Saw Man Crushed To Death In Rail Smash Five Killed ; 30 INJURED
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1947 · page 1
LONDON, July 22.—A man who had been standing in a corridor between two coaches saw the man he had been talking to crushed to death when the Euston express was derailed at nearly 60 miles per hour at Grendon, in…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 2
INVERELL: Two children were seriously hurt when a school bus containing 23 children collided head-on with a lorry about seven…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 2
CESSNOCK: Fred Vitnoll, 87, of Mills Crescent, Cessnock, miner at Cessnock No. 2 colliery, was caught by a fall of coal and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Inches of Rain Could Save Milk Situation Pastures of Upper Hunter Injured
Singleton Argus · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 1
Two inches of general rain in the Upper Hunter would mean a quick end of the milk rationing which began in Newcastle…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 5
Mr. Harold Farley, of Stroud, suffered heavy contusions and a compound fracture of the great toe of his left foot when the wheel of a heavy…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2
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Whilst using a "draw knife" at Fanning's log dump on Wednesday, Mr. Fred Soper had the misfortune to have the point of the knife penetrate…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2
Mr. Ken Neilson suffered severe lacerations to the left eye when he was struck by a limb whilst working in the bush at Wangat on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Fined for Carrying Pillion Passenger Sequel to Accident on New England Highway
Singleton Argus · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 6
Cleve Myer, of Newcastle, who had held a motor cycle rider's licence for 10 months—two months less than the law allows…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 4
SYDNEY, Monday.— Tom Farrelly, 70, returned soldier, of World War 1, who is believed to have relatives in the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →23 KILLED, 1100 Injured, Terrific Explosion French Atlantic Port Of Brest Partly Wrecked
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 1
LONDON, July 23.—Twenty-three persons are reported killed and 1100 injured, including 100 seriously hurt, in a violent explosion which partly wrecked the French Atlantic port of Brest yesterday after the Norwegian ship, Ocean…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 5
Competing in a footrace at school sports on Lorn oval today Allan Balmon, [?] of Bronwyn street, East Greta Junction received a severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →12 Killed ; 60 Injured In Shattering Explosion
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 1
NEW YORK, July 30.—At least 12 people were killed and 60 injured at Harrisonburg (Virginia) yesterday when a shattering explosion, believed to have been caused by gas, brought the roof of a beauty parlour tumbling down on the…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 5
Ernest William Gulliver, 33, of 198 High-street, West Maitland, suffered severe contusions to the left elbow, with a probable fracture, and…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 5
Mr. Wal. Wirth has been off work suffering with a blood poisoned hand. While working at the mill of Mr. N. Wood last week, Mr. Carl Mulder…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 4
LISMORE, Monday —Mrs Elizabeth Boucher, 48 and her daughter Christine boulder 4 were found in a swimming pool…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2
On Saturday night, a caravan overturned on the road to Stroud and Mrs. William Lawrenson, of Silver Street, Randwick, was admitted to Dungog…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2
NEWCASTLE.—Two persons were injured by a car on the Paci[?] Highway, near Mark’s Point, last night…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2
On Monday morning, Mr. Hubert Beck, of Edinborough Road, Marrickville, an ambulance officer, who was driving north on business, crashed…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 3
CESSNOCK, Wed.—A man and a boy were admitted to Cessnock Hospital suffering from injuries and shock as the result of a collision…
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