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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 77

Fatal Wound 3 Month-old Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 1

The death occurred to-day of Mr. John Whiteman Wilson. (37), of Globe. About three months ago he was found lying on chinaman's Beach, Tuggerah…

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Two Killed Returning from Show Was Accidental

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 7

Passing another car on the Vacy-Grenford road, while returning from Gresford Show on May 4, a car skidded when the driver…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 4

Lindsay John Horrocks, 50, married, of Vine-street, Kensington (Adelalde) was fatally injured when the car be was driving was wrecked in a…

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Foot Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 4

James Ferguson, 9, of Alf[?] Cessnock, was riding a bicycle in cent-st., yesterday, when his foot came caught in the chain drive…

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Cyclist Killed in Collision with Lorry

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 2

Mr James Gardner aged 26, of Somersby, near Gosford, was killed yesterday, when the cycle he was riding collided with a quarry lorry at…

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Car Fatality Rah off Road Sydney Man Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 5

When he was driving a single-seater coupe car from Sydney to Newcastle last night, A. W. Cutler, 10 Addison-street, Manly, was fatally injured…

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Injured Miner Rock Fell in Shaft 'Plane Rescue Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 2

Conveyed in stages by truck, 'plane, and ambulance, John Purcell, miner, seriously injured in a fall of rock in the shaft at Golden Dyke mine late…

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365 FATALITIES Accident Statistics Yearly Toll Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 8

Figures issued by the Commissioner for Read Transport (Mr. Maddocks) show that 365 persons were killed and 6069 injured in…

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Accidents in State Last Year

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 3

Statistics by the Road Transport Commissioner yesterday disclosed that there wore 8134 road accidents reported in New South Wales last year. These…

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Air Accidents Committee Inquiry Into Southern Cross Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 2

The Air Accidents Investigation Comniittee is sitting at Canberra today to inquire into the accident which occurred to the Southern Cross…

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Man Attacked Bitten by Dog Badly Injured Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 5

When savagely attacked by a cattle dog, Henry Harris, of North Wagga, had the index finger of his right hand bitten off. He also suffered extensive…

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Collision in Bridge Street. Man Injured To-day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

Jack Morigan, of Muswellbroolt, received extensive injuries to the body and head when he was thrown oil to the roadway from a…

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Vacy Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 2

An inquiry was entered at the West Maitland Court House on Tuesday, by the District coroner, Mr. E. A. Mahony, into the circumstances…

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Bellbird Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 5

While following his occupation of miner at Bellbird Colliery on Wednesday, Mr. Jock clark of Allandale road, Nulkeba was truck by a…

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Two Smashes Hit-run Driver Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 5

To participate in two accidents within the space of half a mile, and falling to stop either time, is the record which police ascribe to a car…

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Dog's Sagacity Saves Injured Boy Mudgee

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 3

The sagacity of a sheep dog saved the life of Ronald Woolley, aged 12, of Mudgee, who was struck by a falling log and seriously injured on a…

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Injured Cricketer's Coming of Age. Andy Tweddle in Hospital

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 8

The Football and cricketing fraternity at Weston, with which Mr. Andy Tweddle is so popular a member, paid a visit…

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ACCIDENT. Piece of Steel in Eye

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 8

When repairing a windmill last week, a particle of steel entered the right eye of Mr. Hobart Cox, of Denman, and necessitated mediqal…

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Accidents Took Toll of Two Lives Last Night Last car smash Survivor's Ordeal Death on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 7

Two men were killed and another seriously injured in shocking accidents near Maitland late last night and early…

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Road Accidents Decrease in Britain LONDON, May 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1935 · page 3

Answering a question in the House Commons, the Minister for Transport (Mr. L. Hore-Belisha) said that [?]ing the eight weeks of the…

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