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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Miner Injured By Fall Of Stone

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thurs.—Reginald Lester, 30, of Wollombi-road, Cessnock, miner, employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, was…

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Accident Due To Inexperience’

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

CESSNOCK.—A verdict of accidental death was returned by the district coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) at the inquest on…

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Attacked with an Axe Woman Terribly Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Blacktown residents had to arm themselves with palings to drive off a man who was attacking a woman and her daughter with an axe late…

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Inquiry Into Kearsley Car Fatality "Inexperienced Driver." Says Coroner. Alleged Youth Drove Taxi Without P.V. LICENCE

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

At Cessnock Court House on Wednesday afternoon, an inquiry was held into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Drowned When Boat Overturned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

GOSFORD Saturday.— When a boat was [?] on Tuggera[?] Lakes yesterday after[?] J[?] Allied, is of Co[?]…

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Freak Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Saturday.—At the request on Margaret [?] Fa[?] [?] of Hurstville, the [?] (Mr.Cookson) found that…

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Death of Accident Victim

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

Raymond Pont, 38, married of Tighe’s Hill died in Maitland Hospital on Saturday from in Juries received when a .motor!…

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Sleep Walker Injured In Fall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

Thought to have fallen through a second floor window whilst, walking in his sleep last night, James Breen, 18, of…

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Killed in Aircraft Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

Sympathy is extended to Mr. E A. Bogan, of "Aluinn," Roxburgh, whose only son, Warrant-Officer Edward Anthony Bogan, aged 21,…

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Accidents on Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

Two accidents occurred on the coalfields to day James Logue, 20 Woolimbi road, Cessnock a shiftman…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Friday. — Two Cessnock mine workers received minor injuries to-day. John Malcolm, 42, of Greta-st,…

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Transport Air Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, February 16 — Alter expressing a growing disquiet about the “melancholy mounting toll of air accidents among…

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Drowned at Melville

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

Hilton Kay, 22, eon of Mr. William Kay. of Melville, was drowned in the Hunter River this morning…

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Sydney Woman Injured in Car Smash

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

Mrs J. H. Thesingh of 48 Arthur Street, Ashfield, received extensive injuries yesterday when the car in which she was driving with her…

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Gale Strikes Military Camp Soldier Killed. Three Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

A soldier was killed and three others injured when a gale struck Redbank (Q.) military camp. Buildings were unroofed and severely…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—John Jones, 61, of Stephen St., Cessnock, a miner employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, had one of his…

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Miner Injured By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

Struck by a tall of coal while working at the Maitland Extended Colliery No. 2 yesterday, William McVey, [?]4, of North…

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Lost Hold on Horse Drowned in Hunter Near Oakhampton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

Losing his hold on a horse he was riding across the swollen Hunter River near Oakhamptonn Monday morning. Hilton Kay, about 20, of…

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Boy Drowned in Lake

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 2

Slipping into the channel, which flows past Blacksmiths into Lake [?] yesterday afternoon, Vincenr [?]thol Bargett,…

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Cyclist Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

George Gray, Jnr., of Stroud, aged 26 years, fell from his motor cycle on Booral bridge on Sunday and was run down by a following motorist. Gray…

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