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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1943

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

Back from the Middle East, Pte. Kellner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellner, Underbank went to Macksville to spend a few days with the…

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Singleton Killed in Tractor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 6

SINGLETON Friday—At the inquest into the death of Richard James Roach, 32, of Broken Hill, the District Coroner, Mr. A…

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Mine Accident’s at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday — Albert Schultz, 40, of Jeffrey-street, Cessnock a top-hand, employed at Bellbird colliery, received…

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Funeral of Victim of Lorry Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

The funeral of Mary [?] O’Brien, who died from [?] received in a [?] from a [?] lorry took place to the…

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Fatal Road Accidents Big Increase in 1942

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

Despite the decrease in the number of cars on the roads, there was a big increase in fatal accidents in 1942. Deaths by road accidents were…

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Verdict of Accidental Death Inquiry Into Works Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 6

Lengthy evidence was taken yesterday afternoon at the inquiry into circumstances surrounding the death from…

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Former Lawn Tennis Champion Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 5

Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody Roark, former American and Wimbledon-tennis champion, has bad several bones removed from her right…

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Fatally Injured on Conveyor Band

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

Severely injured when he stepped on a band conveying ice to ice saws at the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Works at North Sydney, James…

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Accidents on Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—Ivan Lane, 32, of Maitland-street, Abermain, a loader hand, employed at Bellbird colliery, received an…

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Two Killed in Air Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tues.— when their aircraft collided in mid-air during raining exercise near Sydney Sergeant Colip…

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Miner’s Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Jack Caid[?] 30 a miner [?] at Aberdare Ex[?] received [?] and a probable[?]…

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Knocked Down by Car Woman Killed and Daughter Injured Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 2

Mrs. Martha Longford and her daughter, Miss Helen Longford, of Dunbarton Street, North Sydney, were knocked down by a car…

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Doctor Injured in Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 5

GLOUCESTER Thurs. —Dr. Channon had his nose fractured when his car came Into collision with a motor lorry driven by Mr,…

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Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.—Kenneth McKintosh, 19 of orthcote street; Aberdare employed as a miner at Elriugton colliery…

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Woman Severely Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday — Early est evening Miss Lorne Steele 01 of Rushcutter Bay, was crossing King’s Cross road, when…

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Sequel to Car Accident Jockey Charged

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—John Milton Coutte 32 a Jockey was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having driven a motor…

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Regency Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE Friday.—Regency who ran prominently in the [?]Handicap at [?] [?]on Saturday is not…

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School Boy Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 5

Ron Nebauer, a pupil at the Convent School, was admitted to hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from injuries sustained when he was struck by a…

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Car and Lorry in Collision

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

A collision between a motor lorry, driven by Mr. Mclntyre, of Copeland Tops, and a car driven by Dr. J. N. Channon, occurred about a mile on…

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Inquest on John Manefield Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

At Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday the District Coroner (Mr W. S. Johnson) conducted an inquiry into the…

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