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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 5

Jack Green, 38, of Vincent Street, Cessnock, a miner at Maitland Main colliery, severed the second and third fingers of his left hand to-day. He…

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Miner Injured by Blast

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 3

Painful injuries were received this morning by John Ingall, 27, of Bridge-street, Branxton, at Ayrfield No. 3 colliery when engaged…

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Thirty-one Killed and 259 Injured in Riots (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 1

CALCUTTA, November 24.—Five major hospitals report 31 [?] 16 seriously injured and 243 admitted for treatment [?] result of violence arising from the students demonstrations…

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Sequel to Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat. — In the Small Debts Court Edith Emily Stowe proceeded against Isaac William Jones for an amount of…

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Knee Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 3

When she struck a kerbstone while driving a motor car Mrs. Coral Hamson, 89 of Waller-street, East Maitland, received a…

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Eye Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 2

Noel Toms, 1, of Wallace st., West Maitland, suffered a confused and punctured wound to the ball of the right eye when…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 1

TAMWORTH Monday.— Mr. Adam Hall Nixon, of Upper Manilla, one o[?] the best known district graziers, died in Manilla…

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Negligence on Defendant's Part Sequel to Motor Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 4

In allowing Mrs. Edith Emily Stowe her full claim for £7, which was necessary to repair her car, following a collision at…

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Boy Injured Fell Into Shallow Water

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

While climbing along a broken bank at the Swimming Pool on Sunday, Kevin ("Ras") Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Berry, lost his step,…

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16 Drowned in Bus Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1945 · page 5

CHELAN (Washington), Nov. 27.—Fifteen school-children between six and 10 years of age and a bus driver were drowned…

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Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY Thurs. — Driver Harry Hogan, 25, of Lucas-road, Burwood, who was riding a military motor cycle was fatally…

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Injured When Horse Fell

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 4

GLOUCESTER : Mr. William Eastern, of Hume-street Gloucester, met with a nasty, accident whilst getting cattle off the…

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30 Drowned in Tidal Wave

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Nov. 30.— The tidal wave which swept 20 feet high across Bombay’s Palm Beach on Wednesday…

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Weston Fatality Threw Himself Under Train

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 5

A verdict of death by suicide by throwing himself under a train was returned by the District Coroner, Mr. W. O…

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Gay Revelry Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE Tuesday— When Gay Revelry and a two-year-old hone collided at Caulfield to-day, the former…

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Accidentally Shot At Pokolbin

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.— John Newton, 18, of Wollombi-road, Cessnock, was out with a party of youths shooting at Pokolium…

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Victim of Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1945 · page 2

GLOUCESTER.—Ron Corbett met with an accident on Saturday and was taken to Taree Hospital with an injury to his [?]…

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Injured at Dance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 3

Leslie Cahill, 19, of Aberglasslyn-road Rutherford, received an injury to his knee-while dancing last night. He was taken to a…

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Lost Leg in Tram Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Sat.—When Rupert Walker, 57, of Waverley, fell under a moving tram in George-st., city, last night, a wheel passed…

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Four Drowned in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON December 10.—Hour were drowned when a tug assisting the royal mail liner. Highland Monarch, at Southampton,…

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