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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

1,300 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 65

Car Strikes Motor Lorry Two Women Injured on Maitland-road

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 6

Mrs A. Etheridge, of Quirindi, and Mrs E. Bailey, of Woodville, Gunnedah, sustained minor injuries when a motOT-car in which they were…

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Unusual Accident Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

Herbert Muldoon, of Angus place received a severe injury to his right hand, the small finger being later am[?] In company with Ross…

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Cyclist Killed Midnight Collision NEWCASTLE

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

Nerma Fitzaimmons, 18, a resident of Charlestown, who was ridmg a cycle, was killed shortly beofre midnight last night in a collision with a…

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Float Accidents Sydney and Melbourne SYDNEY

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

Three horses were involved in a collision to-day while on their way to Rosehill. They were autoland mens use, and brown Betty.The horses…

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Names of the Drowned Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

Police and civilians are searching the coast between the Heads, and Narrabeen for the bodies of five of the six men who were drowned yesterday…

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Six Drowned launch Founders Three Saved Sydney

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

When the 32-foot launch voyager was washed ashore on sunday near North Head six men were drowned and three others had…

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Four Injured Cycle Strikes Pedestrians NEWCASTLE, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

When a motor cycle, carrying a pilson rider, collided with two pedestrians at Argenten, four persons were injured, visbllty was restrioted by…

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Cycle Smash Young Men Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

Wilfred Bale, 22, of wallsond was admitted to wallsond Hospital in a serious condition last night, He was suffering from injuries received when…

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Four Killed. Week-End Accidents SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

Four persons were killed and many injured in motor accidenis in New south wales at the week end when he was knocked down by a…

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Wheeler Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

Robert George Partridge 38, of Melbourne Street, Abormaln, a wheeler employed at Rich[?]ond Main Colliery was admitted to Kurri Kurri District…

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Wheeler Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 8

Caught between two skips in Richnond Main Colliery, Robert George Partridge, 28, a wheeler, suffered probable internal injuries. He was…

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Six Men Drowned in Launch Disaster Three Saved After Heroic Fight. Launch Dashed on Rocks. Pilot Steamer in Danger in Attempt to Give Aid. Graphic Story Told by Survivors

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

Six men were drowned and three others were saved only after desperate efforts by rescuers when the 32-foot launch Voyager was wrecked…

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Accident Risk

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 4

Mr. Jones moved that Council be asked to erect a notice, if necessary, indicating to persons using the pool or grounds that they did so at their own…

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Boy Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 7

Ronald Ranger, 11 of Mount Hutton near Warner's Bay suffered a probably fractured skull when he fell as he jumped off the back of a…

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Car's Wild Dash Man Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 2

Getting out of control on the Calder Highway at Keiler (Vic.) at 1.30 a.m. yesterday, a motor-car skidded 50 yards, and overturned three times. After…

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Maitland Show Minor Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 1

This year there were more minor casualties during the Maitland Show than in other years the Maitland Ambulance which was present at all…

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Stop Press Cyclone Fatality Canserra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 7

The Federal Cabinet to-day considered a report by Mr. Giles the Acting-Administrator at Darwin He said that he had engaged all…

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Truck Collision One Killed : Three Hurt MELBOURNE

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

John Miller a travelling showman was killed last night as the result of a [?] between two motor trucks at Boneg[?]a Joseph Mulligan of…

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Mine Accident Young Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 6

James Ramplin, 21 son of Mr. R. Ramplin of Refihead and formerly of West Maitland received a compound tractre of the pelvis internal…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 5

Thomas Davis, a wheeler, of Tarmworth-street, Abermain, who works at Aberdare Central colliery, had his Angers crushed yesterday between…

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