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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 5

BRISBANE Monday—Leonard J. Craven, a soldier, of Sydney died-on Sunday from internal injuries suffered early in the morning…

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Pillion Rider Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 6

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Elva Freeman 18, of Lambion a pillion rider on, a motor-cycle on the lower drive at Newcastle…

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Bus Overturns Near Belmont 24 Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 2

A double-decker 'bus carrying 65 passengers overturned on Devil's Elbow, a sharp bend in the Pacific Highway about three…

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Military Truck Crashes Over Weir Four Occupants Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 2

Racing down Artillery Hill out of control, a military truck crashed over the weir at Audley, on Friday night, bounced and…

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Did Not Report Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

Kenneth Douglas a soldier was lined £1 and 8½ costs at West Maitland court to-day for having failed to report an accident…

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Wall Fell on Workman Morpeth Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

when the brick wall of a building he was demolishing at Morpeth collapsed and fell omgthim to-day Gecil Henry Stace, 39…

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Sequel to Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Arthur Richard Muxlow, of Neath [?] Cessnock, was fined, [?] costs, at Cessnock court to-day…

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Sad Fatality

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 6

While returning to Belford from the Farmers' Union, a melancholy fatality happened to Mr. J. Maxwell It appears that the trace-chain of a…

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Injured by Palling Tree

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 2

On Friday afternoon of last week an accident happened at Bullahdelah to a lad 7 1/2 years of age, Alfie Worth, son of (Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Worth. It…

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Three Injured in Tram Crash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.—Two men and a woman were injured when two Trams collided at the corner of George and King streets, Sydney,…

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Two Injured In V.D.C, Exercises

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday. — Two members of the Light Horse Squadron, attached to the Cessnock V.D.C. were injured [?]…

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Soldier Acquitted Shooting Fatality Whilst Manning Gun Station Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 2

Gunner Keith Robert Walton (18) was acquitted in the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered a…

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Viceroy of India Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 3

According to the Berlin radio, the Viceroy of India (Lord Linlithgow) was injured when a young Indian fired shots at him…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday. — While cranking a car to-day, Mrs. Mitchell, aged 21, of Millfield, fractured her right fore…

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Boy Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday — Raymond Graves 11 of Randwick was fatally injured when struck by a fram inf[?]…

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Drover’s Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 3

Frances [?] 36 Great Northern road Campbell’s Hill a drover employed by j. [?] to the fourth…

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Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 4

A fatality of a terrible nature occurred at New Freguh. Three young men named Willam Buchan, Thomas Benson, Jnr., and Frederick Jones,…

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Favourite Pony Lost in Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 4

Mr. W. Smith, of Macquarie Street, had the misfortune to lose a favourite pony when it fell and brcke a leg. The pony, which was being ridden by…

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Terrible Injuries in John Street Accident Soldier in Serious Condition

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 5

Private P. J. J. Hyland, A.1.F., who is a returned soldier of this war, received terrible injuries last night when the motor cycle…

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City Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—Passenger received a shaking and a tram driver, sustained head injuries when a lorry, laden with…

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