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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Wheeler Fatally Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 3

William Lewis, 34, a wheeler, of Love Street, Cessnock, was run over by a skip at Ayrfield No. 2 colliery yesterday. He died in Cessnock Hospital last night…

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More Accidents At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.—William Lockwood, miner, 87 of Excildoune-st., Cessnock, received an injury to back, while at work at…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 5

John Hillen (15), an employee at the A.C. and P. Co's. Works, was conveyed to Brentwood Hospital yesterday by the Upper Hunter Ambulance,…

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Markwell Tragic Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 4

A deep gloom was cast over our district on Monday, 1st November, when news from Newcastle conveyed the information that Wilfred Avery…

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Sad Accident Death of Donald Ellis Lee

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 1

The death occurred in the Scott Memorial Hospital early this morning of Donald Ellis Lee, the l8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lee, of…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday.—Duncan Black, 33, of Foster-street, Cessnock, a miner, employed at Aberdare. Extended colliery, had his…

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Sequel to Fatality in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.— Leonard Mackie was charged at Cessnock court to-day with a breach of the coal mining regulations at Bellbird…

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Hand Injured Slaughtering Pig

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 3

When the knife he was using slipped while slaughtering a pig at Rutherford Abattoir to-day, Ernest Leslie Kingdom, 51, of…

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Feet Severed by Train Fetter Fatally Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 4

Between 11.30 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, a shocking accident occurred on the railway line at Bulliac, the unfortunate victim being…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 3

George Collins. 56, of West-aven[?], Cessnock, a shiftman at Kalingo co[?]ery, was struck by a fall of stone yesterday. He received an injury to [?]…

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Finger Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

Oswald Davies, 18, of Glenroy-st., Thornion, a wheeler employed at Kent colliery, received a facelated and confused wound to the…

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Fatality at Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery Inquest on William James Lewis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

At Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston, conducted an inquiry into the cause of the…

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Fatal Accident at Aberdare Colliery Inquest on Albert Vincent Newman

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

An inquiry was conducted by the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnson) at the Cessnock Courthouse on…

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Three Fatal Accidents. Man's Fall From Hospital Window; Child Trampled to Death by Horse; Merry-goround Rider Electrocuted. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

Olive Murrell Hubbard (29), mechanic, of Manly, fell 30 feet from a window at the Manly District Hospital last night and died this morning…

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Child Victims of Street Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday— The Commissioner for Road Transport Mr. Neale, states that seven of the eight children who lost their…

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Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 3

[?]art Dennie 8, of Glenar[?] Holwarra, received an [?] wound under the chin, [?]shock, when the lid of a tin…

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Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Sat. — Cecil Ernst, 2S. of Mayfield, had his left thigh fractured when a motor cycle he was riding skidded…

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Injured in Fall From Horse

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Monday.—When they fell off a horse at Dudley, a boy and sister were injured They were Allen Robinson 13…

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30 Injured in Tel Aviv Riot

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON Nov. 21—A crowd set fire to the British administrative office at Tel Aviv (on the coast Palestine. 35 miles north-west…

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Taxi Cab in Flames After Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.— The driver at a taxi a cab and [?] Allied Servicemen who were passengers had narrow escapes when the…

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