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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Injured in Crash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 1

The famous violinist, Brantslaw Huberman, who was injured when a Douglas airliner crashed yesterday, killing four people…

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Youth Injured Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 7

Walter Flack, aged 19, was severely injured this morning whon a tree fell on him at Scott's Creek, Singleton, He was engaged felling trees…

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Struck by Car Accidental Death Inquest Finding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 6

The Maitland District Coroner (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) conducted an inquest into the death of John James Passfield, 58 of Rutherford,…

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Fatal Accident Boy on Scooter Struck Lorry SYDNEY

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

When his scooter collieded with a Iorry, Reginald Armstrong, 5, of South Hurstville, was fatally injured. His skull was fractured and he died…

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Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 3

Alex Webb, 10, of West Wallsond, Was riding home from work on a bicycle when, running down a hill about a mile from Went Wallsond, the strings of his…

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Injured by Falling Tree

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 6

Walter Flack, aged 19, a son of Mr H. Flack, of 37, York-street, met with a serious accident yesterday morning while falling timber, at Scott's Creek,…

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Fatal Collision with Lorry Boy on Scooter

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

Reginald Armstrong, five years, of South Hurstville, was fatally injured when his scooter collided with a motorlorry in South Hurstvillo on…

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Boy Suffers Agony; Arms in Flames Blazing Oil Stove Explodes In Kitchen Beresfield Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 7

Petrol splashing and blazing fiercely, singeing the hair on a baby's head and blackening the pram, besides destroying curtains on the window, severely burned a Beresfield youth this…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

Arthur Timmins, 19, of Lambton, received at compound fracture of the right leg below the knee, and Florence Seymour, of Lambton, who was riding pillion…

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Quarry Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

While working in a quarry at Martin's Creek on Wednesday morning, Mr. P. Beaven, struck a piece of stone with his mallet, and portion flew up…

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Mill Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 2

As we go to press we learn of an accident to Mr. Eric Golledge of Dungog at a sawmill in the Gloucester district where he is employed. No…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

Ernest Fletcher, 38, a miner, of Prince-street, Bellbird, received an injuy to the back when he was struck by a fall of…

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Victim of Motor Smash Dies. Accident on Neath Hill

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

Allan Cook, 19, of Bellbird, who was badly hurt in a motor smash on the Neath Hill at midnight last. Sunday…

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Head Injured: Pipe Works Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 6

Mr. R. R. Smith (48), of Park-street, West Maitland was admitted to Maitland Hospital to-day with injurles to the bead, shock and concussion, for…

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Fumes Explode Hamilton Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 3

James Dunbridge, aged 10, of Gow-street, Hamilton North, was burned about the forehead, face and neck, and was badly shocked, when an explosion…

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Una Merkel Saved Drowning Man Lakh Arrowhead (California), Oct. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 1

The backwash from a speed-beat, driven by Una Merkel, the film actress, overturned, a beat containing a property man who is a fellow member…

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Seven Injured Tram and Car Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 3

Seven people were injured when a tram and n motor car collided in City-road, Darlington, The car was practically wrecked, and the tram was badly…

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Motor Collision Damages Awarded CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 2

Alleging that negligent driving by the defendant had caused the accident, Albert Costello proceeded against Hughie Brown in the Cessnock Small…

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Serious Accident On Mountain Side Injured Man Carried Four Miles on Stretcher

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

In connection with the accident which befel Mr. Eric Golledge of Dungog, on Thursday last, the Gloucester "Advocate" says:—…

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Cars in Collision Both Turned Over in Ditch

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

On Sunday night a car which was being driven along the Newcastle-Maitland road, in the direction of Cessnock, collided…

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