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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 77

Show Horse Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 2

Just prior to the recent Dungog show, Messrs. O'Donnell Bros. Maitland, had one of their show horses badly cut on the chest with wire. The…

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Police Car Damaged in Collision NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 9

A Vauxhull car, used by Superintendent M. Gibson, was badly damaged in a collision with a lorry at Cook's Hill. The driver, Constable R. W…

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Road Accidents Proneness of Drivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 10

Ar a result of the recently published report of the Medical Research Council on "accident prononess," and its effect on road accidents, the…

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Trains Collide Tamworth Accident Five Hurt Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 1

When being backed into the Tamworth railway station a train bumped into a special excursion train, which was stationary. Several passengers…

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Loose Surfaces Caused Road Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 10

Loose material on the surface of country roads has been the cause of two accidents during the past few weeks, declares the N.H.M.A., which…

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Eye Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1935 · page 4

Poter Maguire, 2, of Now Lamb almost lost tho sight of his left on Saturday, as a result of a se[?]burn. Picking up a hot poker, the…

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Car Over Accident at Wingen Three Injured Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1935 · page 6

A motor car containing a wo-man and two men, who were jour-neying from Gunnedah to Sydney, overturned at Wingen. AUTISTIC MARCHIONESS. Marchioness of Queensberry is also well known us Cathleen Mann, the artist. She inherits her painting talents from her father, Harrington…

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Man Drowned Washed Off Rock Fishing Mishap Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1935 · page 1

Herbert Williams, aged 48, of Mainroad, young Wallsend, was drowned shortly before 9 o'clock last night, when he was washed off a rock while…

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Car Capsize Two Men Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1935 · page 6

Two men were Injured in a motor car which overturned at Ironbark Hill. Arthur Woods, 35, of Bourke-street…

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Gar Capsized Struck Side of. Bridge Four Injured Newcastle, Moridny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1935 · page 6

When a motor car, which was being driven from Sydney to The Entrance, struck the stringer log of a bridge near Long Jetty and capsized, four…

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Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 6

Emil webb, 17, of Maitland-road, Sandgate, suffered lacerations and contusions to the face and shock when the bicycle he was riding collided…

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Five Injured Toll of Motorists Skidding Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 4

Five persons were injured between Hexham and Tarro last evening, when three cars crashed within a little more than twenty…

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Injured Back Water Jump Winner SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 5

Miss Vera Macmillan, of West Ryde, and formerly of New Zealand, who won the water jump on her first appearance as a competitor at the Royal…

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Struck by Car Woman Badly Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 2

Mrs. A.M. Harper, 52, of Lindfield, suffered concussion, a compound fracture of the right leg, and probable fracture of the right forearm when she was…

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Motor Mishaps Car and Bus Collide Three Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 2

When it was crossing George-street West from Wattle-street to Abercrom-bie-street, a car came into collision with a motor bus and was smashed to…

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Strange Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 6

M. Booth, 20, of Broad-meadow, and Bob Davies, 19, of Merewether, while playing in an Association…

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Accident at Show Lady Rider Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 1

Miss Vera Macmilian, of West Ryde, and formerly of New Zealand, who won the water jump on her first appearance as a competitor at the Royal Easter…

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Fractured Leg Nonagenarian Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 6

Mr. Frederick Fennwick, of "Hazeldeane," Miller's Forest, met with a nasty fall last week. He was stepping over some logs near his garden when…

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Horse Killed at Show Rider Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 1

A horse was killed and its rider seriously injured in a water jump event at the Royal Easter Show yesterday. Mrs E. Bull's Kenmore, ridden by J…

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Narrow Escapes Chapter of Accidents Miller's Forest Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 6

Three accidents involving horse-drawn vehicles have occurred in the last few days but luckily serious injury to people concerned…

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