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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Fatally Injure in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday. — Thrown from a car which collided with a bus at the intersection of Ferguson-st bridge and…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 3

A miner employed at Bloomfield South colliery, F. Golder, 42, of Lewis-street, Greta, received injuries to the head lacerations…

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Finding of Accidental Death

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.—In returning a verdict of accidental death at an inquest on [?] Jean Walters, 6, of Aberdare…

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20 Injured When Building Collapsed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE Friday —Twenty workmen were injured several seriously, to-day when the wooden framework of a big building…

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Two Injured In Forced Landing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 6

CAIRNS Friday — When a plane crashed when making a forced landing at Mt Mulligan, two-members of the [?]were…

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Twenty Workmen Injured. Defence Building Collapses. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 2

Twenty workmen were injured, several seriously, to-day, when the wooden framework of a big building being constructed for American defence…

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Allandale-road Collision Inquest on Ellen Jean Walters Expert Evidence Challenged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 1

At the Cessnock Court House on Wednesday the Cessnock Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) conducted an inquiry into the cause of the death of Ellen Jean Walters, aged 6, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision on Allandale-road on…

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Clothing Burned in City Fire Three Firemen Slightly Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 5

Thousands of pounds worth of clothing was destroyed or damaged in a fire at "Martin's Corner," Pitt and Campbell Streets, Sydney, on…

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Framework of Building Collapses Two Men Killed, 18 Injured Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 2

Two workmen were killed and 18 others injured to-day, when the wooden framework of a big building being constructed for…

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Late Australian News Train Travel to Be Curtailed. Serious Building Accident in Melbourne. Three Lost R.A.A.F. Men Turn Up. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 1

Train travel within the State boundaries is expected to be severely curtailed at an early date by the extension of the system of priorities to all…

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Tourist Car in Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1942 · page 5

LITHGOW Saturday.— Except for minor abrasions and a severe shaking, nobody was injured when a car, operated by a…

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Ootballer Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 5

[?] Norman of Odd Street West Maitland received a [?] fracture and dislocation of right wrist when playing…

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Skating Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 3

When she fell while Skating on Saturday night Shifley Grant 12 to Rose street West Maitland received a portable fracture of…

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Three Miners Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Three mine workers were injured at collieries to-day and admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital…

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Aged Women Injured In Fall

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

A 70 years old resident of Osk bampton-road West Maitland Agnes E. [?] received a large confused won’t to the left…

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Miner. Injured in Coal Fall

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed. — Struck by a fall of coal at Richmond Main colliery to-day William Partland, 42, a miner, of Barton-street…

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Recent Military Tank Fatality Inquest Concerning Kenneth Smith's Death

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 3

A Coronial inquiry into circumstances surrounding the death of the late Mr. Kenneth Smith, agled 41, who was killed when a…

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Mail Sorter Falls From Train Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 3

Apparently having, fallen from the North-west mail train while travelling between Pennant Hills and Thornleigh, Sidney Wright (57), a mail…

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Accidental Death Finding

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Kurri Kurri District Corner Mr. A. W. Johns, at the conclusion of an…

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Run Over by Tank at Singleton Fatality at Volunteer Defence Manoeuvres

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 3

A verdict of death from -internal injuries accidentally received when he was run over by a military tank at military and V.D.C. manoeuvres on June 21, at Rix’s Creek reserve, Coroner (Mr. A. Morrison, J.P.) at the inquest into the death…

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