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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Two Injured In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—When a 5 ton truck and a small motor car in which they were travelling along the Hume Highway collided…

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Drowning at Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 2

GLOUCESTER.—The Corouer, Mr. J. G. Wilson, held an inquiry into the death of Rov German, who was recently drowned in this…

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Drowned While Surfing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday—John Croft, 50, engineer of Eastbourne Avenue Clovelly, was drowned while surfing at Clovelly…

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12 Injured by Ice From Skyscraper

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 4

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—Large pieces-of ice falling from Manhattan's skyscrapers Injured 12 persons to-day. Nine were…

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Child Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—Peter Kevin Wildash, 51, of Lane Cove, was drowned in the Natrabeen Lakes yesterday afternoon. He was…

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Injured in Holiday Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed.— Frank McMahon, 26 storeman employed at the Star Hotel Goulburn-st City had the toes of his right…

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Injured By Detonator Blast

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 3

Newcastle, wed.— Coclé Perry 86, of Scot road , South [?] and [?] and both his bands injured when a…

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John’s Choice Injured in Fall

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed—Falling after the start of the Divided Handicap, first division, st the Harold Parktrots trots, John’s-Choice fractured the…

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'Bus Crashes Into Awning Seven Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

Seven passengers wese injured when a double-decker bus crashed into a shop awning in Parramatta Road to-day. The awning ripped…

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Road Accidents During Holidays

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

The death roll from road accidents in N. S. Wales between Xmas Eve and New Year's Day totalled 14 killed and 55 injured…

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Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursday.— William Maloney, 49, Glebe Road, Adamstown, suffered an injury to the right foot while at work…

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Sole Of Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

Walter Brisbane Tucker, 12, of Quirindi, suffered a lacerated wound to the sole of the right [?] when it was brushed by the…

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Injured in Bus Fire

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat.—When the engine of a double-double-decker bus burst into flames at the top of Tavernier’s Hill Parramatta road…

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Injured Spine In Fall

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 2

BURRAGA Monday — Patrick Hudson, 43, a carpenter, engaged on his first day’s work since his discharge from the Army, fell…

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Nine Injured in Tram Smash

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday—When two trams collided at the interaction of Cleveland-street and City road last night, nine people were…

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Soldier Falls 80 Feet. Fatality at Military Hospial. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

Sergeant Frank Arthur Cox (32), A. I. F., was Killed instantly last night when he fell 80 feet from a window of a ward at the Yaralla Military…

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Fatal Diving Accident Mr. Robert Edward Lane Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

There are many residents in the Merriwa, Muswellbrook, Bunnan and Scone districts, who will learn with much regret of the tragic accident…

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Speedster’s Death After Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY — Jack Daily, who died in St. Vincent’s Hospital late on Sunday night as a result of head injuries received on…

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Military Truck Overturned Two Soldiers Killed and Seven Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 2

Two soldiers were killed and seven others were injured when a military truck skidded and overturned near Liverpool military camp last night…

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Injured Foot

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

Mr. L. J. Shearman of Portree, was driving a rotary hoe on his farm when the wind, blowing his clothing about, blew portion of his trousers into the wheels…

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