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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Accidentally Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Baker, of the East Gresford post office, have been notified by the military authorities that their son, P.O. Frank Baker, has been…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 4

While working at the Werris Creek railway station, Mr. James Gould, of Macquarie Street, met with an accident of a painful nature. With…

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Injured at Thornton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1942 · page 2

James Way 31 of C Tenambit: a machinist at the Waterloo Brick Company's workes at Thornton…

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Fatally Injured In Head-on Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Mon.—Ernest Ho[?] 28 of East Sydney, who received severe injuries in a head-on-collision on Saturday night…

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Mine Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 November 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday—Ernest Hickey, of ,Wollombi-road, Cessnock, employed at Stanford Main Colliery, received an injury…

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Drowning Fatality at Hexham Punt

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1942 · page 4

Trapped in the cabin of a milk lorry which ran off the punt at Hexham into 20 feet of water at Hexham on Tuesday last, Keith Allen Noon, 5, of…

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Guard Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 2

GRAFTON Wed —When a brakevan and three railway trucks broke away during shunting yesterday afternoon at…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Donald Anderson, 29, George-street, Cessnock a miner employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, was…

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Woman Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursday—Ivy Holder. 45, of 12 Gregson Avenue , Mayfield suffered conclusion lacerated wounds to the…

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Mine Worker Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 3

KURRI Thursday,—When he had his right hand jammed while work, at Hepburn No. 1 Colliery to-day. William Adams, 47…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 3

WHEN he had his right hand crushed while at work at Hebburn No. 1 colliery yesterday, Mr. William Adams, aged 47, a miner, of…

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Cattle Killed and Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 2

During this week three head of cattle were killed and two head injured when a lorry driven by Mr. Errol Andrews, crashed into a…

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Little Girl Saved From Drowning Prompt Action of Council Employee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 1

On Monday last a further tragedy to the Smith family was averted by the prompt action of an employee of the…

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Woman Injured In High Street

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1942 · page 3

Elizabeth Caroline Turnbull, 40, of Stuart-street, Lorn, suffered injuries to the bead, back and right arm when she vas knocked…

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Patrick Has An Injured Arm

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday— Vic. Pat[?] [?] ill[?] champion will not be able to meet Ron McLa[?] at the Stadium next Monday,…

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Plunge to Death. City Fatality. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 December 1942 · page 2

A man, so far unidentified, crashed to his death from the ninth floor of the Prudential Building in Martin Place to-day. It is stated that earlier…

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Injured In Lorry Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 4

SINGLETON Wednesday—When a lorry overturned on the Richmond-Sydney road, near Putty, yesterday afternoon, there…

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Leg Injured on Bicycle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 3

Sernard Masterson, 11, of M[?]brine-rd. E. Greta, received an incised wound to the back of the right leg when he was struck by the pedal…

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Five Soldiers Injured Gun Tractor Overturned Near Putty

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 3

Five soldiers were injured when a gun tractor overturned on the Singleton-Putty road four miles from Putty at) about…

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Taxi-driver Charged Accident in High Street

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1942 · page 3

James Sydney [?] a taxi-driver living in Sonar. st., West Maitland was charged at West Maitland Court to-day with having…

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