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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Fatal Car Accident Government Reward

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 5

A reward of £100 has been offered by the Government for information leading to the identity of the driver of the motor-car which collided head-on…

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Reducing Factory Accidents "Safety First" Campaign

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 3

Greater publicity for "safety first" work, and a stricter application of regulations dealing with safety in industry, will follow a conference between…

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One Injured Motor Cars Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 6

While turning in Hunter-street, Newcastle, on Wednesday night last, a Morris single-seater motor car, driven by Mr. N. Hodson, of…

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Suicide in Cell Sequel to Collision Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 7

John Snowden strangled himself in a cell of the police station at Teawamutu. He was arrested for having been drunk while in charge of a…

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Kurri Man Hurt Mysterious Accident Serious Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 8

An accident, in which a Kurri Kurri man was seriously injured, is shrouded in mystery. Andrew Johnson, aged 30, of…

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Two Injured Motor Cycle Accident Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 7

As a result of a collision between a car and a motor-cycle on the Weston overhead railway bridge yesterday afternoon, two young men were…

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Seriously Injured by Hit-run Driver Man Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 2

James William Irwin, aged 32, of Sydney, was seriossly injured near Katoomba on Saturday night when knocked down by a motor-car or motor-cycle,…

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Arrest After Collision Motorist Strangles Himself

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 3

John Snowden strangled himself in a cell of the police station at Te Awamutu (N.Z.). He was arrested for having been drunk while in charge of a car…

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Funeral Car in Smash Four People Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 2

When a motor-car which was taking two men and a woman to the funeral of their mother collided head-on with another car at Punchbowl on Friday, four…

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Hit-run Victim Ninth in Fortnight Badly Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 5

James William Irwin, 32, of Sydney, was seriously injured near Katoomba when knocked down by a, motor car or motor cycle, the driver of which…

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Fatal Car Accident Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 7

Advice was received at, Cessnock yesterday that Lionel Roberts, 20, whose parents live at South Cessnock, died in Taroo Hospital as a result of…

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Cessnock Accidents Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 7

Lesile Ninness, 30, of Allandale-road, Cessnock, a top hand employed at Bellbird colliery, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital this morning with…

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Car Accident Driver Sentenced P.M.'s COMMENT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 7

The sequel to a car accident near the Rutherford racecourse was heard in the West Maitland Court to-day, when Robert…

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Man Killed Unusual Accident MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 5

Robert Carter, 35, secretary, of Judd-street, Camberwell, was killed in unusual circumstances on Saturday night. He was found lying beside…

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Fall from Cart. Youth Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 1

John Gallagher (19), of Mona Vale, received severe head and body injuries as the result of being thrown from a baker's cart when the horse bolted on…

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Man Drowned Riverina Floods Crossing Creek Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 2

Arthur Syrett was drowned when crossing Bong Bong Creek, near Korrawatha in a sulky. The creek was in flood, owing to the heavy…

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Cars Over Cliff Nobody Injured Stanwell Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 8

Two motor cars were wrecked when they crashed over a cliff at the top of Bald Hill at the week-end, in neither accident was any person…

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Motor Smash at Weston Two Young Cessnock Men Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 3

Two young men from Cessnock—Albert Turner, of Aberdare-road, and Alex. Shepherd, of McGrane-street—were injured on Sunday night when…

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"Blew" Eye From Socket. Strange Accident to Footballer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 1

Blowing his nose after having been struck on the head during a football match, Horry Mason, captain of Camberwell (Vic.) team,…

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Mr. David Pinkerton Meets with Serious Shooting Accident

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 1

Mr. David Pinkerton, of Green Creek, Blandford, and a member of one of our best-know and most widely-connected district families, met…

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