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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Two Injured by Same Bullet

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

A 12-year-old boy and 20-year-old girl were wounded by the same bullet while waiting for a 'bus at St. John's Park, near Cabramatta. The missile…

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Local and General News Locals Involved in Collision at Rutherford

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Whilst travelling to Newcastle in the early morning, a lorry driven by Mr Jack Gould, of Argyle Street, who had his mother as passenger,…

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Inquest on Peter Francis Butler Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

At the Cessnock Court House on Wednesday afternoon, the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) conducted an inquiry into…

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Spine Injured

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY. Sat.—Struck on the Back by a [?]of wheat weighing nearly 1201b in the hold of a ship at Pyrmont. Jack McMillan…

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Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Robert Reeder, 40, of Abbotsford-street, Bellbird, a wheeler employed at Bellbird collier, had his right…

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Accused Believed to Be Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

Ernest Leslie Garland was charged with that, at Gloucester on March 21, 1945, he indecently assaulted a female aged 11 years and 8 months. There…

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Truck and Car Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 3

When a lorry came Into collision with a motor car, near Victoria bridge, last night the driver of the car, Merle William…

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Station Hand Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 4

QUIRINDI: Mr. Frank Mitchell, station-hand on “Rockgedgiel,” Quirindi, fell from his horse while rounding up stock on…

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Three Mines Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

KURRI KURRI Wednesday.— Three miners wars injured at collieries in the Kurri Kurri district yesterday…

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Injured at Cessnock Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 5

CESSNOCK: When his hand was jammed between a skip and the coal. Robert Reedor, 46, Abbotford-st., Bellbird a wheeler…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 1

WINGHAM Wed. — An eleven-year-old boy, Robert Samuel McBain, was accidentally, shot by his five and a half year-old…

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Soldier's Death Accidental Finding After Lengthy Inquest

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

At the conclusion of evidence this afternoon into the cause of death of Sergeant William Noel Quin, the district coroner, Mr…

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Nineteen Injured by Runaway Car

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday. — Nineteen people were injured, two seriously, when a motor car careered out of control down…

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Youths Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE Friday — The bodies of the two brothers, Stuart act and John Coutts, aged 19 and 17, who had been missing…

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Shocking Incident in Sydney 80 Injured in Street Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

One of the worst accidents in Sydney's history occurred during the lunch hour yesterday when a panel van, out of control raced…

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Mine Fatality. Roof-Fall at Aberdare. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

One of the largest coal mines in the State, Aberdare, is idle to-day following the death of a miner who was trapped in a roof-fall. Another miner…

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Overturned on Temporary Bridge One Killed and Three Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

A man was killed and three men had their skulls fractured when a motor-cycle and sidecar overturned while crossing a temporary bridge on…

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Fatally Injured At Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

During a football game at Bulahdelah on Saturday, Owen Henry Relf. 7, was totally injured He was taken to Dungog…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday—When he was caught in a fell of stone at North Wallaras Colliery this morning, Keith Brown, 32, of 10…

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Aircraft Crashed Into Village 33 Killed and 20 Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

The Indian Government has announced that a Service aircraft on Friday crashed into a village near Bangalore, killing 33 and injuring 20…

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