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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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ACCIDENTAL Newcastle Road Smash Coroner's Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 7

Unsheltered from the elements on a bitterly cold night, Bertram Frederick Delaney, of Cessnock, at times semi-conscious, kept vigil…

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Seven Drowned London. July 3

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

A motor car skidded on a bridge at the entrance to the town of Bayonne (Souther France), find plunged into a deep, swift river. All seven…

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Over Cliff Woman Not Injured SYDNEY

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

When returning home from her daughter's residence at Manly, Mrs. Margaret Berry, 54, of Edwinst,, Man-ly, fell down the face of a 30ft. cliff…

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South Africans Cameron Injured Somerset Match London. July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 1

The South African cricketers began a match to-day against Somerset in fine weather. The sensation of the day was the…

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Struck by Car Alleged Hit-Run Driver Cyclist Injured Newcastle

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

While riding a bicycle along Maitland-road, Mayfield, lst night, Phillip Smythe, 20, of Cook's Hill, was struck…

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Unusual Accident Coff's Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 8

Mrs. Ghas, Gilbey, of Coff's Harbour, when driving in a car to Grafton, was struck in the face by a piece of rubber, six inches by three inches, which…

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Foot Injured

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

Mr. Robert Kirkman, of Thornton, a [?]ttler, working at Woy Woy, met with an accident on Thursday morning. With several other men he was…

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Injured at Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 2

Driving a pick into coal at the mine recently, Mr. Donald Millar, of Muswellbrook, sustained a deep, gasp to his leg when it glanced off the coal…

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Air Liner Crashes Into Sea Passenger Picked Up, But Pilot Believed Drowned. (Australian Press Assn. Message) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 1

"The pilot warned me that we might be forced down into the sea, so I donne[?] a life-belt and waited for the crash, which quickly came."…

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Man's Death Victim of Car Accident Identity Unknown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 6

The identity has not yet been established of a man who was knocked down by a motor cur near the Maitland Hospital Nurses'…

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Dance Band Leader in Accident Cec. Morrison Receives Fractured Skull

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 3

Mr Cec. Morrison, aged 35, dance band leader, well-known to radio audiences, was admitted to the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Sydney, early…

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Extraordinary Lorry Accident Huge Vehicle Crashes Through Brick Wall. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 6

An extraordinary accident occurred at Pyrmont this morning when a large steam lorry of about eight tons got out of control, and crashed through the…

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Echo of Fatal Motor Accident G Death of Robert Taylor Coroner's Inquest

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

Echoes of the tragic motor accident which occurred near East Maitland on the night of May 23, resulting in the death…

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Accident at Elrington

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

A painful accident befell Mr. Leslie [?] of Ann-street, Cessnock, last Wednesday night, and he is, now an inmate of Cessnock Hospital as…

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Players Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 7

Two players, P. White (St. George) and Haywood (St. George) each had his nose broken in the Sydney grade competitions on Saturday. R. Eaton…

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Deputy Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 5

John Hindmarsh, 31 Aberdare-road Cessnock, a deputy employed at Elrington Colliery received injuries to his had when he bumped a steel bar…

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Wall Crashed Two Firemen Killed Third Injured London, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 5

While firemen were righting a big dockside fire at Poplar to-day, a wall crashed, killing two firemen and injuring a third…

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Gauge Bursts Man's Eye Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 1

Leslie Gready, (41), of Auburn, suffered painful scalds to the face, while pieces of glass entered one of his eyes, when a water gauge on a…

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Water Gauge Bursts Workman Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 2

Leslie O'Grady, aged 41, suffered severe scalds to the face, and pieces of glass were blown into his eyes when a water gauge burst at the Bunnerong…

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Floods in China Millions Threatened Many Drowned Shanghai, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 1

Mlllions of people are threatened by floods in the upper reaches of the Yangtse-Kiang and Hwang-ho rivers. The Yangtse burst its banks to-day,…

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