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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Scone Fatality Muswellbrook Sympathy Popular Young Man Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 2

Much sympathy is felt locally for the sorrowing mother, brothers and sister of the late Bertram Thompson, who was the victim of the Scone fatal…

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Girl Injured Runaway Motor Cycle Sydney Sensation Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

Out of control, and with the rider desperately trying, to slop it, a motor-cycle outfit dashed along the footpath in Castlereagh-street, Sydney,…

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Lorry Dashes Into Relief Workers Two Killed and 18 Injured. Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 2

When a motor lorry got out of control as the driver swerved to avoid a motor cycle, it ran up on the kerb, scattering a number of relief workers…

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Fatal Diving Accident Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 6

Cecil McCook, 40, of Bellevue Hill, died in hospital as a result of having fractured his spine when he dived into shallow water in the Bondi Baths…

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Accident to Forbes Mail Train Breaks in Half. Forbes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 2

When a heavily laden petrol waggon attached to the Forbes mail broke a coupling, the train broke in half and several carriages were derailed…

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Arm Hurt Quarry Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 7

Thomas Leonard, 59, of Charles-town-street, Adamstown, was admitted to the Maitland General Hospital to-day with a severe incised wound on…

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Cars in Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Cars driven by Mr. W. Batger, of Gloucester, and Mr. W. H. Mackay, of Scone, came into collision at Gosford last week. Both motors were…

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Lorry's Plunge Into River Men Have Fortunate Escape From Drowning

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Trapped in the enclosed cabin of a motor-lorry on the bottom of the Hawkesbury River, at Wiseman's Perry on Wednesday afternoon, three men…

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Man Crushed by Tractor Fatality Witnessed by Wife

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 6

A message from Bowral states that William Pritzler, aged 25, was killed on Tuesday when a tractor he was driving overturned and crushed him. His…

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Car Somersaults Three Times Two Men Injured at Lismore

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 6

Two men were injured, one seriously, when two cars collided at an intersection in Lismore on "Wednesday. One car somersaulted three times before…

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Four Dead Others Injured Pilots Safe Munich, Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

Two single-seater military aeroplanes collided with terrific force above the city to-day, but the pilots…

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MR. R. C. Turner Injured Tushed Through Plate-glass Window. by Driverless Lorry. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

While the driver was in a building in Martin-street, City, this morning, his lorry got out of control and mounted the pavement…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 4

Mr. W. Armitage was injured at Durness Station when his horse fell with him. Mr. Armitage after a while in bed is now able to get about on…

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Accident Proves Fatal Car and 'Bus Collide. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Mr Gregory Gwynne, who was critically injured when his car came into collision with a motor 'bus at Narrabeen last night, died in the Manly…

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ACCIDENTAL Farley Fatality the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 6

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner, Mr. E. A. Mahony, when the circumstances of the finding of the body…

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Twice Injured Unusual Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 8

As the result of n remarkable double accident in which he was involved this atternoon, a boy was treated, by the Maitland ambulance…

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MUSWELLBROOK Ex-Resident Injured Motor Accident Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 4

Considerable excitement prevailed locally yesterday afternoon when news was received over the wireless that Mr. R. C. Turner, a…

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Head Injured Struck by Plank

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 2

When a plank fell on his head yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. Niddrle, of Highest., West Maitland, sustained an incised wound about one and a half…

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Race Fatality Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

1 Near the finish of a road race in East Malvern on Saturday afternoon, David Newlands, 28, of East Malvern, a member of Carnegle Amateur Cycling Club,…

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Drowning of Horse Unusual Happening at Come-by-chance

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 2

An unusual happening is reported from Come-by-Chance. Air W. Constable was mustering his stocK on the Namoi River, near Bungle Gully, and…

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