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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Accident in John Street

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 4

An accident occurred in John Street, near Mr. J. B. Kennedy's shop, which resulted in a horse having a leg broken and the animal…

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Miner Injured At Hebburn

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday — Struck by a prop, which was knocked out by a bursi of coar from the face at Hobburn No. 2 colliery to…

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Collision at Street Intersection Sedan Hurled Across Roadway

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 2

Shortly before 5.30 yesterday afternoon, a sedan car driven by Mrs. C. G. Buckby, of York Street, and the taxi car of Mr…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Fails of coal at Aberdare central colliery to-day resulted in three mine workers being injured…

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Cyclist Killed Collision with Car

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

A wordiest of accidental [?] was returned by the Kurri [?] Coroner (Mr. A. W. John[?] at an inquest at the West [?]…

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Apprentice E. Doon Injured in Trial

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday—At Randwick to-day, E. Doon, who is apprenticed to D. Lewis, was Injured when thrown from a two…

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To-day's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

James Duffin, 43, of Gallagher St., Cessnock, a miner at Aberdare Central, was struck by a fall of coal which at work to-day. He received injuries…

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Hand Badly Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wednesday — Percy Smith, 17, of 18 Vickers-street Mayfleld, received incised wounds to the left hand, and his…

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Killed In Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 2

RAYMOND TERRACE Wednesday.— The District Coroner, at Raymond Terrace yesterday, returned a [?] of accidental…

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R.a.a.f. Trainee Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday.—Aircraftman Geoffrey Francis Smith, 28, of Blackwood, South Australia, single a trainee at an RAAF school…

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Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Mr. H. R. Oakley, taxi proprietor, whilst returning from a trip, collided with and killed a horse on the…

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Four Killed in Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1942 · page 3

A military truck containing 18 men overturned near the Williamstown school last night. When help arrived three of the…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday—Mrs. [?] 70 of Red[?] was [?] injured when she knocked down by a car in…

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Teacher Injured in Fall

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Fairley, a teacher at the Girls’ Grammar School at St. John’s College, Morpeth had a lucky escape from serious…

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Two A.I.F. Men’ Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 4

NARRABRI Monday—Kenneth Williams, AIF, and Rudolph Robert John Schippell, AIF both of Sydney were drowned in the…

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Colliery Hands Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday—Two mine workers were injured to-day Jack Sumner, 33, a fitter, residing at Wollombi-road,…

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Hands Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday. — Jammed by rail at Eirngton colliery to-day. Thomas Mills a road layer residing at Wollombi[?]…

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Collapsed , After Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 6

NEWCASTLE .Thursday —Walking about 100 yards to the [?] of. his sister. at Holmesville last night James [?]…

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20 Drowned When Launch Sinks

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 1

A message from Midland (Ontario) says that a picnic to celebrate the completion of a war contract at Midland Foundry ended tragically…

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Three Trains Collide Fatality in Usa

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 1

DICKERSON (Maryland) Sept. 24.—At least five persons and possibly 23, are feared to have been killed as a result of a…

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