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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1938

1,382 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 70

Foot Injured Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 1

Henry Pattinson, 43, of Fifth-street. Weston, employed at Hebburn Colliery, suffered an injury to his right for when [?] prop fell on him at work…

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Injured by Cows Farmers' Badly Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 10

In two separate instances at Casino this week farmers were seriously injured by cows. While Harry Carmont was branding…

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Legs Fractured Motor Cyclist Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 8

Mr. Donald Mackay, noted Central Australian air explorer, suffered shock when his motor car came into collision with a motor cyclist at…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

Cecil Diver, 36, wheeler, received a probable fracture of the left forearm when he was caught between the limbers of a…

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Injured at Baths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

John James, 21, of Pokolbin-street, Kearsley, injured his neck when diving at the municipal baths yesterday. He also…

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School Girl Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

Josie Pitman, a pupil at the Convent School, was admitted to hospital a few days ago, suffering from head injuries sustained as a result of a fall…

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Riding Fatality Gloucester Man's Death

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

As a result of injuries sustained in a fall from his horse on the Wallaringa road, in the early afternoon of Monday last, Edward Corbett an…

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Injured While Cutting Wood

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

Robert Dunleavy, 56, of First Street, South Cessnock, suffered an incised wound to his left foot on Wednesday when an axe…

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Dagworth Tragedy Child Drowned in Swamp

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

While playing with four other members of the family, Peter Wilfred Watson, aged 6, was drowned in a swamp near his…

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Accident to Lorry Driver Escapes Uninjured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

Loaded with cases of oranges, a lorry owned and driven by Mr. Los. Hancock, of Monkerai left the road when approaching the main road at…

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Scene of Fatal Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

The scene of the fatal accident on Friday last, when a cur driven by the late Mr. G. F. Johns, crashed to the bottom of what is known as "Field's Pinch." The driver was killed instantly; the car falling over 100 feet on to some rocks, An idea of the locality can bo obtained from this picture. Inset shows the car at the bottom of the "Pinch" against a tree…

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Two Injured Scaffolding Accident GOONDIWINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 9

Two men were injured while they were working on a scaffold at the new Town Hall. Fred Jobson, married, and Geoffrey…

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Fell From Cycle Young Woman Injured CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 10

Inie Croxen, 21, of Allandale-street, Kearsley, was riding on a bicycle last night when the forks collapsed in Greta-street, Aberdare, and she was…

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Head on Terrific Motor Smash Three Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 1

Two men received very severe injuries early today after a terrific head-on crash between a car and a motor cycle in…

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New Regulations Road Accidents in Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

Several new regulations came into force recently in Germany in a drive to reduce road accidents. All cars must carry a reflecting disc at the…

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Roads and Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

Lord Wolmer criticised England's existing roads and advocated the building of new ones at the opening of a recent, road…

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Two Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 2

Les Morgan, 20, of Merewether, the rider, received a lacerated wound to the left wrist and shock, and James Redding, 19, of Junction, the pillion…

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Two Drowned Waterhole Tragedies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 2

George William Knight, 24, of Kensington, was drowned while swimming in a waterhole at Maryland. A girl who was swimming with him…

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Two Injured Accidents at Cessnock CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 2

Robert J. Hines, 28, of Georgetown, suffered an injury to his foot when he fell from his motor cycle in Allandale-road, Cessnock, yesterday morning…

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Car Overturns Passengers Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 6

After being treated by Maitland Ambulance and conveyed to the Maitland Hospital, two men and two women, who were injured when the car in…

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