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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday. — Edward Sullivan, 49, of 4 Swansea street, Swansea, a miner employed at North Walla rah colliery,…

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Film Star’s Daughters Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

HOLLYWOOD, Nov 6—Joe E. Brown’s 13-year-old daughter, Mary, is in a critical condition, with a fractured skull and broken…

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Injured When Tyre Blew Out

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Tuesday—When E Pollett, 31, of Collaroy, stopped his truck In front of the Pacific garage, Manly, to, adjust a tube,…

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Child Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 3

Doreen O’Keefe. 1 year and 9 months' old Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hughie O’Keefe of 48 High-st. West Maitland. was…

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East Greta Girl Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 3

Eileen Bidwelll, 10. of Mulbring road East Greta, a school girl, was injured to-day when she fell from a lorry. She was…

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Motor Collision Near Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday—Reginald Dixon, miner, of Rlx’s Creek, appeared at Singleton Court before Mr. J. McElroy, PM, on a charge…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3

Mr. A. Relf, better known as Toby, met with an accident on Saturday night last by being run down by a motorist, who failed to stop. Toby, in…

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Accidentally Shot by Daughter Death Followed Jest

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

John Gornall, 44, well-known Bathurst business man, was fatally shot on Wednesday. A rifle, which was being handled by Gornall and…

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Painter Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1944 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Sat.—Raymond Aubrey Harris, of the Junction, a painter, was found floating face down in a water tank at the…

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Boys Injured In Detonator Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sat. — Three boys were injured when a detonator with which they were playing exploded…

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Boy’s Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 November 1944 · page 3

John Dilley, 16, of Sparke-street, West Maitland, struck a post while riding a bicycle to-day and received a severe lacerated…

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Only One Accident Case Treated by Ambulance

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 November 1944 · page 2

Only one accident case was treated by Singleton District Ambulance Service during October, it was reported to the monthly meeting of the…

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Fatality at Murrurundi. Man Blown From Lorry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 November 1944 · page 3

William John Kennedy (43), railway ganger, of Sandy Hollow was killed instantly on Sunday afternoon when wind of gale force swept him beneath…

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Two Killed in Road Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed—When a truck and a motor car collided a raid Intersection at Heatherton brother and sister the…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed. — William Charlton, 28, of Wollombi Road, Cessnock a clipper employed at Bellbird Colliery had the top of…

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Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thurs. — Two men were injured when the cart in which they were riding collided with a lorry at the comer…

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Badly Injured In Lift Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.— Jammed between the wall and a lift in a block of flats in New South Head-road, Double Bay, last night,…

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Accident in Lift Well Young Girl and American Soldier Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 4

A nine-year-old girl was suspended for nearly two hours by the legs hanging head downwards in the lirtwell of Highbury Flats, New South…

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Car Crashes Into Tree Four Occupants Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 2

A party of motorists returning from a fishing expedition late last night met with a serious accident on the Raymond Terrace…

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Killed in Cycle Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 1

KATOOMBA Monday.— James Campbell (42), married, was killed, and Frank Rooney (30) was injured when the bicycle on…

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