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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 3

Athol Lewis, 17, of King-st., Cessnock, struck a fence with his head while playing football yesterday. He received concussion…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday— Mrs. Jean Thompson, 23, of Lena-road, Bellbird, received first and second degree burns to both hands when…

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Soldier Critically Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—During a brawl outside the Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee last night Corporal Cooil Ernest Thiele, AIF,…

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Accidents At The Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 2

While at work at Abermain No. 2 colliery, Lawrence Clarkson, 2[?] of Maitland-street, East Maitland, received a probable fracture of a…

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Fatally Injured In Bush

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 3

BULAHDELAH Wed.—When a log rolled on him in the bush near Crawford River Henry Claude Shultz, 31, of Rosenthal,…

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Jockey Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday—Apprentice rider T. Cleark injured his left leg at Randwick his morning and was remember to s.t…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 5

CESSNOCK Thursday—James Paul 29 of Edith st Cessnock a miner employed at Maitland Main Colliery injured his right…

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Four Injured in Tram Crash

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs.—Four people, including a driver and conductor were injured where two trams were involved in a collision last…

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Sad Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 3

Whilst at work in the bush at the Crawford on Tuesday morning last, Claude Shultz was the victim of a serious accident. He was crushed…

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Fatality at Richmond Main. Verdict: "Accidental Death."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) when he held an inquest…

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Minor Accident Yesterday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 2

Fred Tilden, 39, of Park-st, Greta, received Injuries to his left hand and back while at work at Bloomfield Colliery yesterday…

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Two Injured in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Monday—William Purcell, 21. and William Laing. 21, of Neath-road Neath, were injured when a motor-car…

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Trains Collide at Hurstville Five People Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon two crowded trains collided at Hurstville, and five persons were injured, none of them seriously…

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Car Overturns Three Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 3

When a car overturned on the Neath road on Saturday night, three men were seriously injured…

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Police Mechanic Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursday — Charles Hayes, 46, of 3 Jellicoe Parade, New Lambton, a mechanic in the police department…

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Fatality at Ayrfield Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 2

Branxton Courthouse the Dis[?] Coroner, Mr. Alec Morrison [?] an inquiry into the death of [?] John Fuller of Branxton [?]…

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Shoulder Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Friday.—Harry Cooley, 55, of La Parouse, dislocated his left shoulder when he fell while alighting form a…

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Hurt In Collision At Party

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

Two youths were injured when they collided while playing games at a part at OaKhampton about midnight last night. Noel…

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Local and General Accident at Bungwahl

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

Crossing two mountain ranges on winding roads, through thick fog, with visibility limited to a few feet, a Newcastle ambulance driver…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton 50 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" dated May 30 and June 2, 1894). Accident Cases

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

During the past month no less than five serious accident cases have been admitted to the local hospital for treatment, namely, Mr Samuel…

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