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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Five Injured Motor Car Capsizes KATOOMBA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 9

When a motor car overturned last night, a man, his wife, two of his children and his mother-in-law were injured. The injured were:—…

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Lidcombe Smash Two Brothers Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 1

Two brothers were injured, one seriously, when the car in which they were travelling, and a motor lorry, collided in Lidcombe today…

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Track Smash Two Jockeys Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 7

Jockeys E. Reynolds and D. Treay were thrown heavily today when a horsa collided with Spring Song, and Midstream, which the two were riding…

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Motor Smash at Hamilton Four Persons Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 10

Two men were seriously injured, and two other persons less seriously, when a car collided with a lorry at Hamilton. The injured were:—…

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Road Accidents Carelessness of Drivers Greatest Cause

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 4

The number of accidents attributable to carelessness and inattention during the 12 months ended 30th June, 1938, was 1819,…

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Head-on Collision Between Cars Four People Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 2

Four people were injured in a headon collision between two cars at Bankstown early this morning. They were Benjamin O'Donnell, 28,…

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Road Accidents Many Injured in Week-end Smashes Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 4

Badly injured in a motor accident on the Paciflc Highway, two men lay for more than an hour on the side of the road until…

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Five Injured East's Bad Luck Continues Poor Local Game

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 7

For a change, Saturday's Rugby League games supplied little in the nature of surprises. Central's task against East was reduced to an absurdity when the latter team…

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Head on Smash at Bankstown Four Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 1

Four people were injured in a head-on collision between two cars in South Terrace, Bankstown, early this morning…

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Jockey Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 9

While on the training track at As cot (Brisbane) yesterday morning, jockey A. Eadie, broke his left leg below the knee when the. horse he…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

Richard Trenholme, 52, of Millfield, a wheeler employed at Millfield colliery, received lacerations to his left hand when…

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Death After Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

Mr. John Foley, 54, of Wickham, a relief worker, who was injured when a motor car in which he was a passenger left the road on Bullahdelah…

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Serious Accident Fall From Motor Cycle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

Thrown from his motor cycle when it collided with a pedestrian on the Wangat road on Friday morning, Joseph Pascoe, aged 23, of…

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ELECTROCUTED Tenambit Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 6

Ross Colin Sullivan, 18, only child of Mr. John Sullivan, of Collinson-street, Tenambit, was electrocuted in the yard of his father's residence late…

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Foot Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 5

Athol Gould, 38, of Kurri Kurri, received an injury to the right foot in Richmond Main colliery. He was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital…

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Guilty Driver Licence Cancelled For 10 Years Fatality Sequel Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 5

A motorist who had been involved in a fatal accident was fined £60 at the Police Court, and in addition to the cancellation of his present licence, he was…

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Man Injured Police Search For Taxi Cab SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 2

Police throughout the city to-day were searching for a taxi-cab which, it is alleged, did not stay after knocking down and injuring John Barrows…

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Knocked Down and Seriously Injured Police Searching for Taxi-cab. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 2

Police throughout the city are searching for a taxi-cab which, it is alleged, did not stop after knocking down and seriously injuring John…

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Fatal Accident Sequel Motorist Cannot Drive for 10 Years

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 2

A motorist who was involved in a fatal accident was fined £60 at Moree Police Court on Tuesday and in addition to the…

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Shot-Firing Accident at Rothbury Miner Injured Mentioned at Health and Safety Inquiry Mines Rescue Act Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 7

At the sitting of the Royal Commission into the Health and Safety of Mines this morning, the chairman, His Honor, Mr. Justice Davidson, said he would make a…

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