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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Drowned When Truck Crashed Through Bridge

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 4

When a truck laden with petrol crashed through Ireland's Bridge into Cabramatta Creek, on the Hume Highway, on Wednesday, the driver,…

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V.D.C. Man's Death Accidental Lengthy Evidence at Coronial Inquiry Verdict Returned After Six and a Half Hours' Sitting

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 3

At the conclusion of a six and a half hours' sitting at the Coronial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the sad and…

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Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 3

Rerce gr[?] 33 of Oakha[?] West Maitland was involved in a bicycle accident this afternoon He fell on the [?]…

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Two Drowned in Display

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 4

OTTAWA July 3—Two cadd[?] at Bro[?] officers training centre were drowned in a demon attack involving the…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 4

Elaine Crawford, 6, of Kurri Kurri, died in the Kurri Kurri Hospital about 6 p.m. yesterday from Injuries received when she…

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Child Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 2

Seven-year old [?] Hayes Street, [?] a fracture of the right [?] larbone and [?] suffered [?]nock…

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Three Injured in Football Match

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.— In a trial Rugby League match at Neath yesterday afternoon, three players were injured and had to…

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Cadets Drowned in Training Exercise Tragedy Witnessed by Hundreds

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

The Canadian Minister of National Defence (Mr J. L. Ralston) announced the drowning of two cadets at the Brockville officers' training…

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Street Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 2

When he fall in High-street (opposite Mehan’s ) on Saturday, and Struck his head on the foot path William F. Corbett of…

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Sequel to Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Pleading guilty to having driven a motor-car while he was under the influence of liquor, Charles Esmond…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK . Tuesday. — Two mine workers were . Injured Aberdare Extended . Colliery to-day Ernest callaghhan 29 wheler…

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Injured When Car Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Tuesday,— Mr Bob Harris. of Big Ridge was ad-injected to Dangar Cottage Hospital early on Sunday morning…

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Injured in Fall

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.— [?] Ivan Paul of the Allied [?] was found unconscious [?] near the Ken[?]gton [?]…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1942 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

SYDNEY Wednesday—While lie and a friend were handling in automatic rifle in the kitchen of his home at Edfe[?]…

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Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 3

Cliff Sattler. 33, of GS Carringidn-st., a shop assistant employed at J. F. O’Brien’s, received an injury to the loft side…

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Apprentice Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 3

an apprentice at the B.H.P Raymond ha[?] 16 of Lindsay at East Maitland received bur[?] to the eyes when working at the…

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Injured Pilot Brought to Safety by Blacks

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 2

Three aboriginies, Jaberoo, Johnny and Diamond played the star role in the rescue of a pilot whose plane was forced down in a Japanese raid, says the Newcastle…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday.—Willie working on a ship at Dalgety’s Wharf, Darling Harbour, a seaman, D. G. Williams, who is believed to…

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[?] Injured in [?]Ine

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday — Clyde [?] 44, a miner of Ruby-street, [?] was struck by a prop[?] Pelton colliery to-day and…

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