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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

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Arm Cut Off by Saw Accident at Elands

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 3

A fearful accident occurred at Watson's Sawmill at Elands, about 28 miles from Wingham, on Monday afternoon. Len Brown was working a…

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Troopship in Collision Port Said, Oct 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 8

The London tanker, British Workman, collided with the Italian troopship Belvedere in the Suez Canal Both were damaged, but were able to…

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Two Injured Car Over Embankment NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 8

When a motor lorry crashed over an embankment and overturned near Wakefield, a man and his son-in-law were injured…

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Accident to Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 2

Connie, the four years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hambly, slipped and fell last night at her home, sustaining concussion. The doctor was…

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Lorry Overturns in Bush Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 8

A man and his son-in-law were injured on Wednesday afternoon when a motor-lorry, crashed over an embankment and overturned near Wakefield…

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Lorry Skidded Crashed Into Stump Man Injured Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 3

When a motor lorry skidded, ran off the road, and struck a stump near Raymond Terrace yesterday afternoon, John Le Count, 32, of the unemployed…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 4

Mr. Stewart Engel met with an accident at Raymond Terrace on Friday, 18th inst. Mr. Engel was driving to Newcastle and a lorry coming…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 3

David Thom, 32, a wheeler, of Gordon-avenue, Cessnock, and employed at Aberdare Central colliery, had the third finger of his left…

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Cows Injured Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 3

A lorry, driven by Jack Fletcher, a Kyogle carrier, collided in the darkness with a mob of cattle on Kyogle Road. Three cow were badly injured…

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MYSTERY! Injured Man No Wounds Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 1

Police investigating the finding of an unidentified man, aged about 25, in a dying condition in a Manly…

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Under Train Woman Badly Injured Doctor's Ordeal Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 2

An unnerving experience was had by Dr. J. Manion and members of the Parramatta Ambulance, when they had to hold the…

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Cars Collide Seven Persons Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 2

When two cars collided on the Sydney road, about two miles from Belmont, three persons were injured and two suffered from shock…

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Struck Bridge Two Men Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 4

Two men were injured yesterday when a car, in which they were passengers, struck the framework of the Ironbark Bridge, Hexham…

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Fatal Accident Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 7

Mr. B. Frazer, of Brisbane, How from Brisbane to Ballarat during the week-end, a distance of over 1000 miles, to the bedside of his…

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Two Hurt Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 7

As the result of a collision between a motorcycle and a motorcar, near Smith's lane, on the East Maitland road, on Saturday night, two youthsntt.al…

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Rider Drowned Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 5

Unaware that the water was nearly 14 feet deep, James Bergheffer, 23, of Athol, rode his horse into a waterhole at Westbrook. Horse and rider…

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Head-On Collision. Motor Smash. No One Hurt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 4

Two cars collided head-on near Murrurundi on Saturday evening. One car carried five occupants, and although the cars were badly damaged no one…

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Two Drowned Brother and Sister Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 9

Two young kiddies; Edward Pieroo Power, 9, and Patricia Mary Power, 7, the only children of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Power, Haythorpe Station, near…

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Under Train Woman Badly Injured Doctor's Ordeal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 1

An unnerving experience was had by Dr. J. Manlon and members of the Parramatta Ambulance, when they had to hold the body of an injured…

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BOXING Kelly Beats King Loser Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 11

The American, Tommy King, 11,113, badly weakened by continuous punching in the previous round, was knocked to the ground with a terrific punch…

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