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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Railway Accidents. Two Men Injured on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 2

Last Friday was an unlucky day for railway men at the local station. Driver Read, of Broadmeadow, was walking down from the railway…

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Mid-air Collision Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 6

Mr. E. Hoddle, playing from 12th tee at the golf links, [?] ball collide in mid-air with a hall [?] ed by a golfer on the 18th [?]…

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Timber Rolls Man Severely Injured Glebe Accident Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 1

Michael Flanaghan, received a compound fracture of the right arm, fractured loft arm, severe lacerations to the chin, abrasions to…

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Farley Fatality Killed on Railway Coroner Inquires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 6

A verdict that death was due to injuries accidentally received when he was knocked down by a goods train at Farley on the night…

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Car Overturns on Road Between Scone and Parkville Two Ladies Injured

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 2

A small Austin car, driven by Mrs. Margaret Lloyd, of Wollongong, and with Mrs. S. Evans, a sister, the only other occupant, overturned on the…

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Shot in Hip Camben Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 8

When a rifle accidentally exploded at Camden, William Atkinson, of Dulwich Hill, was shot in the right hip. According to the police, Atkinson…

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Cut to Pieces Train Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 8

When struck by an electric train near Eastwood railway station, an unknown man was killed Instantly, His body was shockingly mutilated…

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Road Accidents 356 Fatalities in Year

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 2

A statement issued by the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) recently shows that 356 persons were killed and 6069 injured in…

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Two Simple Rules Accident with Electric Applications (Health Department Article)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 6

The safety League of New South Wales, in its anxiety to reduce the vast amount of sickness, and the great number of deaths due to…

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Head Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 7

While engaged on the sewerage construction work at Lorn to-day, Mr. A. Griffes, 44, of Day-street, East Maitland, was struck on the head…

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Baby Drowned When Mother Fainted

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

A tragic incident occurred on Monday while Mrs A. M'Gregan, of Lara (Vic), was bathing her three-months' old baby. She fainted while doing so,…

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Bone Broken Policeman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 7

Sergeant J. Michie, after a few years in the West Maitland police, was recently notified of his transfer to Sydney, where he was to have reported…

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Car and Sulky in Collision Man Impaled with Shaft

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

When a runaway horse and sulky crashed into a motor-car at Ryde on Monday night a man was impaled with the shaft of the sulky, which…

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Horse Bolted Mussolini Injured ROME, June 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

Signor Mussolini was taking his customary morning canter to-day when his horse bolted, and the Duce struck his forehead against an overhanging…

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An Unusual Accident to Mr Norman Shaddock

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 2

Mr Norman Shaddock was concerned in an unusual and nasty accident on Saturday evening last. It appears that Mr Shaddock was proceeding on a…

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Accident to Signor Mussolini Horse Bolts with Him. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) ROME

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

Signer Mussolini was taking his customary morning canter to-day, when his horse bolted. II Duce struck his forehead against an overhanging tree…

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Sisters Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 9

While chopping wood, Sylvia Spread[?] of Hillgrove, sustained a cut a foot, four stitches being inserted. sister, jean 10, was scalded on…

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COLLISION Ferry-Rowing Boat Master Blamed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 1

The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day concluded an inquiry into the cause of the collision between the ferry launch Renown and the…

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CLOUCESTER Cars in Collision Badly Damaged Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 2

Two cars collided about dusk on Monday evening about half a mile couth of Gloucester on the main road…

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Struck by Car One-legged Man Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 2

William Lowis, 54, a one-legged pensioner, residing at Carrington, was knocked down by a motor car, and seriously injured at Islington late last…

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