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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 5

Struck by a fall of coal at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery on Wednesday, Thomas Lomas, miner, received lacerations to the…

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Fatal Accident at Aberdare Report Read to Commission

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 5

Referring to the death of William Wilson at the hearing of the Safety Commission yesterday, Inspector C. D. Durham…

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Road Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

The same department forwarded copy of police report concerning a fatal accident which occurred at Ward's River level crossing recently…

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Baby Drowned Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 2

When he fell head first into a coper of water at the home of his grand parents in Bellair-street, Kensigton, James Turner, aged one year and 10…

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Three Hurt Cars In Collision at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

Three persons were hurt when two cars collided at the corner of Bruns- : wick and Newcastle streets, East Maitland, late on Saturday afternoon…

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Car Accident. on Scone-aberdeen Road

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 3

Messrs. Maxwell Keddie and Joseph Schott, of Muswellbrook, figured in a car accident on the Scone-Aberdeen road on Saturday evening last, when…

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Motor Cycle Accident Young Boy Badly Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

Stanley Stewart, aged 7, of Ellalong, was a passenger in the sidecar of a motor-cycle driven by his father on Sunday…

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Car Struck Post Three Persons Injured WELLINGTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

When a car got out of control, struck a post and turned over, between Guerie and Maryvale, three young people were injured…

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Cyclist Killed Two Pillion Riders Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

In a collision between two motor cycles travelling at fast speed at Pendle Hill to-day, George Joseph Townsend was fatally injured, and two girls…

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Week-end Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

John Beverley, 36, of Ferguson-street, Cessnock, was jambed against a post by a 'bus on Saturday night. He…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 5

Raymond Matthews, 27, of Catherine-street, Cessnock, a timber getter, collided with a lorry while riding his bicycle on…

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Mr. Hughes in Road Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 7

The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Hughes) was involved in another accident yesterday, his eighth since 1920. He…

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Fatal Accident Supply of Alcoholic Liquor Coroner's Comment Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

The Scone Coroner, Mr. W. T. Seaward, inquired into the death of Harry Bloomfield, 35, of Singleton, who died in the Brentwood Hospital…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

Mr. Harold Robards, of Glen Martin, was unfortunate enough a few days ago to have a piece of timber fall on his head from a building under…

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Three People Scalded Gresford Show Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

Of four accident cases which required the attention of officers of the Maitland Ambulance at Gresford show on Friday and Saturday, three…

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Doctor Killed Motor Collision At Shanghai Wife Injured Shanghai, April 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 8

Dr. Bertram Little was killed and his wife seriously Injured i. a collision between their car I and a Japanese motor-bus In the Hongkow district…

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Mine Fatality Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 5

Stanley Kyrwood, 22, single, was fatally injured when he fell to the bottom of an open cut at the works of Big Bell .Mines, Ltd…

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Mr Hughes in Road Accident Veteran Minister Not Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 3

The Federal Attorney-General (Mr W. M. Hughes) was involved in another accident on Monday, his eighth since 1920. He escaped injury…

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Car Overturns in Flooded Creek Two Children Drowned. Parkes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 2

At an inquiry here yesterday concerning the deaths of Nita Gordon, aged five, and Keith Gordon; 2½ years, when a car overturned in a…

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Five Injured Car Overturns Near Parkes SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 1

When car overturned about 10 miles from Parkes yesterday five persons on their way to attend a funeral were injured…

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