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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Railway Fatality Penrith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

A man, [?] to be James Dadd, about at, whilat riding on the truck of a goods train leaving pearlth, fell on the line between Kingswood and war…

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Spine Injured Nowra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

When a motor cycle skidded at Fails Creek, near Nowra, Dick Stacy, of Singieton, received [?]and [?] and robert Clans, of…

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Hectic Time New Yars's Eve In Sydney Many Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 1

Many accidents were caused by the busy New Year trafic in Sydney last night, One hundred and fifty casualties were reported and…

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Fatal Accidents Newcastle Statistics NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

There were 35 fatal accidents in the Newcastle dlatrict during 1936, against 27 in 1935, Thirteen were caused by busch, cars, or lorries, and…

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Free From Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

CONTRASTING with reports from other centres of fatalities and serious injuries, during the Christmas period and…

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Two Injured Mother Cars in Collision Stanwell Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

Two people were injured when two ears cellided last night between Bald's Hill and Heleneburg…

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Man Drowned Horart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

Harry Asheroft, 19, of Hobart, was drowned in the River Derwent off [?] Beach, a holiday resort, [?] and a companion were in a…

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Fought Violently Drowned at Lawson LAWSON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 7

James Young (17), of Flemington, who was holidaying at Hazelbrook, was accidentally drowned in the Lawson swimming pool to-day…

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Cars Collide Three Persons Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 9

When two cara cellided at an inter section in Newcastie last nithe, three pceplo were injured…

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Dash for Port Accident on Freighter SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

After a 30 hours dash along the south coast the British freighter, port bowen, reached Sydney early this morning with an injured seaman…

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Neck Broken Mother of Cricketer Motor Accident London January 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

Mrs. Florence Farnes (58) mother of the cricketers, K.Farnes, who is now in Australian with the M.C.C. team, was killed to-day in…

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Shooting Accident Cessnook, Saturday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 7

Mark Wilton, 20, of wellembl, was admittod to the cosanook District Hon from gunabet wounds to the chert and…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

Roland Barns, 19, of Terrigai, who was riding a moter cycle near Aveca Beach, and Charles ides 20, of Avoca Beach, whe wan riding pillion received…

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Drowned in Creek Wife Saw Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

William John Nicholls, aged 22, of Wollongong, was drowned in peculiar circumstances on New Year's Day in Fairy Creek, near Wollongong…

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Drowned" in Tragic. Circumstances Two Children of Party

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

Two children were drowned in tragic circumstances in the River Darling at Cuthero Station, about 100 miles south-east of Broken Hill, on New…

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Victim of Storm Drowned On Yacht BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 3

Shirley Margaret Andrewa, 13, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Andrews of New Farm, Brisbane was browned when the yacht Astra cap…

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Killed Instantly Wife Seriously Injured ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 8

Mr. D. Diahor, of Thornbury, Victoria,was killed instantly, and his wife was seriously injured when a motor car which Mr, Diahor was driving…

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Plane Dives Into Surf Passenger Killed, Four Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

One person was killed and four others injured when, a aeroplane which was attempting to land, fel into the surf in a remote part of West Coast…

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Car Struck Pole Five Sailors Injured MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

Five sailors from the vessel Wale tapa were injured, when a motor ear in which were travelling siruckan an elocirle light standard, on the…

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Motor Cycling Accident Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 2

Athol Allen, employed at the Cessnock Post Office, roll from his motor cycle on the New England Highway near [?] He suffered [?]…

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