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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 6

The Maitland, District Ambulance treated two accident cases last night. Claudia Dawn, 15, of Bourke-street, West Maitland, fell down some stairs…

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Shunter Injured Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1936 · page 4

Charles Hughes, a shunter at Singleton railway station, while engaged in shunting operations at about 9 o'clock this morning cames in collision…

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Car Struck Pole Three People Injured CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1936 · page 11

When the car in which they were travelling left the road and struck a telegraph polo on the Wellembl road, near Bellbird, last night, Alfred…

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Driver Charged Sequel to Collision Thornton Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 5

A charge of having driven a motor vehicle in a negligent manner on the Newcastle Highway on July 15 was preferred against Frederick L…

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Collision with Side of Carriage

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 2

While engaged in shunting operations at Singleton railway yards on Saturday morning, Mr Charles Hughes came into collision with the side of a carriage. As…

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Aftermath of Collision Man Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 2

Richard R. Rumbel was committed for trial by the Maitland district coroner on Friday afternoon, for the alleged manslaughter of Frank James…

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Campbell Black Collision in Mist Airman Killed London, September 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 2

Captain T. Campbell Black, one of the winners of the Melbourne Centenary Air Race, was killed yesterday afternoon at an aerial…

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Two Hurt Collision Near Dungog Car and Lorry Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 2

As a result of a collision between a motor lorry and a car about tour miles from Dungog early on Saturday morning, it woman and child…

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Six Injured Lorry and Car Collide ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 2

Six persons were injured in a co[?]sion between a motor lorry and car at the intersection of Port-road and Globe-street. Alberton…

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Dungog Farmer's Claim For Damages Struck by Car District Court Story Street Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 5

A claim for £200 as compensation for injuries alleged to have been received in a motor accident at Dungog,…

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Sydney Motor Accidents Coroner Outspoken

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 1

The City Coroner (Mr E. T. Oram) was outspoken, when returning a verdict of accidental death in the case of Sydney Charles Young, aged 50, who was…

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Driver Charged Sequel to Collision Thornton Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 2

A charge of having driven a motor vehicle in a negligent manner, on the Newcastle Highway on July 15 was preferred against…

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Denman Section Car Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 6

An Essex sedan car, owned and driven by Mr. C. Glare, of Hollydene, carrying a party to the mechanical hare coursing at Muswellbrook on…

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Manslaughter Charge Echo of Fatal Motor Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 3

Echoes of the fatal collision which occurred between a 'bus and a motor car on the Wollombi-road, West…

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Cut on Chin Strange Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 4

A nasty wounds beneath the chin was received by Mr. Waiter Wilson, a carpenter, of Lorn, West Maitland, when he was involved in an unusual…

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Claim for £100 Compensation Sought Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 4

Judgment was reserved hy Judge Nield in the Maitland District Court to-day in the case in which Thomas Adley Daunt, of…

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Car Fatality Young Woman Victim MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1936 · page 1

Dorothy Wittenslowe, 22, a milliner, of Learmonth-street, Moonee Ponds was killed early this morning when a car in which she was riding with three…

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Chased and Tossed by Bullock Young Woman Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 September 1936 · page 4

A young woman was tossed and a plate-glass window was smashed by cattle at Footscray (Melbourne) on Monday. Dorothy Burr, aged 19, was…

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Bolting Tram Down Steep Incline Two Men Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 7

Norman Ellison, journalist, of Cremorne, severely injured his right les to-day while another man suffered minor injuries, when…

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50Ft. Fall Quarryworker Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 7

When he fell from the top of a council quarry at Merpoth to some rocks fifty feet below about 11 o'clock this morning William Millman, 56, of…

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