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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

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Fire, Marine, and Accident Insurance New South Wales Figures

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 6

The Government Statistician, Mr Waites, issued a preliminary summary of transactions in New South Wales during the year ended June 30, of the…

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Sequel to Tree-felling Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 6

Amputation of the right leg, following his sustaining severe injuries when a tree fell on him on Thursday of last week, has been the very sad lot of…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 3

Struck by a fall of coal at Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery on Wednesday, Alfred Beckett, miner, of Church-street, Cessnock…

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Road Accidents New Zealand Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 8

An interesting report covering an official investigation of road accidents in New Zealand over a recent period of three months has been received by the…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 5

Basil Hodges, 14, of Pitnacrce-road, probable fracture of the right elbow caused while wresting at school. He…

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Fatal Collision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 4

John Forsyth, about 22, of Banksin, was fatally injured when the motor-cycle which he was riding collided with a motor-car at Helensburgh. He…

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Collision on Pacific Highway. Hearse, Horse, Car

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 2

A horse, hearse, and motor-car were involved in an unusual accident on the Pacific Highway near the Kahibah. turn-off early last night…

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Struck by Car. Youth Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 6

Struck by a car near Bolwarra Public School early on Saturday night, Lindsay Thorne (18), of Bolwarra, was taken to hospital in an unconscious condition…

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Youth Dies Injured by Tree SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 2

The death took place in the Dangar Cottage Hospital on Saturday night, of Walter Flack, aged 10, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Flack, of York-street…

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Unusual Accident Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 8

Harry Pott, of Lake-road, Wallsend, was wheeling his bicycle along the road near Argenton late on Saturday night whon a motor car, coming from…

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Seven Injured When Car Overturned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

Three Dungog men were involved in a motor accident on the Paterson-Maitland road about 2 miles from Paterson on Sunday afternoon. They…

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Giul Fatally Injured by Car. Manslaughter Charge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Percival Cliavles Kobinson (31), clerk, was charged with the alleged manslaughter of Beryl Hazel Williamson…

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Two Men Injured Car Over Embankment MURWILLUMBAH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 2

Two banana farmers, Harry Kelly and Barney Sheridan, were seriously injured when the car in which they were riding crashed down an…

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Shunter Injured Wollongong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 8

Arthur Taylor, a shunter, of Pit Road, Buill, was caught between ,two truck on South Buill Colliery line at Bellambi. He was convoyed to Buill…

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Jockey Badly Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 8

When the favourite for the Bookmakers' Purse, Hippogriff, fell at Singleton yesterday, his rider, J, Moore, was very badly…

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Well-known Cricketer Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

W. ("Bill") Greer, the well-known district cricketer, will be out of the game for several weeks, as he is now confined to his home suffering from a…

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Injured Jockey Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 9

The condition of the jockey, J. Moore, who is in Singleton Hospital, was stated to-day to be unchanged. He is still unconscious. Moore was riding…

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Knocked Down by Car. Young Man Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

Frederick Huges, a yardman employed at the Prince of Wales Hotel, was knocked down by a car at about 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday last and…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 4

Charles Costello 49, of Verson-street, Cessnock, employed is a miner at Aberdare Central colliery, was caught between…

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Man Killed Two Others Injured ALBURY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 1

A man was killed and two others in jured when a motor car got out of control on the Hume Highway at the intersection of the old Sydney Road and…

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