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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 70

Truck Skidded Girl Injured Near Somersby GOSFORD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 1

When a truck driven by George Patterson, of Mangrove Mountain, skidded in sand on the main highway near Somersby, last night, the vehicle left…

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Beard Alight Santa Claus Burned Two Boys Injured Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 1

When the beard worn by Kal Martin, of Maitland, who was impersonating Santa Clans on behalf on the Cash and Carry Drapery Store, accidentally…

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Three Accidents Young People Injured CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 4

Richard Wood, 10. of High-Street, cessnock, received a lacerated scalp wound when he struck his head on the bottom of Cessnock swimming…

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Youth Drowned at Woy Woy Heroic Rescue of Girl

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 4

John King, 17, of Dural, was drowned at the Ocean Beach, Woy Woy, late on Friday afternoon. His sister, Grace King, 15, would have…

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Drowned While Shooting the Rapids New Zealand Tragedy Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 2

While a number of youths were amusing themselves, by shooting the rapids at Manawatu River (N.Z.), one named Jack Geddis Allen, aged…

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Five Drowned Week-End Tragedies Three in Sydney Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 8

At the week-end five persons lost their lives in drowning tragedies in New South Wales, including three in Sydney…

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Car Accident on Honeymoon

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 2

While on a honeymoon tour of the north coast, Mr and Mrs Colin Mackay, who were married at St. John's Church, Uralla, met with an accident…

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Spine Injured Fireman Struck By Tree SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 1

While fighting a fire at Valley Road three miles from Hazelbrook, on the Blue Mountains, last night, Vincent Sweeney, a volunteer fireman, 20,…

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Safe Christmas How to Reduce Accidents Road Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 10

The Christmas holiday season, desired by all to be a time of happiness and recreation, too often is marred for hundreds of families…

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A Safe Christmas. How to Reduce Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 6

The Christmas holiday season, desired by all to be a time of happiness and recreation, too often is marred for hundreds of families by…

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A Safe Christmas How to Reduce Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

The Christmas holiday season, desired by all to be a time of happiness and recreation, too often is marred for hundreds of families by…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

During the week-end Maxwell Crossley, of Congewai-street, Aberdare, met with an accident at Wangi and fractured his left…

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Cricketing Fatality Sydney, Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 7

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest to-day into the death of Frederick Kingsley, 25, whilst playing in a friendly cricket…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 12

Thomas Lundy, 56, a miner, residing at Ellalong-street, Pelton, had his left ribs fractured when he was struck by a fall of stone at Pelton Colliery…

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Head-on Collision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 1

Mrs. Blake, 35, of Ocean-st., Woy Woy, was critically injured this morning in a head-on collision between her bicycle and a motor car. She was…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 10

Bruce Pasheld, a schoolboy, sustained a fracture to two of his toes when a piece of timber fell on to his foot yesterday…

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Women Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 8

Miss Ruby McCahon, 33, and Miss Beryl Robinson, 19, of King Street, Newtown, were badly hurt about the head last night, when their motor…

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Car Overturned Four Women Injured SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 2

Two women were admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital, Singleton, last night following a motor accident. The car turned over at the foot of…

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Make it a Safe Christmas How to Reduce Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 4

The Christmas holiday season, desired by all to be a time of happiness and recreation, too often is marred for hundreds of families by unfortunate…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 2

At Croll's timber mill, Dungog, on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Les McGlashen suffered injury to the muscles of a leg when a flitch of…

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