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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Injured At Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday. — William Robinson, 35 of 33 Greavessi Mayfield, .suffered lacerations and. contusion to the head…

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Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Mon — Bernard Kinsman, 21 of Fisher Creek, Bellbird, [?] hand employed at Turner’s sawmill,…

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Injured in Fall of Stone

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday.—When he was involved in a tall of stone at Burwood colliery this morning. Frank Baulden, 55, of 152…

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Sydney's Worst Air Accident Crew of Six and Six Passengers Killed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 1

Shortly after taking off from Mascot Aerodrome on Thursday night last, an RAAF Transport Command plane with a crew of…

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Severely Injured by Car

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Wed.— Struck by a car at Woy Woy, yesterday afternoon Robert Henry Wood, 64 of Woy Woy was admitted to…

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Accident at Aberdeen Coroner's Inquest Held

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. W T. Seaward, held an inquest at the Scone Coroner's Court on Wednesday last, touching upon the death of Thomas Patrick Dolahenty, who died in Scone Hospital, on July 6th, following injuries received at…

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Struck by Train: Badly Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday. —Tossed on to the line after he was struck by a train, and badly Injured, near the entrance to a…

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Bomber Crashes Into New York Building 13 Killed and 15 Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 2

A twin-engined Army Mitchell bomber lost in a blinding fog, crashed into the 1250 ft. Empire State Building, New York, on…

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Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—Alfred Davis, 50, of Kalinga-street, Bellbird, a miner employed-at Pelton colliery, received an injury to his…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

Alfred Davies, 50, Kalingo Street, Bellbird, a miner employed at Pelton colliery, suffered an injury to his left foot when a piece of coal fell on it…

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Late Thomas Dolahenty Evidence at Inquest. Verdict: Accidental Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr. W T. Seaward, held an inquest at the Scone Coroner's Court on Wednesday last, touching upon the death of Thomas Patrick Dolahenty, who died in Scone Hospital, on July 6th, following injuries received at…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 4

BURNIE Thursday. —Trapped and crushed by a travelling crane at the paper mills. Arthur Harwood, 50 painter of West Burnie,…

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Accidents to Children

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

Playing at school. Graham Elliott, 10, of Great Northern-road Rutherford, received a fracture of the left collarbone and suffered…

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Kurri Miner's Death Verdict of Accidental

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned by, Kurri Kurri District Coroner Mr.W.O.Pickering, when be seta an inquest…

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Car Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

A car containing three employees of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission proceeding to the site of the Glen Bawn dam on…

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Three Injured In Truck Smash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Sat.—Three persons were injured when an RAAF truck struck a cow in the Boulevarde, Toronto last night…

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Drowned in ,The Yarra

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE Monday — The body of Bruce Hill 22, of Glen Iris, radio announcer, who tried to swim the Yarra, at South…

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Two Generals Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE; Monday.-Two Australian generals were passengers on an aircraft which made a forced landing on the sea at…

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To-day Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

Victor Jacobs, 33, of Catherine Street Cessnock, a miner at Pelton colliery, suffered an injury to the light foot when he was struck by a…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Hector Jacobs, 33 of Catherine-street Cessnock a miner employed at Cessnock colliery was struck by…

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