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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Five Injured In Trailer Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Tuesday.—Two people were Injured and one suffered from shock when a heavy trailer carrying rodeo and circus…

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Eye Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 6

CESSNOCK [?] 14, of Weston was sharpening an indellbie pencil at school when a please of the load attrak…

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Miner Injured at Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

When a slab crashed on his left hand whilst working at the Bloomfield colliery this morning Arthur Burg, 49,’ of High St.,…

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Footballer Dies Injured at Stroud

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

In the match, Bullahdelah v. Stroud, played at Stroud on Saturday last Owen Relf, 17 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ernest Relf, of…

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Accidents on Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.—William Walte, 36; Copper-st., Cessnock. a miner, employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, received…

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Two Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—When a bus and a heavily-laden timber truck collided at Daceyville to-day several people were injured, but not…

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Twins Drowned in Quarry

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 2

William Francis Eccles, aged 12, and his twin brother, Albert Michael Eccles, were drowned in a quarry at Preston (Vic.) on Monday afternoon…

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Strange Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 3

A strange accident occurred last night in High-street, West Maitland. Beryl O’Keefe, 16, of High-street, was helping to push…

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Police Sergeant Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—Police Sergeant Lionel Whitney received seven cuts to the face yesterday when a car, being driven along…

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Accidents in Kurri Area

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

KURRI KURRI Thursday.— Following a felt [?] from a scaffold. John Costello, [?] of Wickham-st., Stanford Merthyr,…

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Baby Drowned in Tub

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 7

A baby girl, 7 weeks old, was drowned In a tub when her mother who was bathing her, had a seizure and collapsed into a chair…

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Injured in Cycle Fall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

Whilst proceeding to her employment this morning. Mrs Mary Baker, of Queen-st. Lorn fell heavily from her Bicycle…

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Accidents in Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

When he fell in High-street, West Maitland, late yesterday afternoon, Bombardier V. A. Wells, of Rutherford, suffered an…

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Found Injured on Railway

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat — John Stead man, 44, of Newtown, was found on the railway line at Summer Hill last night in a [?]…

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Collision in the City 21 People Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

Seventeen tram passengers and four servicemen in a R.A.A.F. truck were injured in a collision in Bank Street. Pyrmont, shortly before noon…

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Trawler Sunk In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON July 5.—Alreaea cue craft and civil life [?] searched all night around win Sands for survivors…

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Injured At Football

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 5

George Whitfield, 18, of Cessnock Edward Parker 19, of New Lambton and Henry Gibbs, 16 of Islington, suffered concussion and…

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Car Passenger Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

A passenger in a car which [?] with another car on the weastie road on Saturday Leo Redgrore, 35, of sand…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

When his motor cycle collided with a dog on Woodville coail yesterday Arthur Saxby, ‘23,’ m hand of Seaham-road…

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Injured In Fall From Ladder

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

Falling From a ladder whilst [?]eaning windows yesterday, Mrs. [?] Smith, 39, of Lee-street est Maitland, received…

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