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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 3

When she foll off a gate at her home in Old Rose-street, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon, May Morgan, 5, received a lacerated and contused…

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Collision on Richmond River

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 7

Joseph Smith, aged 53, married, of Ballina, was killed last night in a collision on the Richmond River between the motorship Nimbin and a tug. Smith…

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Tug Sunk Collision on River Man Killed Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 3

When the motorship Nimbin collided on the Richmond River last night with a tug, Joseph Smith, 53, married; of Ballina, was killed. Smith was on…

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Child Drowned in Well. Strayed Through Gap in Fence

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 3

Joan Prosser, 17-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.Prossor, of Rhondda, near Teralba, fell uunoticed into her well 5ft deep in a yard adjoining her…

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Injured in Car Smash. Mr and Mrs E. L. Waddy

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 8

Mr. Edgar Waddy, formerly a wellknown State cricketer, and for several years a delegate to the New South Wales Cricket Association, was injured…

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Cycling Mishap Opperman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1937 · page 10

A mishap in Western Australia on Thursday will seriously affect Hubert Opperman's training for an attempt on W. Read's Perth to Sydney cycling…

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Verdict for Plaintiff Sequel to Collision District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 4

The sequel to a collision early on the night of December 6, 1936, was the hearing before Judge Nield, at the Maitland District…

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Killed in Accident London, Sept. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

Mr. Patrick Roberts, British Charge d'Affaires in Greece, was fatally injured in a car accident at Ikall, 15 miles from Athens, last evening. Mr…

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Martin's Creek Painful Accident Martin's Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 8

Mr. E. Clarke met with a painful accident, crushing his thumb while at work in the Municipal Quarries, Martin's Creek. He was removed to…

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Week-end Accidents Many People Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 8

Many people were injured in accidents at the week-end. When a car crashed into a telegraph pole in Parramatta-road, Auburn…

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Misnomer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 7

Misnomer, while exercising on the tan track at Randwick yesterday, slowed round suddenly and collided with the raile, suffering injuries tp…

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Quarry Fatality Premature Explosion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 3

Charles Baldwin, a married man, waa instantly killed, and Vincent Leo, married, was seriously injured at a metal quarry near Wauchope, when a…

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Child Drowned Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 3

david George Caldwell, aged two years, overbalanced into a small barrel of water while playing at his home at Moorooka. He was drowned in about…

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District Court £30 Damages Sought Collision, Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 4

A collision between a motor cycle, ridden by Lance Spencer Gill, of Braukerville, and a car driven by Samuel Manual, of…

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Cross Actions Sequel to Collision Near Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 2

A claim for £30 as the result ol a motor collision near Paterson on the morning of June 17, brought by Robert Lewin Davies, of Hamilton,…

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Coroner's Court Fatal Car Collision Inquest Touching The Death of Walter Frank Ashford

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 5

Mr. W. T. Seaward, District Coroner, held an inquest touching the death of Mr. Walter ("Wally") Frank Ashford, at the Scone Coroner's Court yesterday. The hearing was a prolonged one, and at 6 p.m. the whole of…

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4 Killed in 'Plane Collision New York, Sept. 13. A poilt, two men and one

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 6

woman passengers were killed when two planes collided in mid-air at South Bend (Indiana). The left wing was…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 3

Jack Pettigrew, 24, of Adelaide-street, Paxton, a, wheeler employed at Pelton colliery, receivd an injury to the knee…

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Car Crashes Into Bridge Accident at Weston

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 3

On Sunday night a car driven by Alfred Edward Camroux, of First-street, Cessnock, crashed into the overhead bridge…

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Badly Injured Man Found in Street SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 1

Joseph Manning, 37, of, Palmer. Street, who was shockingly, injured last night was taken to Sydney. Hospital where he is now in a serious…

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