hits Tricycle MURRURUNDI

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

Two railwaymen who were travelling on a tricycle through a cutting near Templecourt this morning suddenly found themselves facing a…

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Three Dead, Eleven Injured in Collapse of Tunnel Denman

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

Three men were killed and eleven injured when the collapse of a new railway tunnel near Kerrabee, 21 mles from Sandy Hollow, buried…

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Tunnel Tragedy on Sandy Hollow-Mary vale Line Three Men Killed and Several Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

Three men lost their lives in No. I East tunnel at Cox's Gap, on the Sandy Hollow-Mary vale railway construction job, late…

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Inquiry Held Alleged Neglect Of Treatment Accident Case

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 4

The superintendent of the Maitland Ambulance, Mr. J. B. Hicks, reported to a meeting of the committee last night that yesterday…

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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

Mary Strang, 8, of Anstey-street, Cessnock, sustained an incised wound to the sole of the left foot this morning when she stood on a piece of…

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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

When the bicycle she was riding came into collision with a motor-cycle at the junction of Stephen-street and…

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Severely Injured Fell Down Cellar

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 4

When she fell down the Cellar of the Grand Central Hotel, West Mailtland, this morning, M[?] Rene -Cagney, 30, suffered severe Contusions…

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Two Injured Motor Cycle and Bicycle Collide NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 5

When a motor cycle end a push cycle collided in Hunferat., New castle this morning two persons were injured…

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