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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 70

Badly Injured Miss Gladys Moncrieff Motor Accident Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 4

When travelling from Adelaide to Melbourne, Miss Gladys Moncrieff, the famous Australian singer, and her manager, Mr. Iredale, were seriously…

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Fatally Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 6

Dr. William Cunningham Denniston, 46, of Bondl, was fatally injured late yesterday afternoon, when he fell down the stairway of a double-decker…

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Collision Between Trains Fireman Crushed to Death. Auckland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

A fireman was crushed to death today in a collision between two trains at Aylesbury. Seeing that a smash was…

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Miss Glady Moncrieff and Manager Injured Car Crashes Into Electric Light Pole

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

While travelling from Adelaide to Melbourne, Miss Gladys Moncrieff and her manager, Mr Iredale, were seriously injured yesterday afternoon…

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Road Danger Bends Cause Accidents GOSFORD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

The road from The Entrance to Wyong is considered by many motorists to be one of the most dangerous highways in the State…

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Local and General News Accident at Bulga

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

George Anderson, 14 years, of York-street, Singleton, sustained a broken ankle when he fell from a horse on Monday. The accident…

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Runaway Horse Drowned Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 13

After bolting In a street at Goulburn, a valuable spring-cart horse, ha[?]nessed to a cart leaded with ves[?]ables, plunged, with the cart still at…

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Three Injured Motor Cycle and Car Collide NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 10

When a motor cycle and a car collided at Newcastle West, three men were injured. Clement White, 28, of Mayfield,…

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Riding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 10

Mr. M. McNamara, of Dalwood, was thrown from his horse on Sunday afternoon, and rendered unconscious. The Maitland Ambulance took him to…

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Accident Victim a Large Congregation Guard of Honour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

An impressive service was concluded by the Rev. A. H. Venn at St. Mary's Church, at the funeral of Cyril Palmer Northmore, of…

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Soccer Player Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

W. Monagle, outside left of the Metters Soccer team, received injuries at work yesterday that will probably keep him out of the game for the…

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Show Worker Injured. Mr. Bert Bellingham

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

Mr. Bert Bellingham, one of the ring stewards, suffered a dislocated shoulder when taking part in a wheelbarrow race last night. He was…

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Injured Worker Refused Leave to Appeal Claim for Benefits

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

Thomas Greenslade Williams, a former tramway employee, was refused leave by the High Court in Sydney on Wednesday to appeal…

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Motor Cycle Collides with Car Man Killed and Wife Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 4

A. Coomby, of Bulli, was killed, and his wife seriously injured, when a motor cycle that they were riding came into collision with a motor car…

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Fall of Coal Accident at Pelaw Main Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 6

Struck by a fall of coal while at work at Pelaw Main Colliery, Arthur Gill, 48, a miner, living at Brunkerville, received injuries to the right…

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Lost Three Sons Victims of Accidents JUNEE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

The death in Junee Hospital of Noel William McDowell, 20, brings to a conclusion the unfortunate family affairs of his father, Mr. R. McDowell…

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Mine Accident Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 7

Edward Kcough, 14, of Aberdare-street, Weston, received an incised wound to his head and arm while at work at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery…

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Painful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Darcy, the youngest son of Mr. Peacock, at the week end. He was playing with a Daisy air gun and had adopted…

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Boy Accidentally Hanged a Fatal Game

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

Believed by the police to have hanged himself while engaged in a game, Keith Edward Jennings, aged 13, was found by his…

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Singleton Lorry Driver Exonerated. Coroner's Warning to Boys at Accident Inquest

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 4

At Maitland yesterday the Coroner (Mr C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.) held an inquest into the death of Clive Palmer Northmore, 12, who was killed…

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