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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Sequel to Double Fatality in Wollombi Road Allah Orr Comn[?]ted for Trial

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 5

An inquest was conducted by the District Coroner, Mr. W. S. Johnston, at Cessnock Court House yesterday, into the [?]…

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Decapitated in N.z. Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

WELLINGTON (NZ) Monday. —When a truck and a service car collided on the Hawkes Bay. Wellington road on Saturday…

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Three Injured In Junior League

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

Three players injured in Junior League football matches, at Morpeth Park yesterday were admitted to Maitland Hospital…

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Injured In Fall At Factory

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 3

Gordon Appleton, 44, of Walker-street, East Maitland, an employee of the Maitland Furniture Factory, was injured in the…

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Three Killed in Motor Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY Monday.—Three men were, fatally Injured in road. accidents at the weekend. Edgar McNamara, 31, of York…

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Many Accidents Due to Drink Remarks by P.m. in Local Court Case

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

In inflicting a fine of £5 upon William Richard Killen, of Doyle's Creek, for driving a motor vehicle whilst under the…

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Patrick Involved In Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Vis Patrick, lightweight and welterweight champion of Australia, was involved in an accident…

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Foot Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Ray Rose, 26, a bricklayer employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, received an injury to his right foot…

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Death Follows An Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 2

QUIRINDI: The death occurred of Miss Annie O’Neill after a long period in Quirindi Hospital following an accident Born…

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Recovered After Car Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 3

SCONE: Mrs. S. S. Readford, of “Sledmere.” has been discharged from the Scott Memorial Hospital. where she was a patient for…

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Car and Cycle in Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 1

A car and a cycle collided in Bridge Street yesterday. The cyclist, Miss Kilroy, escaped serious injury, but the bicycle was badly damaged…

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Injured by Rolling Log

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 4

GLOUCESTER: Mr. E. H Engel of Callagahn’s Greek was injured when a log rolled on the him whilst working in the bush…

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Echo of Hall St. Accident Richard Victor Further Charged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday there was an echo of the accident in Hall Street on September 1, 1945, when Thomas Burke Jun[?] was…

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Series of Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 1

Three victims of riding accidents have been admitted to the Scott Memorial Hospital in recent days. Dolores Fuller, only…

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Timber Mill Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 6

WINGHAM; Mr. W- B Hayden met with a painful accident while Working in Andrew Cook and Sons timber mill at Comboyne…

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Five Jockeys Injured in Bad Smash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. — When five horses fell in one of the worst smashes in the history of the Newcastle Jockey…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 2

Maxwell Whybin, 20, farmer of Morpeth-road. East Maitland, fevered a tendon in his left instep In a fall from a motor…

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Car and Trai Collide Young Girl Killed and Four People Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 1

Miss Vesper Monck, aged 21, of Auburn, was killed and four people were injured when a motor car and tram collided in Parramatta Road,…

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Cars in Collision in Church Street

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 2

Two cars collided practically head-on in Church Street, at the intersection with Denison Street on Saturday. No one was injured but considerable…

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Series of Motoring Accidents Three People Killed :: Others Injured Busy Period for Ambulance

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

Three persons—two men and a child—are dead and at least seven others were injured as the result of the worst series of road accidents in the Upper Hunter over a long period of years. The accidents, all of which happened in different parts of the district, took place…

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