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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

1,300 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 65

Swept Off Rocks Fisherman Drowned SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 3

Two men were swept into the sea and one was drowned when they were fishing from the rocks below the cliffs at Kurnell, in heavy weather…

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Three Injured Taxi-Cab Somersaulted SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 8

Three people were injured when a taxi tab collided with a car and then somer-faulted twice, in Avoca street, Randwick Edward de Satge, 28, of Kellett street, the…

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Cyclist Killed Pillion Rider Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 3

Shortly after midnight on Saturday Erie Venables, 22, of Hamilton South, was killed, and Eileen McCahen, 23, of Cessnock, seriously injured in a…

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Three Killed Accidents at Perth PERTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 8

Donald McKay, 14, died shortly after he was run over by a petrol waggon weighing seven and a half tons. He was thrown from his bicycle and fell under…

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Fractured Skull. Miner Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 1

Norman Edmonds, a miner employed at the Muswellbrook Colliery, was injured in the course of his work a few days ago when a piece of coal…

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Fell Over Cliff Lorry Driver Injured the Entrance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 9

While repairs were being effected to tho rock baths at The Entrance, Duncan stevenson backed a lorry to the cliff edge to load stone. The lorry…

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Three Men Injured. Lorry and Car! Collide. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 2

Three men were injured, one seriously, when a lorry carrying a cargo of fish and a car colli[?]ed in Wentworth. Avenue to-day. Charl[?]es Tobin was…

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Young Man Killed Motor Cycle Crash. Cessnock Girl Seriously Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Eric Venables, 22, of Barling-street, Hamilton South, was killed, and Eileen…

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Extraordinary Accident. Motor Cyclist's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 1

Eric Venables (22), of Darling-street, Hamilton, who suffered fatal injuries in a motor cycle accident on Saturday last, was a…

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Accidentally Shot Berry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 4

A finding of accident death was returned at the inquest on William James King (71), who was found dead with a bullot wound in the head…

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Fatal Shunting Accident. at Gloucester

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 5

Ernest Stevens, 36, of Newcastle, guard of a goods train, was severely injured when lie was crushed between two trucks in the Gloucester railway…

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Three Injured Sydney Motor Collision SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 5

When a motor car and a lorry collided at a city Intersection, Charles Tobin, 18, of Cammeray, had his skull fractured, his left foot crushed and his face and…

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Rescued From Drowning Parkes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 3

At the Parkes Olympic Baths, a little girl, Jewel Smith, full into six feet of water and was in danger of drowning when the assistant manager (Mr. Les…

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Collision Between Two Cars Baby Hurled From Woman's Arms and Killed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 2

A baby was hurled from a woman's arms and killed in a collision between two motor cars on the crest of a rise near Yackandandah (Vie.) on…

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Baby Drowned Mother in Hospital Nanago (Q.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 3

While his mother was ill in hospital following the death of his father, Mr, O. Hatchman, a few months ago, Gordon Hatchman, 23 months, wandered from…

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Horse Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

A black light gelding has been badly injured through getting on the ramp leading to Melbee paddock. The animal is about 14.2 hands high, with…

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Baby's Death by Drowning Mother Was in Hospital

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

While his mother was seriously ill in Nanango (Q.) Hospital, following the death of his father, Mr C. Hatchman, a few months ago, Gordon…

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Tossed by Bull Fottler Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 7

When R. L. Coxon, of March-street, Hexham, a letter employed on the Government railways, and a ganger, tried to remove a bull from the railway line at…

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£750 VERDICT Extraordinary Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 5

"Probably you have never he[?]ld of a more extraordinary accident than this—a man's arm buttoned to the door of a car," said Mr. Justice Halse…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday at one of the loading dumps on Smith and Ellis's tram line at Simsville, when Pearie Ray Mason aged 27…

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