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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

519 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 26

Death of Girl in Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. E. C. Scarlett) held an inquest into the death of Shirley Yates, 18, of Tea Gardens…

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Collision at Railway Mr. J. Barbouttis Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

A railway engine, moving off, struck the utility truck driven by Mr. Jack Barbouttis just as he was about to cross the line at 6.p.m. on Tuesday…

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Injured by Garden Fork

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

Vyrnwyn Bevan. 12. of Victoria-street East Maitland, injured by a garden fork, receiving three punctured wounds to…

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Injured by Fall of Stone

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

Struck by a piece of stone whilst repairing a chitter box door at Bloomfield Colliery this morning. Cyril Foster, 27, of…

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Accident At Level Crossing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. T. C. Clout, an employee at St. Aubin’s Station,, near Scone, had a remarkable escape from death when…

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Accidents on Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—Jack Cousins 23 of Frances street Cessnock a miner employed at Bellbird colliery was struck by a fall…

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Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 3

Neil- Brown, 11, of S Bronwin-street, East .Greta Junction, Buffered a lacerated wound above the right knee when he fell on a…

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Injured Playing Football

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 3

Harold. Keppie, of Karuah at., Thornton, when playing football at the Sports Ground this afternoon, suffered a dislocation and…

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To-day’s Leader: Expanding Opportunities Hundreds of Berlin Civilians Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON May 12.—SS troops once they realised the capitulation of Berlin was inevitable, turned hundreds of tons of water into the city’s undergone railways, drowning hundreds of civilians taking refuge beside wounded soldiers…

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Injured But Hugged Doll

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday—Though had [?] injured in an accident—both her legs were broken—a seven year-old girl showed concern…

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Footballers Injured at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Three footballers were injured in games on the sports ground yesterday afternoon. James Barrett, 25,…

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Maitland Unlucky Player Injured at Vital Stage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 4

On the Maitland Sports Ground on Saturday, Western Suburbs beat Maitland 21 to 13 in the first grade game, but Maitland…

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Injured by Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursday. — Knocked down by a lorry in Telford-st., Newcastle, this morning, Leslie the 4½-years-old son of…

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Five Believbd to Be Drowned Launch Founders In Terrific Storm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday.—An extensive air, land and sea search is being carried out to-day for five young Sydney doctored, who are missing following the sinking of the launch, Robin May, off Barrenjoey on. Tuesday night…

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Clem Hill Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE Sat. — Former test captain, Clem Hill, who is 65, received severe injuries when he fell from a tram in…

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Soccer Weston Goalie Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 4

In the last few minutes of the match between Weston and Wallsend, at Weston, the local goalie, Young, fractured his left leg. This incident marred one…

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26 Soldiers Killed in Camp Explosion Accident Occurs When Engaged in Bomb Disposal Training

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

WAGGA Tuesday.—Twenty-six Australian soldiers were killed Yesterday afternoon, and two injured, when a terrific explosion occurred in a dug-out at Kapooka military camp near Wagga…

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Injured at Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 1

Falling between a loading platform and a wall at the Bowthorne, Butter Factory to-day Reginald Wells, 44, of Lawes-st.,…

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Student Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

Norman, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marquet, of Dungog, was injured on Tuesday evening, when the "school" train was bringing back the…

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Three Injured in Smash

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday.—Three men were seriously injured, and several others partly injured in a collision between a truck…

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