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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,485 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 75

Motor Cyclist Killed Instantly Head-on Collision on Paterson-road

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

A motor-cyclist was killed instantly on Wednesday night in a head-on collision with a motor-car on the Paterson-road, a short distance from West…

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Tree Falls Across Car Bonnet Two Occupants Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 6

When a tree fell across the bonnet of a ear driven by Mr James Eastcott, of Martin's Creek, on the main road between Dungog and Martin's Creek,…

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£400 CLAIMED Sequel to Motor Accident CASINO

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 8

In the District Court, before his Honor Judge Claney and a Jury of four Marie Jonn Hancock proceeded against John Robinson, a taxi-driver,…

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Cessnock Accidents Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

Joseph Trenholme, 15, of Kearsley, who fell from a bicycle last night, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital with abrasions to his face and log, Joseph…

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Fatal Accident Motor-cyclist Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

A motor-cyclist was killed instantly on Wednesday night last in a head-on collision with a motor-car on the Paterson-road, a short distance from…

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Death of Mr. Jack Stacey Killed in Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

NEWS of the death of Mr. Jack Stacey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stacey, of Cessnock, who was killed in a motor…

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Fell From Train Man Fatally Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 1

Believed to have taken ill suddenly, Robert William Small, of Canterbury fell from a train between Marrickville and Sydenham stations early this…

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Badly Injured Struck by Car Aged Man Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 7

Stated to have been knocked from a bicycle by a car which did not stop after the accident, Ernest Robins, an elderly man, of Mona Vale, was…

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Blown Off Joint of Man's Finger Gresford Accident Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 5

One man had tho first joint blown off a fluger and another was struck by a piece of flying metal when the bolt of a rifle was shattered…

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Gun Fatality Lockhart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 8

Cr. Wallace Browne, president of the Lockhart Shire, was fatally injured when the gun he was carrying accidentally exploded as he was getting…

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Injured by Bomb

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 2

Victorian youths were injured when injured when a bomb they were making exploded. They were going to blow up a rabbit burrow…

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Players Injured Australian Team AUCKLAND

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 9

T. Pauling, who was injured while playing with the Australian Rugby Union team against New Zealand in the first test on Saturday, is suffering from…

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Two Dead Pinned Beneath Car Three Injured Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 5

John Henry McCrorery, 46, and Clarence Karri Richards, 27, State sawmill employees, were killed, and three other passengers injured, when…

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Police Theories In Grenfell Mystery Victim Drowned Believe Body Is In River Baffling Car Crime Grenfell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 7

Another phase of the search for William Henry Lavers, the missing storekeeper who disappeared after a car had pulled up near his store and asked for petrol 12 miles from Grenfell, during the week-end, was entered upon to-day when 40…

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Nearly Drowned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 2

Miss Edna Grant, if Queen-st., Revesby, was nearly drowned in a strange manner yesterday. She fell when she was riding a bicycle in…

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Two Injured Milk Lorry Capsizes NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1936 · page 4

Two men were injured early to-dy when a milk lorry overturned on the Warner's Bay road, near the Violet Town turn-off. The lorry was badly…

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Saw Mother Injured Woman Awarded £750

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 9

The case in which Mrs. Annie Hay, aged 2D, claimed £2000 damages from the Commissioner for Road Transport, and Tramways concluded in the…

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Sydney Turf Letter. Roughhouse Tactics Lead to Accident in Canterbury Spring Race—Medium of a Huge Starting Price Plunge brought down when making a winning run.—Pamelus and the local champions for the spring

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 8

It is right on the cards that Billy Boy, winner of the Canterbury Guineas on Saturday, will ultimately prove the best of this season's three-year-olds as…

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Turf Notes Bough House Tactics Lead to Accident in Caterbury Sprint Race. Pamelus and the Local Champions for the Spring

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 4

It is right on the cards that Billy Boy, winner of the Canterbury Guineas on Saturday, will ultimately prove the best of this season's 3 year olds…

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Foot Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1936 · page 7

Severe contusions to the right foot were suffered by Maurie Robinson aged two, of Ada-street, Homeville, when a gate fell on his foot to-day…

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