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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 70

Car Smash Hotel Keeper Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 2

James Jenkins, 52, a hotelkeeper of Merriwa, suffered slight lacerations to the right ear, slight chest injuries and a fractured right leg (femur)…

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Bullock Crashes Into Crowd Eight Persons Injured at Grafton Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 4

When a bullock that was being "worked" in the North Coast championship camp draft at Grafton show late on Friday…

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Leg Broken in Car Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 2

Mr James Jenkins, hotel proprietor of Merriwa, was admitted to the Dangar Cottage Hospital yesterday suffering from a broken leg and…

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Leg Broken in Car Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 5

Mr. James A. Jenkins, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Merriwa, was admitted to the Dangar Cottage Hospital, Singleton, on Sunday, suffering from a…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

Charles Efford, 58, of Wollombi, received injuries to his head and abrasions to his left hand when he was knocked…

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Examination in Bankruptcy "Insolvency Due to Motor Accident!" Bankrupt's Statement to Registrar

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

Thomas Francis Miller, a colliery fireman, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, was examined in bankruptcy by the…

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Five Injured Car Crashes Into Van

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 8

When a car drove into the rear of a van at 30 miles an hour, five members of the Darwin garrison were severely Injured. The car was wrecked…

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Injured Finger Walker Still Unavailable Cambridge Match London, May 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 1

It is feared that Walker will be unavailable for the match against Northamptonshire, which commences on May IS, because of his injured…

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Illegal Spikes Soccer Players Complain Minor Accidents Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 1

It was stated to-day that soccer referees will conduct a campaign against the use of illegal football spikes. Their use, in some cases, has…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

George Cameron, 34, of Millfield, a wheeler, received lacerations to his fingers when his right hand was crushed…

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Drug Fatality Funeral of Burwood Brothers

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

A large crowd of mourners yesterday attended the funeral of John Edward Cobban and James Cobban, the two boys who died in a private…

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Three Injured Car Turned Over GOSFORD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

When a car in which they were travelling failed to negotiate a bend in the Pacific Highway, Seven miles from Gosford and overturned late last…

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District Court Many Defended Cases Mostly Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

Most of the 11 defended cases to he heard by Judge Nield at the Maitland District Court, which will open at the East Maitland…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

Thomas Horsfield, 39, of Tarle-street, Abermani, a miner at Cessnock No. 2 colliery, was struck by a fall of coal on…

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Accidents in Fog Ten Persons Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 2

Ten people were hurt in two motor smashes in the heavy fog that shrouded French's Forest on Saturday night and early…

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Cross Actions Maitland District Court Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 4

A motor collision on the floodgates side of the High-st. railway traffic bridge on the eve of Good Friday last year led to…

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Cyclist Injured Smash at Sandgate NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 4

When his motor-cycle collided with a motor car on the overbridge at Sandgate this morning, Laurence Garth, 23, of Wallsend, received abrasions to the…

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Two Killed Victorian Motor Accidents MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 2

A woman and a man were killed and five persons were injured in two of a large number of motor accidents at the week-end…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 10

Gavin Stevenson, minor, employed at Aberdare extended colliery, suffered an injury to his groin while lifting a piece of coal at work. He was…

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Two Men Injured Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 2

Two men wore slightly injured when a car in which they were travelling struck a telegraph post on the main Northern Highway near…

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