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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Two Hurt in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 2

Two men were injured as the result of a collision in High street, West Maitland about 6.45 p.m. on Saturday…

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Injured His Back

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Walter Smith 50 of 35 Gosford road Broadmeadow slipped while lifting a heavy piece of…

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Two Injured in Road Crash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Vic Sullivan, 21 of New Lamble and his pillion passenger. J; Sainsbury, 21 of New Lamble…

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Time-bomb Explodes in Ireland Two Policemen Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 2

Two policemen were injured when an I.R.A. time-bomb exploded early in the morning outside the Randalstown police barracks, County…

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Solder Died From Injuries in John Street Result of Collision Between Motor Cycle and Car

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 2

Pte. Patrick James Joseph Hyland, who sustained terrible injuries when he was thrown forcibly to the bitumen surface…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—William [?] 20 locomotive driver [?] at First Weston was thrown from a locomotive at…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday — Two mine workers were injured while working at the collieries to-day Jack Wallers, 39, of McGrane…

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Kempsey Railway Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 2

Ted Mumbler, an aboriginal resident of Greenhill, near Kempsey, met with terrible injuries at the Kempsey railway station. Mumbler travelled to…

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Accident to Ald. Les Grierson

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 2

Ald. Lea Grierson, who is in charge of the salvage collection in Dungog, met with an accident on Saturday whilst in the course of his work of…

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Accident on Railway Ganger’s Toes Crushed By Truck

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 3

When the wheel of a railway fruck passed over his left foot while at work at Hexham today, Herbert Kendall, aged 32, of…

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Accident at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 2

SINGLETON Tuesday — The men were admitted to Dan Gottage Hospital for [?] this morning as [?] result of…

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Yesterday's Head-on Collision Two of Three Injured Persons Discharged From Hospital

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 2

Although three persons were admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital in the early hours of yesterday morning, as a result of the…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday—When she fell at her home to-day Elizabeth Wells of Rawson-st Aberdare received, injuries to the…

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Normal Traffic Resumed Rail Collision At Wallarobba

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 2

Normal traffic was resumed this morning on the North Coast line following several hours’ delay caused by a collision between the…

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The Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 2

The injured were as follows:— Mrs. Bell, a Sergeant in the A.W.A.S., stationed at Ordnance, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, scalp…

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Wallarobba Rail Accident Brisbane Express In Collision No Serious Results

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 2

At about 11.45 p.m. on Wednesday night, the Brisbane Express came into collision, head on, with an empty goods train which was stationary in…

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Head-on Collision on Training Ground Pupil Pilot Killed

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 4

A pupil pilot in an R.A.A.F. tender was killed and two air crew trainees were seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon last when a R.A.A.F…

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Killed in Road Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 6

NEWCASTLE Friday—When he was struck by a motor lorry on Main road, Rathmines, late yesterday afternoon, Garry…

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Colliery Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Friday —Caught between skips while working, at Maitland Main to-day, James Moody, 30, a skip repairer…

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