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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

1,300 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 65

Glare of Setting Sun Blamed for Accident Several Persons Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 1

Fight people were seriously injured in a head-on collision between two cars on the Molong-road, 13 miles from Orange, on Wednesday afternoon…

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Head-on Collision Between Bombing 'Planes Four Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

Four navy flyers were killed in a head-on collision between two bombing 'planes from the aircraft carrier Lexington. The crash occurred 40 miles…

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Car Skidded Good Samaritan, Injured GOONDIWINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

While Sidney Hoole, employed by Mr.J.T.Flood of Warrah Willah, Goondiwindi and another employee of the station were driving to the…

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Lorry Overturns on Hill Man Killed and Another Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 1

A man was killed and another injured early on Wednesday morning when a motor-lorry ran down an embankment and overturned hear Sullivan's…

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The Town. Motor Accident Victims.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 1

The condition of Messrs. W. and N. Teasdale, L. Wright and Master Fred Turnbull, who were injured in the recent. motor accident at Camberwell…

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Freedom From Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

Contrary to the custom of other years the Newcastle Ambulance was not in attendance. Fortunately, however, the show was very free from…

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Accident to Stinson 'Plane Cause Can Never Be Proved Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 6

The Air Accidents Investigation Committee has reported to the Acting Minister for Defence (Mr Therby) that the actual cause of the accident to the…

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Five Injured Baby Car In Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 4

Whon a baby car and a motor lorry collided at Dudley five persons were Injured. These Injured were William…

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Cessnock Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 10

Jack Slade, 10, of Allandale-road, Nulkaba, fractured his right foot as the result of a tackle during a football match yesterday, He was…

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Fell in Street Cossnock Man Injured CESSBNOCK, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 8

John Cooper, 70, of Forguson street, Cleannock, was admitted to the [?] Hospital yesterday sufferns from [?], to the…

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Two Killed Week-end Accidents Fatal Blow-out Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 2

As a result of accidents In the metropolitan area at the week-end two people were killed. Arthur Duncan, 23, of Bay-street,…

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Mine Fatality Coroner To Inquire KURRI Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 2

The Kurri Kurri District Coroner( Mr.A.W.Johns)will conduct an inquest into the death of John Jarvio,[?]a shiftman of Woston-Street,…

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£1000 CLAIMED Accident at Railway Station Circuit Court Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 7

Alleging neglect against the Railway Commissioners, Mrs. Jane Harley, of Cessnock, claimed £1000 as compensation for injuries received in an accident at West Maitland…

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No Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 3

Although rain fell on Friday and the ground was slippery, no accidents occurred throughout the exhibition. Thanks to fine weather on Saturday,…

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Cessnock Accidents N

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 5

Robert Musgrove, 38, a clipper employed at Bellbird Colliery, slipped whilst at work yesterday and a skip ran over his…

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Loss of Eye Injured in Motor Collision Claim for £2000

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 7

Folloewing a collision between a moter car and loorry on Gossip 's Hill, near Stround on August 15 lastb John Stephen Willocott Germon, of Gloucester, had an eye removed in…

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Soviet Rail Fatality MOSCOW, April 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 1

SIX were killed and twelve seriously Injured when two overcrowded clectrjo trains swung together In passing and swept in the…

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Show Fatality Claim For Compensation SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 1

Claiming that she was partly dependent on the oarnings of her daughter Eve Daly, who died following an accident at the Castor Show in…

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Car Crashes Into House Woman Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 4

Mrs J. Moffatt, aged 65, of Ashfield, Sydney, received a laccrated wound over the right eye and suffered from shock when a car ran off the road about…

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Motor Vehicles Collide 15 Injured in Two Road Smashes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 2

Fifteen persons, including four youths 'from the Flinders-Naval Base, Victoria, were injured in two accidents oil Monday' night, one at…

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