Accidents on Coalfields
CESSNOCK John Spink, 23, of Love-st., Cessnock, a wheeler, employed at Maitland Main colliery, had the top of his right…
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Five Trucks and Bus In Collision
SYDNEY Tuesday — Only one person was injured when five motor trucks and a double-decker bus were involved in a crash in…
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Les. Masters, 22, a linesman at Aberdare Extended colliery, residing at Cessnock, fell from a lorry and suffered abrasions to the left forearm and an…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday.—William McKay, 19. of Parton, a wheeler employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, received an injury to the…
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CESSNOCK Thursday—Percival Griffiths, of Oakhampton Rd., Maitland, who is employed by the Public Works Department on…
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CESSNOCK Friday—Herbert Bailey, 36, of Cumberland-street, Cessnock, and Monty Ford, 28, of Aberdare-road, Cessnock, fitters…
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BRANXTON Friday.—Mr. Peter Redgrove, of Branxton, met with a painful accident, and was obliged to enter Maitland…
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Patrick Casey, an employee at the Muswellbrook Colliery, was killed under a set of coal in the dip section of the mine shortly…
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On Tuesday afternoon Mr. W. W. Jennings, whilst working at the big saw in the Salisbury sawmill, jammed the lingers of his left hand when a…
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CESSNOCK Monday.—Edward George, 17, of Rawson-st., Aberdare, a clipper, employed at Aberdare, a clipper, was jammed…
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When a motor cycle and a motor cycle and side car collided between Martin’s Creek and Hilldale early yesterday morning…
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Mr. Robert Clendinning, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquest at the Court House yesterday, into the circumstances relating to the death of…
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About 12.30 a.m. on Sunday a motor cyclist, Hilton Hunt, 18 years, who had Alan Hicks, aged about 18 years, as pillion rider, when returning home…
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On Friday afternoon last Mr. Perce Berry was using a chaff cutter on the farm when his right hand became caught in the machine. He lost the…
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MELBOURNE Wed.—The Director of the Commonwealth Salvage Board (Captain P. Williams) who is an expert on…
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Early [?] two motor cars [?] the Thornton turn off on the East Maitland Raymond [?] road. One was…
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SYDNEY Friday.—When an Array truck collided with two trams at the corner of King and York Streets last night, five…
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An Army and Navy joint statement has announced that 23 transport planes were shot down accidentally by the American Navy anti-aircraft gunners…
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Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Harding, of Mitchell Street, received the sad news at about midnight last night of the death of their only son,…
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A United States Army and Navy joint statement announces that 23 transport planes were shot down accidentally by American ack-ack gun-…
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