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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,485 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 75

Lawyer Drowned Went to Sister's Aid BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 2

Allen E. Minkin, 31, solicitor, of Innisfail, was drowned at Paranella Park, a holiday resort, near Innisfall. His sister was padding when shee…

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Fractured Jaw Ray. Terrace Accident NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 5

On August 5, Edward William cole (27), of Irrawang, near Raymond Terrace, was injured while working a circular saw and died in Newcastle…

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Stroud. Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 1

The bend in the road at Alderley Creek claimed another accident, to its already formidable total, during a recent week-end, when a single-seater…

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Accident at Simsville

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 1

Whilst riding on one of the trucks attached to the tractor at Smith and Eilis's sawmill a man named Kingston was knocked off and an empty…

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Boiler Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 1

A rather serious accident, fortunately without inflicting any injuries on the workmen, occurred at Woods' saw mill on the Simsville Road. Just…

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Street Smashes Chapter of Accidents Tram and Lorry Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1936 · page 2

One smash led to another in George-street, city, yesterday. A tram, a motor lorry, and a plate-glass window were damaged, but no one…

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Struck by Fan Unusual Accident DORRIGO

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1936 · page 6

J. Burke, bacon curer at the Dorrigo factory, met with an accident in unusual circumstances. He was visiting a neighboring factory, and in the…

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Bullahdelah Head-on Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 5

A head-on collision between a baker's delivery van owned and driven by Mr. A. Dee, Bullahdelah and a car belonging to Mr. W. Whelan,…

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Injured Teamster Dies Found in Hut at Broke Hurt While Timber-getting?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 7

Cecil Moffatt, 25, teamster, who was found lying in a hut at Broke with a fractured skull and other injuries last…

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Injured Teamster's Heroic For Life His Dog Helped Fatally Hurt In Mountains Found Dying by Mate Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 7

While it was first thought that sinsiter circumstances may have surrounded the death of Cecil James Moffitt (25), the young teamster, who died in the Cessnock Hospital yesterday,…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 7

Struck by a fall of coal at Pelton Colliery yesterday, George Halligan, 36, miner residing at West Cessnock, received…

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Many Deaths Accidents to Cyclists 75 Last Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 2

Accidents to cyclists are reported to be increasing at a much more rapid rate than other forms of road mishaps…

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Twelve Believed Drowned Four in One Family Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 2

Twelve persons, six of them women and one an infant boy, are believed to have been drowned when a launch foundered in a fierce storm in the Hawkesbury River, at Brooklyn, yesterday. So far the bodies of five…

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Mystery Drowning of Constance M'rae Coroner Returns Open Verdict. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 2

"During the voyage she appeared to have trouble over her finances, and had had difficulty over paying the full amount of her wine bill."…

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Heavy Loss of Life In Hawkesbury Tragedy Launch Sinks Struck by Tremendous Wave 5 DROWNED: 7 Missing Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 1

Twelve people are believed to have been drowned in the Hawkesbury River when their launch founded near Brooklyn. Five bodies have been recovered, and parties are now…

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General News Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 3

John Patrick, 32, miner of Rawson-street, Aberdare, who is employed at Aberdare colliery, was admitted to hospital…

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Appalling Tragedy at Hawkesbury 12 Drowned From Launch

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 3

A tragedy of an appalling character occurred on the Hawkesbury River on Sunday night, when 12 persons were…

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12 DROWNED Hawkesbury Tragedy Police Search Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 1

The search for the bodies of the victims of Sunday's launch disaster in the Hawkesbury River, near…

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Twelve Believed Drowned in Hawkesbury Tragedy. Four in One Family

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 6

Twelve persons, six of them women and one an infant boy, are believed to have been drowned when a launch foundered in a fierce storm in…

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Accident in Egypt

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 1

When a crowd surrounded the train in which the Premier (Nahas Pasha) was returning to Cairo, an express train ploughed through the…

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