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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Fell From Top of Stairs Accident That Brought on Neuritis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

This old lady survived a fall down-stairs from top to bottom, only to become a victim of neuritis and rheumatism. But in Kruschen she…

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Accident on Bullahdelah Hill

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 5

Another accident occurred on Bullahdelah Hill last week-end, the vehicles involved being two cars, a sedan and a tourer. The latter which…

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Stroud. Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon last a head-on collision occurred on the Pacific Highway one mile on the Stroud side of Booral. At the point where…

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Police Sergeant Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 3

While escorting to the Redfern Police Station a woman whom he had arrested, Sergeant Maegill was struc[?] by a motor-car and thrown heavily to…

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Boy Drowned Priest Rescues Man Canoe Capsizes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 7

Lawrence Forsyth, 15, of Naremburn, was drowned in the Lane Cove River at, Tambourine Bay when a canoe capsized…

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Hit by Car Police Sergeant Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 1

Sergeant William Magill, of Redfern was seriously injured early this morning when he made an attempt to prevent a woman being run down by…

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Motor World Eliminating Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 8

In all lands where the ratio of cars to population is high, the authorities are striving to deal either drastically or scientifically with the accident…

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Injured Miner Dies Ralgoorlie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

James Robert Field, 32 miner of Kaigoorlle, died at kaigoorlle District Hospital, Field was injured when a motor car skidded and collided with an…

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Fatal Smashes Week-end Accidents Girl Killed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 8

A number of fatal road accidents took place at the week end and numerous persons were injured Maitland victoria pearson, an aged…

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Shiftman Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

Thomas Cooper, 45, of Moorestreet, Cessnock, a shiftman at Pelton colliery, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday, and was admitted to…

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Denman Section Injured Light Horseman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 6

Word has reached town that Trooper R. Day had his collarbone broken in a smash at Glen Innes camp where the troop is encamped. It is stated…

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Unusual Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

some injuries are caused in usual manner but the clreumataness arrounding that received by William smith 20 a groom employed by cap…

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Girl Killed in Lorry Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 5

A sixteen-year-old girl, Lily Swan, of Clybucca, was killed and four others were injured when the lorry in which they…

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Bee Causes Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 2

Driving a motor-lorry from Morrinsville to Cambridge (Now Zealand) Victor Anderson, of Leamington, was struck in the face by a bee. The…

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Ten Injured Sydney Tram Smash SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1

A tram smash, in which ten persons were injured, occurred to-day when two trams co[?] in Parramatta road, Glebe…

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Shiftman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

Evan Jonea, 43, C[?] a shiftman, employed at Abordare Central Collery, received in[?] to the left arm when he was struck by a fall of…

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Twelve Injured When Trams Collide

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

Twelve people were injured yesterday when two trains collided in Parramattaroad, Glebe. A tramway repair trolly had stopped on the line for the men…

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Girl Injured. Fall From Pony

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 8

Injured apparently as the result of a fall from her pony Jessie Foote, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Foote, was brought to town for…

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Relief Worker Injured. Pick Through Foot

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

A. E. V. Ekert, a relief worker engaged on Municipal Council work, was admitted to hospital yesterday, suffering from an injury to a foot. It is…

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