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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,485 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 75

Overman Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

Phillip Dederer, 54, of Bellbird, an overman employed at the Bellbird colliery, had his right foot crushed when it was caught between the…

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Doneley Injured Brisband

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 8

B.Doneley , the international Rughy Union forward, will be unable to take his place with the State side against New South Wales on Saturday, owing…

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Man Killed War Bomb Explodes Two Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

After being kept as a souvenir for 20 years, a bomb which a returned soldier had brought back to Australia from the Great War…

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War Bomb Explodes After Twenty Years Man Killed and Two Injured in Coogee Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 1

Twenty years after it had been made, a bomb which a returned soldier had brought back to Australia-as a souvenir of the Great War exploded in his home last night, causing his death and serious injuries to two…

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Motor Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

On Sunday afternoon, near Mr. D. Kelaher's farm at Red Hill, two miles from Aberdeen on the Main Northern Road, a car driven by Mr. R…

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Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 5

Andrew Holmes, 27, of Kogarali, was seriously injured when a pressure gauge burst in his face while he was at work. He received a fractured skull…

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Train Fatality Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 10

William Mischke, 16, of Banksia, was[?] tally injurled last night, Leaning put of the doorway of an electric train hear Rockdale, his head struck a steel…

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Man Drowned Boat on Rocks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 9

When a motor launch wan wrecked on the rocks at Yenda, Botany Bay, to-tay, a man was drowned, but two companions were rescued, The boat was…

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Baby Drowned Fell into Bucket ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 5

The 13 months old son of Mr, and Mrs. w. A. Heinrich, of South Kilker ran, Yorke Peninsula, was drowned in six inches of water in a bucket in a…

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Two Injured Thrown from Horses Crackers Explode Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1936 · page 3

The danger of throwing lighted crackers on to the main road was shown at The Entrance when two young women were severely injured…

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Man Drowned Fishing Fatality Launch Capsizes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 3

When three men went fishing in a launch at Yenda, on the South Head, on Saturday, the motor of the launch, stopped, the craft was…

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Woman Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 2

The body of Mrs. Florence Ellen Glesson, 62, of Marrickville, was found floating in Cook's River. It is believed that she had been ill-health for…

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Man Drowned When Launch Capsized Fishing Party Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 2

Three men went fishing in a launch at Yenda, on the South Head, on Saturday. The motor of the launch stopped, the craft was capsized by a big…

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Tram Smash Five Persons Injured BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 2

Head injuries and shock were suffered by five passengers on Saturday evening when a Bulimba ferry tram crashed into a stationary Lutwycho…

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THORNTON Football Match Player Injured Thornton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 2

A football match between Bast Maitland-Morpeth and Northern Suburbs under 16 grade was played at Thornton recreation ground on…

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Stove Bursts Fire at Hospital Two Injured Bourke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 2

A fire broke out at Bourke District Hospital, resulting in damage to the operating theatre and the sterilising room and plant…

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Toe Cut Off Peculiar Accident BELLINGEN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 1

A peculiar accident befell two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland, of Bellingen, during the week-end. The boys were "double-banking" home from…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 3

In a fall of coal at Aberdare Central colliery yesterday afternoon, John McKenzie, 60, miner, living in Ercildoune-street, Cessnock, received…

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Minor Damage High St Collision Cars in Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 7

Only minor damage was caused to three cars which were involved in an accident near the corner of High and Victoria-streets, West Maitland…

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