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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 70

Two 'Planes Collide in Japan 15 Killed and 196 Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 5

Fifteen were killed and 196 were injured when two 'planes, after colliding, crashed in a suburb of Tokio. One 'plane fell on to the roof of…

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Painful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Reeve, 42, of The Branch, near Booral, had the thumb and one finger of his left hand severely lacerated when his hand slipped…

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Road Accidents Analysis of Causes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 3

The analysis of road accidents during the first six months of this year, which him been prepared by the Department of Road Transport, reveals…

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Bullahdelah Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 4

Dick Madden had a lucky escape in a head-on collision last week-end. Although the car was considerably damaged, Dick fortunately escaped injury…

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The Cause of Road Accidents What the Latest Analysis Shows

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

An analysis of road accidents which occured during the first six months of this year, prepared by the Department of Road Transport, reveals that…

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Spine Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 8

When his bicycle collided with a car in Pittwater Road, Manly, Donald McKecknle, 55, of Pine-street, Manly, suffered a probable fracture of the spine…

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Baby Drowned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 2

Jean Ada Dobson, 22 months, was drowned when she fell into a water hole near her homo in Riverstone. The hole, which was lees than three feet…

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News of the Day Footballer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 4

WILLIAM GRILLS, 20, of Melbourne street, Abermain, was admitted 'to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday for observation after he had…

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Eye Injured Chemicals Explode SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 3

Jack Collins, of Bellevue Hill, was seriously Injured about the head In an explosion while ho was experimenting with chemicals In a tool shed at the…

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Lucky Escape Injured Driver Found by Doctor ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 4

Tom Korran, who was injured when a truck overturned at Tl Tree Bore, 120 miles from Alice Springs, was fortunato to bo found by a doctor, after…

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Two Killed When Air Liner Crashes Seven Injured Shocking Disaster at Innisfail (Q.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 5

Two persons were killed, while six others and the pilot were injured today when a large passenger 'plane crashed in a canefield outside the Bundoo aerodrome, Innisfail…

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Fatally Shot Camping Accident MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 3

When Alan Banfield, 20, of Northcote, stood up suddenly to watch a mall 'plane at Whittlesea, he was fatally shot in the head hy a companion…

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Car Accident Near Walcha. Well-known Families Involved Mr. H. Kilbride Seriously Injured

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Niriness, of Stewarts Brook, only just back from Newcastle, where their daughter, Mrs. Lee, succumbed to injuries received…

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Tram Hits Lorry Newcastle Collision Man's Head Cut Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 4

A tram bound for Waratah and almost filled with passengers collided with a motor-lorry at the corner of Stewart-avenue and Hunter-street…

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Innisfail Air Crash Condition of Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 2

Miss T. Flynn, of Cairns, is still in a very dangerous condition, but a more hopeful outlook is taken by medical authorities concerning C. R…

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Drowned at Nelson's Bay Two Men Swept Off Bocks

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 2

Charles Prescott, aged 36, a mineworker, of Weston, and Edward Jones, aged 40, a poultry farmer, of Kurri Kurri, were drowned yesterday…

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TRAMS v. CARS Accidents in Sydney SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 1

When a tram and a car collided in Boomerang-street, City, this morning, traffic was suspended for a considerable time, and thousands of people…

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Boy Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

Geoffrey Edwards. 11. of Haleyon-street, Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital on Wednesday with a probable…

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Girl Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 10

Clara Torpey, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. S. J. Torpey, sustained a painful accident a few days ago. It appears that a schoolboy was riding a…

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Fatal Collision at West Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 8

Arising out of the fatal collision at West Tamworth on Tuesday, William Henry Thwaites, 20, of Newcastle, was charged at the Police…

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