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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Fatal Motor-cycle Accident. Young Man Killed at Wollombi

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 3

There was a tragic happening at Wollombi on Sunday afternoon, when Cyril Parker, 18, was killed in a motor…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 2

Oliver Wilson, 37, miner, of Prime-Street, Bellbird, employed at Cessnock, No.2 Colliery, received a probable fracture of the left leg…

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Boy Motor Cyclist Critically Injured Collision with Rear of Lorry. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 2

While driving along the road at Cremorne a motor cycle, ridden by Harry Holt, aged 14, collided with the rear of a lorry. He sustained dreadful…

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Cars in Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 2

A collision occurred yesterday afternoon at the corner of High and Percy streets between two motor cars, one of which was being driven by Mr Gordon…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 8

Struck by a place of stone while at work at Borohole Colliery, E. Jackson, 23, of Jones-street, Boolaroo, sustained an incised wound to the knee,…

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Cyclist Hurt 'Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 7

'Edwin Wilson, (28), a postal official, residing at 13 Hannan-street, West Maitland, was Injured when a collision occurred between a cycle he…

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Boy Cyclist Critically Injured Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 2

Emil Catch, aged 14, was critically injured last night when his bicycle hit a kerbstone in Weston-road, Rozolle, and then crashed into a telegraph post. He…

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Both at Fault Damages Claim Fails Collision Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 7

Expressing the view that the cause of a collision was the combined negligence of both, drivers, his Honor. Judge Nteld returned…

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District Court Motors in Collision Claim for £150

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 4

Evidence concluded yesterday afternoon at the Maitland District Court in the case in which Darrell M. Edmonds, school teacher, of…

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Injured in Strange Way Struck by Runaway Wheel

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 4

Injuries were sustained in most unusual circumstances by James Coogan yesterday. A wheel came off a motor lorry as it was proceeding down hill…

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Car Hits Telegraph Pole Woman Killed and Three Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 2

When a motor-car, driver by Charles Primmer, of Seaforth, crashed into a telegraph pole on Monday in Parramatta-road, Concord, Mrs Kataleen…

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Motorist Fined Accident Sequel TAMWORTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 7

Following an accident on the Armidale road recently when two persons were fatally injured. Harry Doolan, a motor driver, appeared at the Court…

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Aftermath of Accident Girl Jaundiced Everywhere

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 1

When Daphne May Downes, aged 17, of South Kensington, sustained a thigh injury following a motor accident, little did she know she would ultimately…

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Doing Well Injured Jockeys SYDNEY, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 1

Jockeys R. Marsden, R. Skelton, J. McEvoy, H. Zensky and W. Gates, who were hurt in yesterday's smash at Rosehill, were reported to-day to have…

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Baby Drowned Car's Plunge Into Water MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 5

While Mr. Thomas Irwin, a farmer, of Myall, was returning with his family from a funeral near Sealake his motor-car ran off the road, and…

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Valuable Colt Accident on Course SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 1

Valued at £1000, Palmar, a two-year-old colt by The Buzzard, from Eastern Belle, had to be destroyed as the result of an accident at Randwick…

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Workman Injured Crushed Against Tree GRAFTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 7

Crushed against a tree by a dray, William S. Gill, 21, of Nana Glen, who had been working on-the construction of the Glenreagh-Sherwood Creek…

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Car Overturns in Water Channel Baby Swept Away and Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

A baby was drowned near Myarrin (Vic.) on Tuesday night when a car driven by his father skidded into the main Ouyen water channel. The car…

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Colliery Disaster in India 33 Killed and 76 INJURED (Australian Press Assn. Message) CALCUTTA

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 1

India's biggest colliery disaster occurred at Giradih to-day, when 33 persons were killed and 76 injured, following the ignition of liquid oxygen…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 4

Mr. Jack Dives, met with an accident at the mill on Wednesday, 17th July. A piece of timber coming down the shute hit him on the face and he…

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