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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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200 Trapped Japs Drowned Themselves Grim Sacrifice on Guadalcanal (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON Jan. 21 — Surrounded by American marines shortly after the opening of the Guadalcanal assault, 200 Japanese soldiers walked into the sea and drowned themselves in preference to surrendering…

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Colliery Worker Injured. Fall of Coal at St. Heliers Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 1

Percy W. Irwin (44) was admitted to hospital yesterday, suffering from head and arm injuries sustained when struck by a fall of coal at St. Heliers…

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Mother Accidentally Shot by Son

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 6

Mrs Dorothy Smith, 38, was accidentally shot toy her son, aged eight, at her home in Redfern, on Wednesday night. Her condition is…

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Cyclist Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 4

When a motor cycle and bus collided on the East Maitland Road last night, the cyclist, Albert Walker, 20, of Parley, a loco fireman, employed…

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Two Injured In Lorry Smash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 3

When a motor lorry in which they were travelling plunged off the Pacific Highway five miles north of Limeburaer’s Creek…

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Boys Injured When Horse Fell

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Sat.—Two boys, Jack Pre[?] of Dloyd-rd., Lambton, and Arthur Jarmen, 15, of Dixon-st., Lambton, were…

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Surfer Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

WOLLONGONG Monday. — Keith Simpson, 22, single, of Bellambi, was surfing at Corrimal on Sunday afternoon when…

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Boy Drowned At Weston

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 1

KURRI Monday.—Neville Austin, 15, of Cessnock Road Weston, was drowned in the dam at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery, Weston…

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Man Drowned Near Corrimal Four Others Rescued

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 3

"Keith Simpson (22), a miner, of Bellambi, was drowned off a beach near Corrimal yesterday afternoon…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Ernest Musgrove

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

Although he could not swim, Ernie Musgrove walked out into the Williams River, near Rocky Hill, to find the depth so that members of the…

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Boy Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

GOSFORD Tuesday—Paddling on the banks of Erina Creek yesterday afternoon. Leslie Frederick Durrant 2½ whose father is in the Array, fell…

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Soldier Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—Regineld J. Bull, 88, a soldier, of Singleton, fell form an armoured [?] at Cessnock to-day and received…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Tuesday.— Percy W. Irwin. (44). was admitted to Brentwood Hospital suffering from head and arm injuries…

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Shooting Fatality. Muswellbrook Boy Dies In Hospital

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 1

Mervyn Frederick Shepherd (11), son of Mr. and Mrs. Boy Shepherd, of Muswellbrook, died at Brentwood Hospital at 2.30 a.m…

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Local and General Drowned in Hebburn Dam

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

Neville Austin. 15, of Cessnock Road, Weston, was drowned in the dam at Hebburn No. 2 colliery, Western, on Sunday afternoon…

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Accidents To Children Eliminated

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday.—The establishment of play centres in parks throughout the district has had at least one very satisfactory result…

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Seaman Injured in Police Chase

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wednesday— [?] by police last night [?] (36) [?]‘ jumped a [?] to a park [?] below and…

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R. Parsons in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday —[?] R. [?] was [?] injured yesterday when a car he was [?] and a has [?]…

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People Affected by Chlorine Fumes Top Accidentally Knocked Off Cylinder Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 2

More than 40 persons were affected by chlorine fumes when the top was accidentally knocked off a cylinder containing liquid…

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“Playing Soldiers” Fatality

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Thursday. —Mervyn Frederick Shepherd (11), son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shepherd, of Muswellbrook, died…

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