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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1944

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1000 Japs Drowned. Mine Sinks Warship. Chungking

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

The Central Newsagency reports that about 1000 Japanese were drowned on January 19 when a medium-sized Jap. warship sank after striking a Chinese…

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Jap. Warship Strikes Chinese Mine 1000 of Enemy Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

The Central newsagency reports that about 1000 Japanese were drowned on January 19 when a medium-sized Japanese…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Leonard, the ten-years-old son of L/Cpl W. R. and Mrs. Saxby, of Largs, has had the misfortune to badly fracture his left arm. He is at…

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Triple Drowning In The Murray

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 3

MILDURA Sat.— Allan Grigg,19 James Smith. 56, and Smith's niece. Gwen Stanaway, 16 were drowned when a boat capsized in…

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Soldier Drowned Near Wagga

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 4

WAGGA Saturday. — Ernest Allen Mullens, a 21-year-old soldier, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River, five miles from…

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Farm Hand Drowned

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

Robert Parker, farm hand, was drowned while attempting to cross a flooded low-level bridge over the northern arm of the Tweed River…

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Complications Follow Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

Geoffrey Groves, son of Pte. and Mrs. A. E. Groves, of Albert Street underwent an operation at Dangar Cottage Hospital this morning for…

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Two Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

WELLINGTON (NSW) Tuesday— to 6ft of water while on a picnic at Apelsay seven miles from Wellington Evon Ferrraro and…

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Deputy Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

KURRI Tues.—Struck by a tall of coal while at work at Abermain No 3 coillery to-day Joseph Parkinson 35 a deputy of…

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Car Accident Occupants' Fortunate Escape

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

When the tyre of the car he was driving at the week-end blew out, Mr. Frank Firth, and his brother, Mr. Chas. Firth, had fortunate…

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Boy Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Wed.—Jack Wolfe, 14 of Bondi, was drowned near the Bogey Hole it North Bondi yesterday afternoon. He dived…

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Cripple Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wed.— Thomas Blair, 35, a cripple, of Watson-street, Islington, suffered a fractured right thigh and fractured…

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Two Killed in Air Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 4
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L.A.C. Harold Taylor, of Burwood (Vie-), was killed and L.A.C. Eric Holt, of Moonee Ponds (Vie), died from injuries received when two…

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Strange Fatality

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

A man tossed into the Murrunr bidgee by two friends died of a fractured neck on Wednesday. He is Oswald Duncan Guthrie. 38, sheet…

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Two Babies Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Two babies were injured in accident in Maitland last night Noel tr[?] 20 months of Lindsay-street East Maitland…

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Girl Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Friday.— Joyce Mitten, 18, of Islington, was injured last night when the [?] she was riding cu[?] with a…

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Mulley Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday—A. Mulley was injured when thrown from New Idea in the second division of the Three Year Old Handicap…

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Drowned In Rescue Attempt

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE Monday.—When they went to the help of a young woman who was calling for help the water between Edithville…

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Accidents at Week-end

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

When collided with a push bike while riding a horse at Oakhampton, Owen Sullivan 18. of Homeville had his left thigh…

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