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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

1,300 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 65

Prison Fight with Knives and Clubs Warden Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1937 · page 2

One guard and two convicts were killed in an unsuccessful attempt by sovon convicts to escape from a pehitentiary at Folsom (California)…

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Car Accident Theatre Manager Hurt NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1937 · page 10

Whon a car In which they were driving collided with a post in Adamstown, Mr. Hurry Kitehing, of Merewether, manager of the Theatre Royal…

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Henkel Injured Los Angeles, Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1937 · page 1

The German tennis player Hendel tripped in a match with Make and twisted his right ankle. He was taken to hospital. He was leading 6-5 in the…

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Tyre Burst Motor Speedster Injured BONNEVILLE (Utah), Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1937 · page 4

A. B. Jonkins, who set out to establish 14 world motor records, had one arm badly Injured when tho left roar tyro of his car exploded. He was travelling at…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 5

Struck by full of coal at Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday James Bellbird [?] residing at Charltonstreet…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 5

Falling from a fence at his home on Wednesday afternoon, Allen Wardrop, 5 of Sawyerstreet Paxton received…

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HOOFBEATS Bundar Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1937 · page 11

Bundar, who equalled the Newcastle mile record when he dead-heated with Milantheon in the Cameron Handicap on Thursday, Injured a leg while crossing…

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Man's Death Accidental Verdict Inquest Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1937 · page 4

At the West Maitland Courthouse to-day the Maitland District Coroner (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) found that Thomas James Stevens (60) of…

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Collision with Motor Train at Crossing Remarkable Escape of Car Occupants

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 September 1937 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Warren, of Earwood, had a remarkable escape from death on Saturday, when the car in which they were travelling collided…

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Miners Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 1

Struck by a piece of coal at Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday, William. Wells, 45, machine man, of Neath-road, Kearaley, suffered injury…

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Injured Ribs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 4

Evan Evans, 17, a clipper, of Edden-street, Bellbird, employed at Poiton Colliery, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital with injuries to…

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Found Drowned Dungog Resident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 2

The body of a woman, later identified as that of Mrs. Mary Isabella Ellen McCormick, of Brown Street, Dungog, was found floating in about…

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Cycling Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 3

Gladys Sharp, 17, of Prince-street, Bellbird, was cycling on the Wollpmbi-road on Sunday when she collided with another…

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Third Collision Dangerous Corner Drivers Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 7

The third collision in less than a fortnight occurred at the intersection of Olive and Elgin streets this morning. In the two previous accidents a car and…

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Child Drowned Ganoe Overturned in MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1937 · page 10

Nancy O'Donoghue (10), one of the twin daughters of Constable and Mrs. O'Donoghue, was drowned in the Hunter River at Muswellbrook yesterday…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

James Joseph O'Reilly, aged 21, of Homobush, was fatally injured when the bicycle he was riding collided with a motor-car in Strathfield on…

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Child Drowned. Canoe Overturned in River

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

Nancy O'Donoghue (10), one of the twin daughters of Constable and Mrs. O'Donoghue, was drowned in the Hunter River at Muswellbrook on Tuesday…

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Sad Case of Drowning. Death of Nancy O'Donoghue

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

A sad case of drowning occurred at McCully's Crossing in the Hunter River at Muswellbrook on Tuesday afternoon last, resulting…

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Fell Between Ferry and Wharf Boy Critically Injured Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 6

William Began, 15 years, who jumped from a ferry steamer from Manly at Circular Quay this morning, slipped between the ferry and the wharf, and…

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Three Killed in Midair Collision Royal Air Force's Blackest Year (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

A mid-air collision in which three were killed, at Northweald (Essex), brought the total Royal Air Force deaths this year to 112 in 69 fatal…

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