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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Sulky-Car In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

When the sulky in which he was driving struck a car, on the Morpeth bridge, late on Saturday night, Cpl. James Coleman…

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Drowned in Ship's Oil Tank

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 4

After having been missing from his ship since Monday, Henrick Jonassen, 21, a cook on an overseas veasel in pert, was found…

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Five Injured in N.e.s. Display

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday—When a Sadder broke during an N.E.S. display at Kiama five men were injured…

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Rising Toll of Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Mainers for N.E.S. Mr. Heffron, said to-day that the operation of the brownout in New South Wales…

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Deaths and Accidents in Brown-out a Big List in Sydney Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 2

The Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr. Hefron) said to-day that the operation of the brown-out in New…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday — Three mine workers were Injured at collieries on the Maitland field to-day Aech Muir, 39, a miner,…

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Riding Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 5

GRAFTON Wed.—George Sutherland, 27, married, was thrown when his horse stumbled while rounding up cattle on his…

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Brownout Collision Negligent Driving

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wednesday. — Pleading guilty in the Summons Court to-day to having negligently driven a motor car…

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Trainer Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Thursday—William [?]Turpin, 40; a horse trainer, of 103 Teralba-road, Adamstown, was thrown from a horse at the…

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Injured in Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 3

KURRI Thurs.—Robert Robinson, 25. of Northcote-street, Kurri Kurri was admitted to hospital to-day in a serious condition…

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Accidents in Brownout

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Thursday—The Minister for Transport Mr. O’S[?] stated in the Legislative Assembly that there should be a…

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Soldier Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

The fully-clothed body of Gnr. E. J. Smith was found on Tuesday afternoon floating in the river near Paterson. The body was recovered by…

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Shunter Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

A shunter employed by South Maitland railways H. Kinder, aged 27, of Mount Pleasant-street, West Maitland received a…

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Kurri Mineworkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

Robert Robson, aged 25, of Northcote street, Kurri Kurri, was seriously injured yesterday when he was struck by a prop while working at Stanford…

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Guard Killed in Tram Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday.—When two [?] collided in Anzac Parade, near the Show Ground, last night a conductor was killed and four…

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Drowned in House Tank. Woman's Death at McCully's Gap

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 8

An inquest was conducted at McCully's Gap and Muswellbrook on Sunday last by Mr. W. T. Seaward, Scone District Coroner,…

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Peculiar Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

An accident which befell Mr. W. P. Reichert on Friday evening last was not only a very painful one but happened, in an unusual manner, says…

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U.S. Air Leader and Pressman Killed In Plane Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

General Headquarters, South-west Pacific, Friday.—As a result of an aeroplane accident, Brigadier-General Harold H. George, of the United States Air Corps, and Melville Jacoby, “Time” and “Life” military correspondent, lost their…

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Fired at Spectators in Mistake Tragic Accident at Army Exercises

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 5

The deaths at Army manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain on April 13 were caused when a fighter plane fired at spectators in mistake for…

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U.s. Air General and War Correspondent Killed Result of Aeroplane Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

As a result of an aeroplane accident, Brigadier-General Harold H. George, of the United States Air Corps, and Melville Jacoby,…

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