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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

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Motor Fatality Manslaughter Charge SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 7

The City Coroner to-day began an Inquest into the death of Percival Hancock (47), who died from injuries received in a motor accident at Rozelle…

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Second Death Paterson Collision Lorry and Cycle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 7

Brian Hynes, 20, died in the Maitland Hospital about 9 o'clock last night from the effects of injuries received yesterday morning…

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Former Muswellbrook Resident Killed. Shunting Fatality at Hornsby

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

John George Hillier, an electric train driver, of Jersey-street, Hornsby, was killed early on Saturday morning last…

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ACCIDENTAL Lorn Girl's Death the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 7

The Maitland District Coroner (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) to-day found that Violet Deacon (22), of Park-street, Lorn, died from the result…

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Miners' Accident Relief Allowance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Bedeley, M.L.A., has received from the Under Secretary Department of Mines (Mr. Graham) a communication which reads:—…

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Hip Injured Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 1

Ronald Convery, 42, of Station-street, Weston, a miner at Hebburn No. 2 colliery, suffered an injury to his hip at work to-day. He was conveyed to…

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Fifth Death Collision Near Albury MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 12

The fifth victim of a collision between a car and a service 'bus on the Murray Valley Highway near Rutherglen, Victoria, on March 26,…

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The Funerals Victims of Accident Pathetic Scenes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 6

Pathetic scenes marked the funerals at the Church of England cemetery, Campbell's Hill, yesterday, of Noel Charlea Jordan (21),…

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Accidental Shot Killed Mother Tragedy in Victoria

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 4

After returning from a shooting expedition with his father, a boy of eight years accidentally shot his mother, Mrs F. Colinson, about 40, at…

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Road Accident Sequel

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 2

A verdict for £1522 was given Edward Joseph O'Reilly, in the Jury Court, in Sydney on Monday, in an action in which he claimed damages…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 5

Anthony Husband, 40, of Edgeworth-street, Cessnock, a miner, employed at Aberdare colliery, received an extensive…

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Fatal Collision Inquest Into Deaths of Two Men Coroner's Verdict

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 6

Eye witnesses of the fatal collision between a motor cycle and a motor lorry near the Paterson Bridge on May 30, as a result of which two young men lost their lives, told of the victims' frantic but unsuccessful struggle to negotiate a sharp…

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Two Killed. Motor Accident at Paterson

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 8

As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and motor lorry on the sharp turn onto the Paterson bridge. Noel Charles Jordan (22) was killed…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 5

Ronald Ronney, 14, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, fractured his forearm during a game of football on Wednesday…

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Injured by Rock Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 10

While engaged on the nationnl relief works on the Zig-Zag scenic road, Albert Gough was struck by a piece of rock during blasting operations. He…

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Cycle Smash Boy Fatally Injured Singleton Inquest Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. Alex Morrison, J.P., at the Singleton Courthouse, conducted an inquest on the death of Harold Donald Lancaster, aged 15…

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Accidental Death Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 11

At the inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Darrell Gilmour Saggus, the District Coroner, Mr. R. L. Blake, found that deceased…

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Straying Horse Caused Car Accident TAMWORTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 11

Dr. Ronald Grieve, of 113 Homer-street, Undercliffe, was proceeding to Tamworth from Sydney about 6.30 last night, and when about 22 miles from…

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Road Accidents Speed Limit at Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 9

During their observations of the operation of the 30 miles an hour speed limit, officers of the N.R.M.A. discovered a widespread belief among…

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Motor Cycle Fatality Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 5

Arthur Corben, 25, of Todman Avenue, Kensington, was killed last night when his motor-cycle struck a verandah post in Rocky Point-road…

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