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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Reducing Accidents in Industry Methods Adopted In American Factories

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 2

Let us go to a factory where jeeps are being made. Let however, not be interested in this article in the technical methods by which the jeeps seem to be moving off the conveyor, line in a continuous stream u if rushing along some…

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Bus Collides with Coal Train Three People Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 April 1943 · page 2

Three people were injured when a 'bus travelling from Paxton to Millfield collided with a coal train about 7 o'clock on Friday night last at the…

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Cessnock Mah in Air Collision. Remarkable Escape

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 3

When two planes collided during exercises about 6,000 feet in the air, two pilots were killed. The crash took place…

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Failed to Report Accident. Defendant Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 3

At Cessnock Police Court this morning, Eric Lionel Robinson was charged with having failed to report an…

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Failed to Report Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—The [?] Robi[?] of [?] was charged at the Cessnock Court to-day with failing to…

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Seriously Injured in 25 Foot Fall

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

When he fell about 25ft. from the second storey balcony of the Caledonian Hotel, Church-Street, West Maitland, at 5.30 a.m, to…

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Colliery Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday—Richard Kenny, 49, of Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, fell from the tip…

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Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon a motor car driven by Mr. J. H. Robards, and a motor cycle, ridden by Mr. Keith Muddle, came into collision at the…

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Boy Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 3

When he fell off a fence at his home at 20 Wallace-street, West Maitland this afternoon Don Toms 5 received injuries to the…

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Fatal Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Saturday.—The death occurred in Newcastle Hospital of James Curry, 29, of Bunker-road, Broadmeadow. He is…

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Four Injured In Truck Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 1

GOSFORD Monday. — Early yesterday morning on the Pacific Highway, 10 miles north of Peaf's Ferry, a three ton truck…

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Two Nurses Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

Two nurses from Cessnock Hospital were injured when the door of the car in which they were travelling near Gresford…

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Two Injured In Falls From Horses

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

Irene Davidson, [?] of High-st., West Maitland received abrasions to both knees and thighs, abrasions to her left to re[?] and…

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Local and General News Injured Soldier Passes

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

Corporal C. J. O'Neill, who sustained a broken thigh and fractured lower leg when he was brushed against a guide post and swept from…

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Lucky Escape In Gun Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday — Hon Ninness, of Putty, received lacerations to the top of the head whilst on a shooting party at the…

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Shooting Fatality Evidence Taken at Inquest on Wednesday, 24th MARCH

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

The following evidence was given by Sergeant C. Love, of Macksville, Police: On Friday, 19th March, 1943, at about 11.50 a.m. I received…

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Railway Crossing Accident. Petition by Paxton Residents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

A petition, signed fay a large number of Paxton residents has been forwarded to Kearsley Shire Council, per Cr. Palmer, asking…

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Mine Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Eric Caban, 87, of Mathew-st., Cessnock, a wheeler, was injured while at work at Aberdare…

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Riding Fatality

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 4

Basil Gordon Montford, about 16, died as a result of injuries received when he was thrown from a horse at Woolgoolga. Mcntford was riding a…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

Injured when an alligator machine was derailed at Maitland Extended Colliery this morning, Arthur Bateman, 58, a miner, of…

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