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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Injuries in Motor Accident Claimant Awarded £75

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 8

A verdict for the amount claimed, £75 was given by Judge Nield, in the Maitland District Court on Wednesday, in the case in which Alfred Donald…

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Miner Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 5

Robert Ferguson (35), of Burnett-street Cessnock, a mine, empleyed at Hellbird Calliery, received injuries to his back when he fell from a heap of coal while…

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Two Drowned Raft Overturns BALLARAT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 3

When an improvised raft on the Imperial dam overturned, Leenard Hargreves, 16 of Kyneton, and his brother, John, 12, were thrown into the…

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Racing Greyhounds Killed Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 4

Four racing greyhound dogs were killed and two brothers who were exercising thorn were injured in an accident at Sunshine (vic.)…

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Wife Injured Teamster Charged Sessions Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 5

A ease In which It was alleged that a teamster living at Vere, near Singleton, had assaulted his wife and broken her Jaw was heard…

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Explosions at Kalgoorlie Italian Killed and Mate Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 2

Explosions on Saturday afternoon in a winze at at the 600ft. level of the Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie, killed one man and seriously injured another…

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One Killed Premature Mine Blast Two Injured Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 6

Otterino Correbie (34) was killed and Tony Grass enis (35) was seriously injured at Great Boulder mine. Corrobio, after lighting some fuses,…

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Two Die Sequel to Accidents SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 5

Frederick Danslow (20), of St. Leonard and Card Morris, of Newtown, victims of accident during the week-end, died in hospital to-day…

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Accident to Little Boy

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 2

Bevan Wilson, eight years of age, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Wilson, of Dunolly, met with an accident while proceeding to Dunolly Public School…

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Damages for Child Alleged to Have Changed Her Nature After Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 3

A three-year-old girl, who received a fractured skull in a road accident, and had to undergo an operation for mastoid, was alleged by counsel in the…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 2

Frank Davis, 40 miner, of William-street, received severe abrasions to his lace when struck by a fall of timber at Bellbird Colliery…

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Miner Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 7

when he was struck by a fall of timber Bellbird Colliery to-day, Frank Davis (40), of William st Cennsnock, received severe abrasions to…

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Boy Killed Rocket Explosion Several Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 4

A boy wac killed and several others badly injured at Williams town last night, when a ship's rocket, which they had thrown on…

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Steam Waggon Crashes Into House. Girl Injured. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 2

A steam waggon, laden with nine tons of coal, commenced to run backwards in a lane off Albion-street, City, to-day, and crashed into the wall of…

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Boy Injured Hit-Run Driver Car Found Later Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1935 · page 8

Harold Brown 14, of Parramatta North, was Knocked down and run over, by a motor car, the driver of which, according to the police, failed…

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Braved Gale Fisherman Drowned ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 5

During the storm on Eyre Peninsula the body of a Greek fisherman, Michael Spartalis, 50, was washed ashore at Bosanquel Bey…

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Miner Injured Struck by Coal CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 7

George Barnes of Vincent-street Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital to-day suffering from injuries to the head and left hip. The injuries…

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Boy Injured at Parramatta Hit-run Driver

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 2

Harold Brown, aged 14, of Earramatta North, was knocked down and run over by a motor-car, the driver of which, according to the police, failed…

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Boys Play with Ship's Rocket Two Fatally Injured in Terrific Explosion

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 2

Receiving shocking injuries, two boys were fatally injured at Williamsitown (Vic.) on Monday, when a ship's rocket, with which they were playing,…

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Belt Fatality Launceston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 9

William James Williams, 46, and married with two sons, was killed at Brookstead mine, near Avoca, this morning…

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