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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Foot Injured By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Allan Craft, 33, of Allendale-road, Cessnock, a miner, employed at Maitland Main colliery, received an injury…

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Tragic Shooting Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

On Saturday morning a shooting accident in occurred in Raymond Torrace that that excited the sympathy of every body. Two boys. Ken Krohn and Colin Dever were…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 6

Arthur Muir. 43. Main Street, Cessnock, a packer at Aberdare Extended Colliery, suffered a cracked left hand when it was run over by a waggon…

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Death Follows “Tragic Accident”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 1

LONDON Oct? 19—General Walter Schroth, Deputy-Commander of the Army District of Weiss, baden, who is a member of the…

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(From Issues of "Argus" dated October 17 and 20, 1894) Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 3

An accident happened to a daughter of Mr Peter O'Brien, of Castle Forbes. The young lady fell while riding and sustained a fracture of…

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Coal Delegates In Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Saturday.—Prominent mining officials and Mr. [?] James, MHR, coal liaison officer, had a narrow escape from…

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Drowned in Surf

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY:—In heavy surf at North Cronulla on Saturday afternoon, Eric Taylor, 36, of High-st., Carlton, was drowned. He got…

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Wrist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

Gordon Dransfield, 20, of 479 High-st., West Maitland, an apprentice fitter at the South Maitland railways, received an incised…

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Mr. R. James, M.h.r. and Miners' Leaders in Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 3

The General Secretary of the Min-Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant), the Liaston Officer between the miner's and the Federal Government (Mr. R…

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Mill Accident Four Fingers Lost

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 2

Glendon Packham, aged 18 years, had the misfortune to strike the docking saw with his right hand at Mr. K. A. Gam's mill, Raglan. The…

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Corvette Sunk After Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE Sat.—Sinking of the corvette Geelong as a result of a collision was announced by the Minister for the Navy (Mr…

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Paralysed When Plane Crashed Accident Removes Affliction

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 1

Mr. David Burt, better known as world famous violinist "Bertini," and former Wallsend boy prodigy, intends to settle in Maitland, states a…

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Boy Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday. — While Ross Strachan, 7, of Denmark-st., Riverstone, was swinging from a tree overhanging a creek near…

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Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—Angus McMillan, 48, of Kearsley Hill, Kearsley, a top-hand employed at Aberdare colliery, injured his…

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Army Trailer Capsized 24 Soldiers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 5

BRISBANE Wednesday. — When an Army trailer capsized in a collision with a car 24 of 41 Australian soldiers, who were in…

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Killed in Air Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith of Hi[?] have received the sad news of the death of their son. F/Sgt. J. N. Smith, as the result of an…

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Accidents at Collieries Increase This Year

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thurs.—At one colliery on the northern field the compensation bill for one week recently was greater than the…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 2

An extraordinary accident happened to Kevin Warden a pupil at Leeton Inter, High the other day. He was carrying a wooden plank to the cricket…

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Two Hurt in Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Sat.—When a small car in which they were travelling last night hit a post near Gosford, Frederick Jenkins, 39,…

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Drink and Speed Caused Accidents Outspoken Comment By Camden Coroner

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—At the inquest to-day into the death of a married man and a young woman near Campbelltown, on October 22, the Camden District Coroner (Mr. H. S. Kellaway) said that the manner in which people were…

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