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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Singleton Boys in Military Truck Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

Private George Woods, 21. son of Mr and Mrs M. Woods, of Macquarie Street, was driving a military truck recently at a southern station, when…

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Three Soldiers Drowned Fording Northern River

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

Crossing a flooded ford at a northern river during military manoeuvres late on Friday afternoon, three soldiers, all…

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Seven Injured In Truck Capsize

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Mon.—When a truck in which they were returning to coalfield towns from Lake Maquarie overturned at…

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To-day’s Leader: One Army Three Soldiers Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

GLEN INNES, Monday.—Three soldiers, all Queenslanders , were drowaed. crossing a flooded ford at a northern river during military…

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Jockey Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tues—Apprentice S. A liken was unseated from a pony at Randwick this morning and was dragged along the track for…

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Girl’s Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Shirley October 7, of Bere[?] revelled a punctured wound to the left foot when she trod on a [?] nall-bit at her home last night…

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Today's Mine Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 3

John Tapp, 30, of Neath Road Cessnock, a shou[?] at Aberdare colliery, received injuries to the back, left shoulder and left side when he…

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Mine Accidents At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday — John Tapp 30, of Maitland Cessnock a shot [?] at [?] Colliery received injuries to the back…

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Clipper Injured In Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday.— Frank Moorhead 91 of Stanford Northern clipper employed at Abermain No 2 colliery was [?]…

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Mysterious Circumstances Surrounding Soldier's Death Fatality at Bulga

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 2

So unusual are the circumstances which led to the death of Edward Alan Meyers, a soldier, aged 22, which occurred at Bulga…

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Soldier Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 12

SINGLETON Thursday.— Cpl, A. E. Key, 28, suffered a broken left knee when he hit a telephone post at the corner of Church and…

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Injured When Engine Backfired

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday—After an electric alarm had signalled a fire to the Redfern Fire Station, First class Fireman Stanley…

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Four Injured In Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday—Four people were injured last night when two cars collided at the intersection of Epping Highway and Lane…

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Death From Drowning

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

The Kurri District Coroner, Mr A. W. Johns, returned a fining of death from drowning at West Maitland Coroner’s Coart…

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Boy Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday—While playing with two other boys in the pumping hole of Brickworks Ltd., Euston-road, Alexandria, yesterday…

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Fatality at Pokolbin. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

At Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday the Cessnock Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) held an inquiry into the cause of the death…

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Linesmen Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

LITHGOW Friday.—When a telephone pole on which they were working in Lithgow railway yards collapsed, two railway…

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Injured But Was Passed A1

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Giving evidence before the Allied Works Council in-quiry to-day, Ernest Mandelberg, financier, of…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

An old townsman, Ald. George Kennedy, had a fall from his bicycle when he collided with some children who were playing in the street. He…

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Motor Collision Negligent Driving Charge Dismissed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 2

Arising out of a collision between a motor car and motor cycle at Rutherford, Francis John Bailey, a soldiers, was…

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