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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Two Injured by Truck

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY Friday—Robert Cranston and his wife, Francis, of Cremorne, had their skulls fractured when knocked down by a…

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Accident At Miller’s Forest

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

Whilst in the act of dismantling his old home at Dockyard, Miller’s Forest Mr. Bruce Farley, of Dockyard, was the victim of a…

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Accidentally Killed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 4

KATOOMBA, Saturday—A verdict of accidental death was returned to-day at the inquest on John Fraser McMauaney, 84,…

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Slippery Roads Cause of Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sat.—Many accidents occurred last night when heavy rain affected visibility and made the roads slippery. [?] Nearly 50…

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Five Injured In Motor Cycle Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday.— As the result of a collision between a motor-cycle, with a pillion rider, and a motor cycle side-car…

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Three People Killed in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday —Three people were killed and many injured in road accidents at the week-end. Two people were killed on two…

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Child Injured in 25ft FALL

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Judith Goddard, 2, was seriously injured when She fell 25ft. from a window. She fell while she was…

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Five Injured When Two Jeeps Overturn

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed. —While one Army jeep was towing another up hill, both overturned. Fire personnel, including an AWAS,…

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Frightful Injuries to Soldier Instant Death in Cyclelorry Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 2

Sgt. Colin Fuss, aged 21, of South Australia, who was a member of the A.I.F. encamped at Greta, was killed instantly…

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Soldier Killed In Motor Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 1

SINGLETON, Wednesday;—A soldier, Colin Puff. 21, single, of South Australia who was attached, to the military camp at Greta,…

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Head Injured In Fall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 5

Joan Waters, 17, o£ 42 Bull-st., West Maitland an employee of the Paragon Cage, suffered contusions to the back of her head…

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Local and General News Car and Motor Lorry in Collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

A car, driven by Mr. Phil Becker, of Maitland Road, Singleton, and a lorry, owned by Mr. Jack Gould, of Argyle Street, came into collision in…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

Ernest McGarry, 49, of Northcote Street, Aberdare, a top hand employed at Aberdare colliery, suffered an injury to his right leg when he…

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Injured Horse Shot

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 3

A straying horse, which had its left foreleg broken when struck by a motor car at the intersection of Newcastle Road…

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5000 See Man Killed Fatality in Victoria

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 2

Before the horrified gaze of 5000 spectators, an air observer, formerly of the R.A.A.F., was burned to death when a plane burst into flames, at an…

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Sequel to Car Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

In the Gosford District Court yesterday Leslie Herbert Baus, of Desmond Street, Cessnock, proceeded against W. H. Mcintosh, of Tuggerah. claiming £50…

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Baby Drowned in Bath

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

BOGGABRI: A 20-months-old baby boy was drowned while playing in a bath yesterday morning He was Henry John Lonsdale…

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Miners Injured At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Thomas Gorton, 42, of Rawson-st., Aberdare a miner at Aberdare colliery received extensive lacerations to…

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Five Soldiers Injured in Jeep Smash

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

LITHGOW Tuesday.— When a jeep containing five soldiers capsized 18 miles from here last night all were injured, but one…

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Gale Lashes Coast Manly Ferries Almost Engulfed Passengers Injured Great Damage to Property in Metropolitan Area Train Fireman Killed Near Paterson When Engine Capsizes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

Eight people were hurt when huge waves battered ferries attempting to cross Sydney Harbour this morning when torrential rain, which…

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