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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

1,505 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 76

Cars Collide No One Injured SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

A largo crowd quickly congregated when an accident happened at the corner of King and Pitt-sts. late on Saturday night…

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Stroud Affray. Critically Injured Man Charged Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 5

Sequel to an alleged assault at Girvan, near Stroud, Dudley Wilfred Hawkens (27), sleeper-cutter, was charged in the Police Court to-day…

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Collision Near Booral Three Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Three residents of Ward's River were injured on Saturday when the car in which they were travelling collided with another car at Booral…

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Washed Off Rocks Fisherman Drowned EDEN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 5

Leslie Stead, a sleeper-cutter, was washed from the rocks by a wave while he was fishing at Nadgie, on the coast south from Eden, and was…

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Arrest Made Man Injured Near Booral

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Albert Murrell, 48, of Girvan, near Booral, received a head Injury while in the bush on Friday. He was helped some of the distance towards his…

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Accident at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

An accident, fortunately not attended by serious results, occurred in Palace-street, Denman, on Saturday evening about eight o'clock when a…

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The Late Mr. Henry Charles Millson. Coroner's Inquest. Verdict: Accidental Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 6

At the Merriwa Court House the District Coroner, Mr. H. G. Dee, J.P., held an inquest touching on the death of the late Mr. Henry Charles…

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Accident at Karuah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. George Johnson, of Karuah, met with a painful injury while attempting to fasten a pair of reins to the winkers of a young horse, which…

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Serious Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. Stan Atkins, of Douglas-street, Stockton, and formerly of Dungog, was critically injured at the Newcastle Steelworks about 2 o'clock on…

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Riding Accident Horse's Fatal Fall Rider Discovered by Search Party

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Rounding up cows on Mr. Collier's property at Marshdale early last Thursday morning, Mr. Jack Taylor had a remarkable escape from death…

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Boy Drowned Tragedy Revealed By Dog MOREE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

Drawn by the barking of his dog, Cyril Y. Graham walked to the bank of the Gwydir River and found his two-year-old son floatin there dead…

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Film Comedian Killed. Thrown Out of Car After Collision

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 2

Herbert Mundin, the film comedian, was killed instantly at Hollywood on Sunday when the car in which he was riding collided with another at a…

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Local and General News. Accident to Mr L. Smith

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 2

When Mr Len Smith with two other passengers, one of whom was driving, were in the cabin of Mr Smith's lorry at Jerry's Plains…

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Flood Fatality Car Driver Washed Away TAMWORTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

A well-known resident of the Gunnedah district Mr. John Kruse, 51, was drowned near Gunnedah. The car in which he was travelling was…

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Youth and Girl Drowned at Terrigal Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 10

When they were swept off the rocks by a huge wave, Miss Eva Phillimore, 19, of Dalley-street, Naremburn, and Arthur Louis Thiele, 20, of Kenthurst, who were holidaying at Terrigal, were drowned…

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Truck Smash Three Men Injured One Escapes Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 12

As a result of a utility truck over -turning near Gardiner's Creek, on the New England Highway, three miners, Joseph O'Brien (Singleton), H…

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Child Drowned in Gwydir

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2

Cyril Graham, aged two years, son of Mr and Mrs J. Graham, of Bingara, was drowned in the Gwydir River at Yarraman, Moree, on…

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F. Shean Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 5

The former Queensland jockey, F. Shean, who has had such a remarkable run of success during the last year, encountered a change of fortune…

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Singleton Resident Fatally Injured. Tragic Sequel to Accident Near Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 8

Tragedy was brought to a Singleton home last night when the sad news was received that Mr H. Broomfield, of 19 Argyle-street,…

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Truck Fatality Driver For Trial MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2

After inquir[?] into the death of Walter fatally (65), pastrycook, of East Malvren, who was fatally injured when knocked down by a motor truck…

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