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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Motor Car Collision Verdict for the Plaintiff

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 2

In the Singleton Small Debts Court Nurse Thorley, of Singleton, plaintiff, claimed £10 damages from P. Coates, school teacher, of Oban Vale,…

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Members of Show Troupe Injured Motor Lorry Overturns

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 2

A motor-lorry containing members of a show troupe travelling to Yeoval left the road at a sharp bend on Abererombie Mountain in the early hours of…

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Two Youths Killed in Motor Cycle Accident Hit Kerb Turning Bend Toll Grows Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 1

The toll of the motor was added to late last night when two youths were killed at Dee Why. The accident resulted…

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Road Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 6

Figures released by the Commissioner for Road Transport yesterday dealing with road fatalities in New South Wales during…

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Footballer Injured Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

While training for Soccer football at the Homestead Ground, Weston, J. McCroary, one of Weston's stars, slipped and, falling on his face, broke…

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Three Hurt Wickham Accident Struck Pole Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 10

Three men were injured when the car in which they had driven from Cessnock struck a telegraph pole at the intersection of Railway and…

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Child Killed Motor-cycle Accident Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 4

Porcival Ernest Morley, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Morley, of Church-street, Glen Innes, was killed instantly when he was struck…

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Human Failure Cause of Accidents N.R.M.A. Attitude Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 9

The president of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (Mr. J.C. Watson), referring yesterday to the fact that 86 persons were killed…

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Collision Near Subway Man Severely Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

One man was severely injured yesterday morning when two ears met in collision at the intersection of Bridge and Market-streets…

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Head-on Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 9

Cars driven by W. D. O'Hara and Patrick Smith, of Dcnman came into a head-on collision on the Denmau-road about 1, a.m. to-day. Both ears were…

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Cross Actions Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

The hearing was commenced in the Maitland District Court this afternoon of cross-actions between George Schofield, of Mount View, and Frederick…

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Motor Accident at Wickham Cessnock Identities Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

Two women passengers escaped, but three men were injured when the car in which they had driven from Cessnock struck a telegraph pole at…

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Boat Smashed Collision on River Rowers Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

A serious collision took place between the Scots' College racing eight and a small ferry launch on the Parramatta River, near Abbotsford late…

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Motor Cyclist Critically Injured Crash Into a Goods Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

Ronald Atkins, aged 22, of Arneliffe, was critically injured on Wednesday night when his motor cycle crashed into a goods train at Mascot, near the Ascot…

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Show Week Accidents. a Broken Leg

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

Oscar Foote, of Dcnman, sustained a broken leg when he slipped and fell on a footpath in Muswellbrook on Wednesday evening…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5
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While driving along Blairmore Lane on Sunday morning last, Miss. Laura. McDonald, of "Dalmore," was thrown from a sulky as a result of…

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Cyclist Hurt Collision with Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 2

Patrick Punch, of 35 carrington-street, Horseshoe Bend, was riding a bicycle late yesterday afterday afternoon when he was involved in a collision with a…

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CROSS-ACTIONS Damages from Collision District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 6

Cross-actions for damages arising from a collision between two motor cars, were heard by Judge Nield at the Maitland District…

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Six Injured Taxi and Car Collide SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 1

Six members of a tourist party from Victoria were injured when the motor car in which they were travelling from the Hotel Imperial at King's…

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