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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Leslie Alwyn Brown Fatally Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 5

A Cessnock youth was fatallu injured at Quirindi yesterday, when he was involved in an accident on his motor cycle…

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Leslie Alwyn Brown Fatally Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 3

A Cessnock youth was fatally injured at Quirindi yesterday, when he was involved in an accident on his motor cycle…

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20 Injured in Gibraltar Riot Victory Troops' Visit Sadly Remembered

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 1

Not even when 40,000 troops were stationed there during the war has Gibraltar witnessed such riotous scenes as those on Friday night in Which members or the homeward-bound Australian victory contingent were involved in a clash with police and civilians. Twenty persons are…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 1

A motorist, travelling to Scone on Saturday, struck FitzGcrald Bridge, causing considerable damage to the ear. The driver escaped injury…

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Clipper Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK. Wed —John Orr. 19. of Burnett-street. Cessnock, clipper employed at Abet-dare Colliery, received an injury to his…

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TERRlBLY Injured in Fall of Rock Man Killed At Merrylands

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.— When hundreds of tons of rock and earth crashed down a quarry face at Merrylands to-day, one of three men working at the base of the quarry was killed and the others had amazing escapes…

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Fatal Lorry Accident at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON, Thursday.—The District Coroner (Mr. Alex Morrison) yesterday found that Ruth Mary Gardiner, five-year-old…

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Killed in Lorry Accident

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON Thursday.— The District Coroner, Mr. Alex Morrison, JP, at the inquest into the death of Mr. George Norman…

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Cyclist Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 1

NEWCASTLE —Theresa Butley 16, of Hunter-st., Stockton, suffered a probable fracture of the skull, fractured left ankle,…

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Naval Rating Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.—The body of an Australian naval rating, posted as a deserter, was found floating near his ship this morning…

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Recovery from Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 4

WINGHAM: Mr. Thomas Bell, of Caparra, who some little time ago met with a serious accident when rolling timber just about…

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Three Injured In Car Capsize

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 2

Three people were injured and taken to Maitland Hospital by the ambulance when a car skidded in loose gravel and overturned…

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Thumb Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 3

James Triggs. 18, of 72 Maitland-st., Kuril Kurri, a wiring mechanic, employed by. T. J. Wilks and Co., West Maitland,…

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Locomotive Driver Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — James O’Hearn, 46, Lambton Road, New Lambton, was leaning from the cab of a goods train watching…

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Fatality at Open Cut. Driver's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2

John Arthur Harding (25), single, was killed at the open-cut mine at 3 p.m. to-day when thrown from a tournapull, which…

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Sequel to Collision in Vincent Street

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

The part heard case in which Harold Andrew Taylor is charted with having driven a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of liquor. and…

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Injured in Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.— Ray, Rows, 21, of Main Road Cardin, was admitted to Wallsend Hospital, to-day suffering…

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Casualty Roll in Persian Clash 17 Killed, 150 Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 2

A British Embassy communique from Teheren announced that 17 were killed and 150 injured in a clash between Arabs and the…

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Shunter Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thurs.—William [?] 21, of of Vernon-street, Cessnock, a shunter employed at Kalingo Colliery, received…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Phillip Patrick Rosenthall, of Railway-st., Merewether, suffered fatal injuries in a collision late last…

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