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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1946

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Miner Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

Shortly after starting work at the Kent colliery to-day., Herbert Thomas Wells, 80 wheeler, of Byron-street, Beresfield, caught…

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Sequel to Fatality to Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK Friday—Alexander Henry Orr, a lorry diver was charged at Cessnock Court to-day with having driven his lorry…

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Seriously Injured on Wedding Eve

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.— On the eve of her wedding to-morrow, [?] Polglase, 15, was nearly scalped at the State Abattoirs to-day…

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Eche of Wollombi Road Fatality Further Charges Against Allan Orr

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 5

Allan Henry Orr appeared at [?] Police Court this morning, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., on a charge of driving under the…

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Semi-trailer Involved in Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 5

After negotiating the left-land turn at the foot of the Sigh-st railway overhead bridge while travelling towards East Maitland…

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Five Injured In Head-On Smash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sat—When a car collided head-on with a tram at Rushcutter's Bay last night, five people were injured. The car was…

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Over Fifty Injured in Train Smash

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 4

BAVONNE (New Jersey), Aug, 3.-—More. than 50. persons were seriously Injured,' cerrIages turned Into- smouldering and twisted…

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Fatality at Steel Works One Killed and Two Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 1

A man was fatally injured and two others are in hospital following an explosion at the blast furnace at the B.H.P. Steel…

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Injured In Jeep Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday.—When a jeep, in which they were riding collided with a tram at Mosman two soldiers were injured last…

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Man Killed Two Injured in Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: When an explosion occurred at e blast furnace at the B.H.P. steel Works yesterday afternoon, one man…

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Accident Victim Leaves Hospital

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 3

Louis-Edmonds, 28, of .the East Maitland Pasturage Reserve, who suffered head and, shoulder Injuries when his car overturned on the…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 2

Four people were killed and 10 injured in N.S.W. at the week-end…

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Singleton Lorry-driver Not Blamed for Death Inquest Into Fatal Accident at Maitland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 2

Mailland district aeputy coroner, Mr. E. C. Scarlett, in returning a verdict that Peter Alexander Turnbull, aged 8, of Garah, had met his…

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Injured at Football

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 4

Playing football late yesterday afternoon, John O’Rourke, 18, of Watt-street East Maitland, received an Injury to the right leg…

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Stuck in the Back by Engine Fatality At The Hexham Cool-Loading Plant

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 5

John Henry lake, 34, who lived at Main-road, East Greta, was struck by tin engine while working on the coal-loading Plant at Helton-Bellbird Collieries Ltd., at Hexham on the night of July 3 and died in Maitland Hospital…

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Death of Child Accidental

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—At an inquest into the death of Neville Henry Moody, 6, of Michael-st., Cessnock, who died from injuries…

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Girl Drowned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY: A finding that Dorothy Duckworth. 20.died from asphyxia through drowning while suiffering from a fit ,was [?]…

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Jockey Injured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday.—Apprentice jockey William Riley, 18, suffered inuries to the back and right leg when a horse he was riding…

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Sequel To Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 7

SINGLETON, Friday—Anthony Neville Wall, Of Sydney, was [?]22,with 8/ costs by Mr. A. E. Hodsson PM for failing to…

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Cessnock Boy's Death Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 1

In returning a verdict of accidental death after an inquiry into the death of Neville Henry Moody, aged 6, of Michael Street, Cessnock,…

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