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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,485 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 75

Off the Line Train Collision PERTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

When a goods train was backing on to another line at Carlisle a suburb of Perth; a passenger train crashed into the first truck behind the engine…

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Struck by Car Constable Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 3

When riding a bicycle along Broad way, at 1 a. m., Constable North. 24. of the Regent - street Division, was struck by a motor car, the driver of…

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Son Dead Wife Injured Razor Used Ydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

The body of Reginald Beaumont Morgan (14), was found to - day in a room at the home of his parents at…

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Trying Ordeal Injured Boy 's Wait Fractured Thigh Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 8

Clarence Mason, aged 10, of Beckttstreet Hamilton, lay for an hour and a half in the bush outside Adamstown…

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Police Guard Victim of Accident MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

A police guard had been stationed over Robert Spark, who is a patient in St. Vincent 's Hospital suffering from head injuries…

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Motor Accident Aged Man Dies SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

The death occurred in Sydney Hospital to - day of George Carnell (70), of Stanley - street, Darlinghurst, as a result of injuries received last night…

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Four Drowned Ferry Tragedy Car in River Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 2

Four persons, two men and two women, were drowned on Saturday night, when the sedan car in which they were driving to Taree…

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Two Injured First Job in 8 Years NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 1

When they were their way to Bulahdelah by motorcycle to take up the first permanent work they up the first permanent work they had secured in eight year, Alfred Kirk,…

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Road Accidents Crash at Culvert Fatal Smashes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 6

I When a motor bike on which they were riding ran off the road-way and crashed into the Hide of a culvert at Helensburgh…

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Injured by Calf Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 2

James Munro, 38, farmer of Allagawan, was branding calves on his property when one of the animals threw him, and he fractured his right…

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Miner Injured Struck by Timber CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 6

[?] Edwards, 29, of Mr. View road employed at El[?] Co[?] was struck in the face by a piece of timber while at work to-day He was…

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Girls Injured Knocked by Cars SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 5

Severe injuries were suffered by two girls at Be[?] when they were knocked down by motor car. A man was arrested and charged…

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Tidal Wave Marella's Experience Carpenter Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 1

Officers of the steamer Port Campbell, which arrived in Sydney to-day from Melbourne, saw nothing out of the ordinary when in Port Phillip Bay…

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Youth Charged Sequel to Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 1

At Central Police Court to-day Henry Stanley Hall (19), was charged, with having feloniusly slain George Bruce Carnall, and with…

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Women Hurt Car Hits Post Kiama Accident Kiama

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 1

Two women, one of whom was a Melbourne visitor, were Injured, and a car was badly damaged when It collided with a post beneath the Railway…

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Toll of Road Accidents in Ram Man Killed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 2

A number of road accidents took place in the metropolitan area In heavy rain yesterday and last night. A man was fatally…

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Inquest Fixed Branxton Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 4

The inquest Into the death of Mr. Percy Theodore Hatfield, of Collarencbri, will be held at the West Maitland Court House on Friday next…

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Car Plunges Into Manning River Four Occupants Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 2

The four occupants of a sedan motor car, including an entire family of three members, were drowned on Saturday night when the car plunged into 20 feet…

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Gars Collide Three People Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 4

A man and two women were Injured, when a motor cur In which they wore travelling collided with another cur at the Intersection of Donald and…

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'Planes Collide Joy-riders Injured Mascot Smash Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 3

Remarkably lucky escapes from serious Injury were experienced by the occupant's or two aeroplanes which collided on the ground at Mascot…

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