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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

1,505 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 76

Scout Leader Killed at Armidale Three Boys Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 2

The troop leader was killed and three Boy Scouts were injured when a panel van ran into a party of boys of the St. John's…

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"An Accident" Youth's Novel Plea 12 Months' Gaol Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 1

Asked by Judge Curlewis what he meant by. "an accident" when charged with breaking and entering the store of his employer, Frederick Penney, 18…

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Slow Drivers Cause Motor Accidents View Supported. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 1

The general secretary of the K.R.M.A., Mr. A. Johnson, supports the view of Mr. Neale, Commissioner Cor Road Transport, that slow driving…

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Slow Motor Driving "Primarily Responsible for Road Accidents." Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 2

The General Secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr H. I. Johnson) supports the view of Mr Neale, Commissioner for Road Transport, that slow…

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Echoes of Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

A collision between two cars at the corner of Cumberland and Cooper streets had a sequel at Cessnock Court yesterday, when…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

Arthur Pepper, 58, miner, of 295 Darby-street, Newcastle, while working at Aberdare Central Colliery this morning,…

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Sawmill Worker Injured Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

Struck in the face by a piece of flying timber, which was hurled from a machine at the Eungai Creek saw mill, Frederick Lalor received severe…

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Car and Cycle Collision at Dungog DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

William Hulk, of Dungog, was admitted to Dungog Hospital on Sunday night with fractured ribs and abrasions to the face and hands following…

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Negligent Driving Charge. Echo of Collision with Cyclist

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

On a charge of having driven a motor vehicle in a negligent manner, Fadal Jabour was fined £3, plus 8/- costs, at Cessnock…

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Paint Explosion Two Men Injured SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

Boy Beckmann (25) labourer, and Henry Armstrong (41), labourer, were severely burned and others slightly injured when a four-gallon tin of black…

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Scout Leader Killed at Armidale Three Boys Injured

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

The troop leader was killed and three Boy Scouts were injured when a panel van ran into a party of boys of the St. John's Hostel…

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Down Side of Mountain Two Injured in Car Crash BULAHDELAH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 8

When a truck crashed 100ft. down the mountainside near Bulahdelah, two relief workers were hurled out. They were unconscious when picked…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 1

Albert Steadson, 40, of Hallstreet, Cessnock, a wheeler employed at Aberdare colliery, received a lacerated left hand…

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Peculiar Accident Detonator Thought to be Cause

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

While sitting at his fireside on Sunday morning, Charles Fairlie, of Shedden - street, Cessnock, was startled by an…

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Manslaughter Charge : Sequel to Fatal Accident Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 4

At Armidale Police Court Lyle Frederick Wilkinson was charged With having, on July 1, near Armidale, feloniously slain Colin James…

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Death of Scout Leader at Armidale Sequel to Motor Fatality

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 1

As a sequel to a motor fatality on Saturday night, Lyle Frederick Wilkinson, 33, was remanded for 14 days at Armidale Police Court on Monday,…

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Tongue Injured Car's Plunge Into Canal Bank LEETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 4

A sedan car left the road on a sharp bend near Yanco, and plunged three feet into the rain softened bank of a water supply canal…

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Well-known Singleton Residents in Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 2

Four well-known Singleton residents were involved in an accident at Hamilton on Monday night, but, fortunately, injuries sustained were…

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The Late Minister for Labour and Industry Accidentally Fell Out of Window. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 2

At the inquest to-day into the death of the late Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr Herbert Hawkins), who crashed to his death from a window…

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Child Injured Kicked by Horse CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 7

Robert Pringle 2, of Quarrabolong received lacerations to the nose and eye and a probate fracture of the nose when he was kicked in the face…

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