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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1936

1,485 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 68 of 75

Painful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1936 · page 2

On Saturday last, Wendy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Elliott of Dungog, accidentally had her finger caught in an electrically driven…

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Accident with Detonator Launceston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1936 · page 2

Douglas Thomas Hay. 14, was playing with a detonator under his desk at the Deloraine Convent School, and an explosion occurred when he thrust…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 5
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Caught between a baulk and a skip while working at Elrington Colliery yesterday, Donald Thomas, 27, of Newton-avenue…

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Mr J. Lawrie in Collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 6

Mine host, of the Percy Hotel, Mr J. Lawrie. was involved in a car collision in Newcastle yesterday mid-day, but his many friends will be pleased to…

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Injured Man Seen in French's Forest Was He William Henry Layers? Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 6

Alfred Waltisbuhl, of St. Ives, reported to the police that last night he found an injured man in French's Foreat, who said his name was Henry,…

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French Airman Forced Down Reported to Be Seriously Injured (Australian. Press. Assn. Message.) TOKIO

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 1

The French aviator, Andre Japy, who was attempting a record flight from Paris to Tokio, was forced down on a hillside north-west of Kyushu to-day…

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Nurses in Motor Accident Narrandera

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 5

A motor car driven by Miss Lottle Anna Bedinnar, a nurse, skidded on the Narrandera-hay road and twice overturned. Miss Bodinnar suffered…

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Ferry Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 6

From same advising that the matter of temporary ferry being sunk with a motor lorry aboard on 11th Nov. had been fully discussed, and it…

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Lake Tragedy Pensioner Drowned NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 9

Richard Wills, 65, an old-age pensioner, was drowned when a rowing beat overturned at Wagin Point, Lake macquarie…

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Not Justice "Proving Innocence" Cat Accidents Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 1

The President of the N.R.M.A. Mr. J. C. Watson, stated to-day that any step along the lines suggested by the parramatta District…

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Boy Drowned Fell Into Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

Overbalancing while walking along the banks of Lochinvar Creek yesterday afternoon, Ronald Barry Richardson, 7, of Lochinvar, fell into the water…

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Boy Drowned in Lochinvar Creek Companion Tells Cricketers

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 2

Ronald Barry Richardson, seven years, of Lochinvar, was drowned in Lochinvar Creole yesterday afternoon. It is believed that he ovorbalanced,…

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THREEDEAD Two Badly Injured Car Capsizes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

When a motor car swerved and overturned on the Pacific Highway at Sutherland, a man and a woman were killed and three…

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Damaged Lighting Service a Costly Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 2

While speeding to a party held at Cottesloe (W.A.) Harold Keith Miller drove his car against an electric light pole on Sterling highway, Nedlands,…

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Car Capsize Clergyman Injured Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 4

Imprisoned beneath his car when it overturned on Red Range Road, near Glen Innes, Rev. T. Hunter Barratt, of the Holy Trinity Church, Glen…

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Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 2

It is reported that a car belonging to Mr. R. G. Berry of Dungog was badly damaged in an accident at Newcastle during the week-end…

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Accident at Stroud Hill Lorry Goes Over Embankment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last a small utility truck, carrying seven passengers crashed 150 feet down a steep embankment, some little distance on…

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Riding Fatality Forbes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 5

Peter Edward Nilon, 16, was killed instantly when thrown from his pony near Bogan Gate. His neck was fractured. The accident occurred in a…

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30th FATALITY Victim of Motor Smash NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1936 · page 3

The Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest held at Newcastle Courthouse into the death of Ronald Albert…

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