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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Priest Accidentally Shoots Man

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 1

Alexander James Small, 26, of Carlton Parade, Carlton, was accidentally shot in the neck by a priest at Douglas Park on Saturday. He has…

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Two Injured in Truck Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 2

GOSFORD Wed.—Two men were injured when a heavy truck owned by the Lake Macquarie Shire Council crashed into…

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Five Soldiers Drowned In Army Exercises

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE Wed.—Police have been dragging the Goulburn River between Darlingford and Elidon Weir for the bodies of five…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

KURRI Wed.—While lifting at Abermain No. 3 colliery to-day William Park 43, of 25 Armidale-st., Abermain strained himself…

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Soldiers' Death Accidental

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 2

At the conclusion of the hearing of evidence at the ccornial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Corporal Clarence John…

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Severly Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY Thus.—Frances Catherine Regan, 3, only child of Mr. H. W. Road, chemist, of Mowbray Road Chatswood was…

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Fifty Injured in Tram Smash

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday—A runaway tram, travelling at 40 mph, ran into the rear of another in Broadway at mid-day to-day, and…

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50 Injured In Tram Crash Worst Sydney Smash In Years

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

A runaway tram, travelling at 40 miles an hour, crashed into the rear of another tram in Broadway at midday to-day and…

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Accident Victim Dies

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

Sidney James Alcorn, 11-year-old son of Mrs. A. P. Wilson, of Jerry's Plains, who was run down by a spike-wheeled tractor at Mr. George…

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Soldiers Drowned In Exercises

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE Saturday— Those were two [?]who were among the [?]…

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86 Service Men Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON April 50 —Eighty one Servicemen were drowned when two barges were overwhelmed in rough seas off the Welsh…

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81 Servicemen Drowned

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 4

Eigthy-one Servicemen serving in Britain were drowned when two barges were overwhelmed in rough seas off the Welsh coast recently…

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Motor-Cycle-Side-Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

Ron McKimm, 21 of Bolwarra a boilermaker at the BHP, received a servers lacerafuel wound to the head when the motor…

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Sequel To Military Truck Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 4

BATHURST. — At and inquest on Pte. Norman Charles Buttie, who was killed in a truck smash on April 7, Lient Cyril John…

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Soldiers Injured In Rail Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE Tuesday.— When a train was derailed at Fairfield road level crossing at Yeronga [?] four Australian soldiers…

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Serious Motor Accident Injured Man Dies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon a serious motoring accident occurred about midway between Copeland and Rawdon Vale with, unfortunately, fatal…

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American General Killed in Aeroplane Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 3

The headquarters cf the European theatre of the United States Army announces that Lieut. General Frank Maxwell Andrews, commanding…

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Zero Downed in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

Collision of a US Army Air Force’s Lightning fighter plane and a Japanese Zero in an aerial battle over New Guinea resulted…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 4

GRAPTON Monday — While [?]to board a bus-in Fitzroy-street Grafton, Rex Gorge Wright, 16, [?]assistant,…

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Threes Constables injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—When the car in which they were returning from a dance crashed into electric light standard in…

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