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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday— Injured while travelling in a train from Sydenham to Rockdale about 3.30 on Sunday morning Warren…

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Collision Between Steamer and Row-boat

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

Three persons had a lucky escape from injury yesterday afternoon when a rowing boat, from which they were fishing in the harbour, and…

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Amazing Accident on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 1

GOSFORD Monday.— Edward John Watt [?] has been admitted to Hornsby Hospital with a broken leg probable fracture of…

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Soldier Killed In Cycle Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday — Alan Gore 28 a soldier of Warner’s Bay road Charlestown died in Newcastle Hospital late on…

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Mine Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday.— John Mopre 17 of Chiller-street Redhead a clipper at Burwood Colliery received a [?]…

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Soldier Falls From Train Seriously Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 2

When a goods train carrying military vehicles was crossing over the railway bridge at Dungog about 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, the troops on board…

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Mineworkers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday.—Thomas Kirk, 17, of Allendale-road, Kearsley, a clipper, employed at Abermain No. 2, was caught…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

While at work at Ellington colliery George McCabe, 48, of Hopetoun-street Kurri Kurri had his right foot crushed. After…

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Man Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 6

GOSFORD Thursday. —The body of Robert James Newell, 50, of Liverpool, was found floating in the surf at Ocean Beach, near…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

An action of great bravery took place in the Williams River at Glen Oak on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. McGregor, of Maitland, was seized…

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Injured at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday.—William Ingram, 40, a skip builder at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery received an injury to the left foot…

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Industrial Accidents Increase In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 1

LONDON Feb. 21.—it was reported at a health conference that London industrial accidents had increased by 192 per cent,…

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Today's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 2

Keith Chambers, 17, of Davidson Street, Cessnock, a clipper employed at Aberdare colliery, suffered a probable fracture of the right hand w[?]…

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Bicycle Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 2

Irene Cox, aged 11 years, of Glen William, fell from her bicycle near her parents home and suffered a large lacerated and contused wound on the…

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Sad Accident at Mount George Death of Mr. Lester George Keppie

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 2

A very sad accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Mount George, and as a result a very fine young man has passed away, in the person of Mr…

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Accidents at the Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.—Keith Chambers 17, of Davidson-st., Cessnock a clipper employed at Aberdare colliery had his right…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 4

Harold Arblaster, 46, Hickey Street Cessnock, an engineer at Aberdare Extended Colliery, fractured a finger of the right hand when he was jammed…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday — David Brown, 54. of Aberdare-road, Aberdare, a machine-man, employed at Aberdare colliery, was…

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Injured ln Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Saturday — When he was involved in a collision with a car, while driving his cart down Maitland-road,…

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Eight Soldiers Injured In Crash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat —When military vehicles in which: they were driving collided near Liverpool, eight Australian and American…

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