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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1937

1,300 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 65

Two Injured Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 4

When a motor cycle and a motor cycle and side-car collided at Toralba yesterday afternoon, William James Thomas, 41, of Black's Estate, Boolaroo, and his…

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Baby Killed and Sister Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 3

Charlotte May Beal, aged 18 months, was fatally injured and her six-year-old sister, Maureen, suffered serious injuries on Monday…

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Boy Drowned Hunter Claims Victim Heroism of Mates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 7

Caught by a swirling current in the Hunter River, near Lorn, this morning, a nine-years-old lad, Leslie Roberts, of Allen-street, Lorn,…

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American Liner in Collision Makes Port Under Own Power. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 1

An S.O.S. from the American passenger liner City of Hamburg stated that the vessel collided with an unknown Italian steamer, and was…

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Boy Drowned Seizure after Meal SYDNEY

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

At an inquest on James Thomas Erdwin, 15, of Fleet-street, Earlwood, the City Corner found that the boy had had a selzure while bathing, He…

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Couple Hurt Near East Maitland Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1937 · page 7

Two elderly Sydney people, travelling towards Maitland, were injured when their car was involved, in a collision with another driven by a West…

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Boy Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

Caught by a swirling current in the Hunter River, near Lorn, on Wednesday morning, a nine-year-old lad, Leslie Roberts, of Lorn, West…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 3

James Hall, 54, of Ferguson-street, Cessnock, employed as a machine repairer at Aberdare Extended colliery, received…

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A Collision. Car and Grader

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 3

While proceeding towards Gungal last week, Mr. J. F. Horn, of Merriwa, driving his Ford car and accompanied by Mrs. Palmer, senr., and Mr. E. Ell,…

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Girl Injured at Bellbird

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

Dorrie Miller, 18, of Ruby-street, Bellbird, received an incised wound to her left leg this morning when she came in…

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Cyclist Injured Carried on Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 7

While cycling along Newcastle-road towards West Maitland last night, Thomas Horsfield, 20, of Rous-street, Cast Maitland, was Involved in an…

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Couple Hurt Near East Maitland Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 5

Two elderly Sydney people, travelling towards Maitland, were Injured when their car was involved in a collision with another driven by a West…

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Tragic Mishap "Santa Claus" Drowned BOSTON, December 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

An Air Corps sergeant in the costume of Santa Claus, who was parachuting to the scene of a children's pre-Christmas party at an army post, was swept out to…

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Bicycles Collide Two Men Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 5

Patrick Anderton, 22, of Georgetown, unemployed, received concussion, a lacerated wound over the left eye, a probable fracture of the nose, and shock, when his…

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Truck Overturns Five Persons Injured Tyre Blow-out

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

Five persona were injured, one seriously, when a utility truck got out of control following a blow-out on the Goonoo Goonoo' road, 12 miles from…

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Four Deaths Road Accidents SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 4

When a lorry got out of centrol in Prince's Highway, Kogarah, Harris King-cott, 55, of Stanmore, jumped off, but crashed head-first into a telegraph post…

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Three Drowned Week-end Accidents SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 December 1937 · page 6

Three young people were drowned at the week-end. Earl Jackson, 18, of Moss Vale, was drowned while swimming in a pool at…

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Leg Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 December 1937 · page 3

Walking into a shed at the rear of Cook's butchery at Bellbird, Miss Dorrie Miller, 18, of Ruby-street, Bellbird, brushed against a sey[?]he and…

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Child Electrocuted on Roof Fatality at Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 December 1937 · page 3

The five-year-old son of Edward Strang, of Cessnock, was electrocuted on Friday afternoon. It is believed that he climbed on to…

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Three Persons Drowned Swimming Lesson Ends Tragically

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 December 1937 · page 2

Three young people were drowned at the week-end. Earl Jackson, aged 18, of Moss Vale, was drowned while swimming…

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