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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 77

Accident

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

The "Devil's Elbow" on Bulahdelah Hill was the scene of another smash one day. last week. A. timber lorry and trailer driven by Mr. Jack…

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Shocking Motor Accident. Cessnock Man Killed

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

A shocking motor accident in which a young Cessnock man, Robert Taylor, aged 22, was killed—occured four…

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Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 2

Mrs. McHroy, 69, of Toronto, was seriously injured when she fell down a fight of steps at her home, sustaining a probable fracture of the skull,…

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Finger Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 6

N. Tipping, a Maitland United foot-ballers, sustained a probable fracture of the second finger of the left hand during the game on the West…

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Couple Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 11

Robert McCullock, 70, had one foot badly crushed when a tram ran over it at the corner of Pitt and Hunter streets, city…

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Man Burned Flames From Furnace Colliery Accident Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 1

Whilst F. R. (Roy) Shepherd was raking the fires at Muswellbrook Colliery last night, gases in the boiler, which was carrying a peak load at the…

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New Code English Highways Fewer Accidents London, May 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 1

The House of Commons new highway code, which, in many respects, modifies in the light of recent experience that of 1931,…

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Arm Cut Off Train Accident Boy Run Over Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 2

An 8-year-old boy, James Banks, of Frederick-st., Morewether, showed Spartan courage after his left arm had been severed at the shoulder in an…

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Injured Knee Dangerous Driving Man Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 4

A charge of having driven a motor car in a dangerous manner on the Newcastle-road, near Tarro, on March 22, was preferred against Thomas…

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Tricycle Struck by Brisbane Express Ganger Jumped Before Collision

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 3

Mr R. A. Kennedy, a ganger, of Grafton, had a narrow escape from death yesterday morning when the SydneyBrisbane Express crashed into his…

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Blaze on Harbour Three Men Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 3

A fire ensued following an explosion on a harbour craft, and three men were burned. The boat drifted about the harbour…

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Boy's Arm Severed at Shoulder. Accident on Railway Line

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 3

An eight-year-old boy, James Banks, of Merewether, showed Spartan ecourage after his left arm had been severed at the shoulder in an accident on a railway…

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COLLISION Harbour Incident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 7

Early this morning a collision occurred on the Harbour between the collier, Birchgrove Park, and the Manly ferry St. [?]mer Balgowlah, near Fort…

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Linesman Injured Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 4

A linesman named Alfred Howard, of Hamilton, fell from a tree near Grafton, when he was chopping branches to clear telegraph overhead…

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Man's Clothing Alight. Accident at Colliery. Mr Roy Shepherd Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 5

Mr. F. R. (Boy) Shepherd was the victim of serious injuries wliile engaged at work at the Musweilbrook Colliery on Friday…

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Ribs Broken Boy in Collision NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 2

An unusual accident occurred on the Lambton-road, Lambton, near the Central School, yesterday afternoon, in which Ronald Shoesmith, 14, of…

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Motor CyclE Fatality Kurri Youth Killed Near Pokolbin

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 3

Another shocking motor accident, causing the death of Leslie Kitchener Brown, 19, of Kurri, occurred in the…

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Another Serious Accident. Gelignite in Fire? Man's Narrow Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 5

Horace Turner, a Muswellhrook resident, had an amazingly lucky escape from serious injury a few days ago while engaged lighting a…

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ACCIDENT? Worker's Death Police View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 1

Police hold the opinion that Arthur A. Vaughan, a relief worker, who was found last night under Devlin's…

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Boy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1935 · page 4

Leonard Deverenx, 14, of Wickham, was severely injured when a bicycle he was riding collided with a motor car in Hunter-street, Newcastle. His…

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