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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Factory Fatality Inquest

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 2

The Deputy-Coroner, Mr. E. C. Scarlett, will hold an inquest at the Went Maitland Courthouse on Wednesday at 11 a.m. into the death of…

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Boy Injured in Fall

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 2

When he fell while running yesterday, Raymond Gilmour, 7 of Mt. Pleasant-st., West Maitland Buffered a probable fracture…

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Troops Injured In Truck Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday.—When a military truck swerved off the road in Anzac Pavado, Kensington, on Saturday night and [?]nick a tree…

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Violent Head-on Collision 15 Soldiers Hurt

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 2

Fifteen soldiers were seriously injured in a violent head-on collision between two military trucks on the Castlereagh Road,…

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Injured When Horse Fell

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 3

Joseph William Tierney, 56, of Fisher’s Hill, Vacy who was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday suffering suffering from internal…

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Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Tues.—For the first quarter of this year road accidents in Newcastle totalled 47, compared with 70 in the same…

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Fatality at Factory Painter Fell 25Ft. From Scaffold

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1944 · page 3

When a crane collided with the scaffolding upon which he was engaged in painting at northern munitions factory on…

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Accidental Death Inquest On Fatality At Factory

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. E. C. Scarlett, at the inquest yesterday afternoon into…

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Motor Collision Negligent Driving Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 3

Arthur Gerakiteys, of High-st., West Maitland, pleaded not guilty at East Maitland court to-day to a charge of having driven a motor…

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 6

While at work at Pelaw Main colliery yesterday, James Darrock, of Newcastle-st., Kurri Kurri sustained a probable fracture of…

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Finger Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

Mr. B. Hodgson, 53, of High-street, East Maitland, received a severe lacerated wound to the second finger of his right hand,…

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Sequel To Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday.—Sequel to a collision on the afternoon of March 19 between a taxi-cab driven by Leslie Hilton…

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Fatally Injured in Air Raid

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

SINGLETON Friday—News of the death of their son, Leading Aircraftman Don Haggart has been received by Mr. and Mrs…

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Head and Chest Injured in Fall

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

Mr Wallace Smith is making steady progress following the head and chest injuries he received when he Ml about 15 feet into a gravel…

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Killed in Aircraft Accident. Former Denman Bank Official

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 1

News is to hand that D. W. R. Dixon, formerly of the Commercial Bank. Denman, was killed in an aircraft crash in England early in the month…

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Boy Accidentally Shot Dead

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 3

While inspecting rabbit traps with his 14-year-old brother yesterday, John Clive Halpin, nine years, of Yellowin, near Tumut, was…

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Local and General News Unusual Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred in the Butter Factory grounds on Saturday morning when a horse being driven in a cart by Mr T. Moore,…

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(From Issues of '"Argus" dated June 6 and 9, 1894). Accident to Young Lady

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 June 1944 · page 3

Miss Ball, daughter of Mr. Thos. Ball, hotel proprietor, met with an accident; She mounted a horse which had been having a spell. It…

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Mental Escapee Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY- Tuesday—The body of William Butler, 26, who, with Leonard Morgan, 18, escaped from the Milson Island Mental…

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Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Neil MoLeod, 28, of Rawson-st., Aberdare, a wheeler, employed at Maitland Main Colliery, received…

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