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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1942

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Soldier Killed in Camp Finding of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. D. M. Cregan, returned a finding of accidental death at an inquest on Wednesday into the death of Private John Thomas O'…

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Rush to Insure' Against Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Saturday .—Accident insure against personal accident in an emergency has followed the Japanese air attacks on Darwin…

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Sixteen Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 1

NEWPORT (Kentucky Feb. 22.—Thirteen men and three women were droned when a tow-hoat in a log amashed…

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Injured Militiamen

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

Kurri Kurri Hospital reported this afternoon that the condition of Gunner Alien, who was admitted yesterday after an, accident;…

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Three Soldiers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

KURRI Monday.—Three soldiers were injured when a military truck overturned on the Gap road near Kurri Kurri, on…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—Three mine employees were injured while at work to-day. Structure by a fall of coal at Bellbird…

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Injured Militiamen

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

The condition of Gunner Allen who was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital on Sunday, is slightly improved. His two mates, who…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

Albeit Close (21), a wheeler, of Wallsend-street, Stanford. Merthyr, sustained injuries to his pelvis when crushed between two skips at…

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Drowned in Dam

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

LITHGOW Thursday.—An elderly women, Labella Mary Barry, was found drowned in the Cement Compa[?] hot water…

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Man Injured at Thornton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

Frank Martin of Thornton, an employee of the Waterloo Firebrick Co Ltd wa sadmitted to West Maitland Hospital this…

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Refugee Ship Sunk in Red Sea More Than 700 Jews Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

More than 700 Jewish refugees from Rumania are believed to have been drowned when the steamer Strouma, flying the Panama flag, sank in the…

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Mine Closes After Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

All mines in New South Wales are working to-day except Old Bulli, Where work stopped after a fatal accident. Terribly injured when a steel…

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Infant Suffocated Finding of Accidental Death

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

At the inquest law yesterday afternoon into the death of six-month-old Valerie Diana. [?]ffries, who was found dead in bed on…

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Fatal Accident Stops Work at Old Bulli All Other Mines Busy Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

All mines in New South Wales are working to-day except Old Bulli, where work stopped after a fatal accident…

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General Wavell's Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

The United States Secretary for War (Mr. Stimson) states that General Wavell suffered a broken rib in a 'plane accident just…

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Death of Kurri Airman Accidental Death in Canada

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

We regret to state that news has been received of the accidental death in Canada of Aircraftman Frederick George Pike, R.A.A.F…

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Cars In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 3

Spectators rushed out from all direitions when two cars collided with a resounding crash, at the intersection of High and…

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Schoolboy Fatally Injured Struck By Truck

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 1

A schoolboy was fatally injured, and another is in Maitland Hospital in a serious condition as the result of an accident on…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday. — Two mine workers were injured while working at collieries to-day, Colin McCallum, 24, a shiftman,…

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Dr. Injured in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 5

GLOUCESTER Monday. — Dr. Channon, with his wife and child, ere involved in a motor accident near Charlestown, and suffered…

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