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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Failed to Report Accident. Fine of £5 IMPOSED

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 1

On a charge of failing to report an accident, Edward Burt Victor was fined £5, plus 8/- costs, by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd…

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Echo of Accident on Neath Rd. Motorist Charged With Drunken Driving. Fine of £25 IMPOSED

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 3

Echoes of an accident which occurred on the Neath-road on the night of June 1 were beard at Cessnock Police Court…

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Killed in Motor Accident Moscow, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 1

The Russian Ambassador in Chins ivan Lougane[?]zorelsky, and his wife were killed in a motor accident…

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Car Case Sequel to Accident (Continued From Page 6)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 7

Martin said he did not call at any hotel in Paterson that afternoon, nor did he have any liquor before the accident. There' was no argument as to…

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Case Adjourned Motors in Collision Driver Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 6

After the evidence of one witness for the defence had been heard at the West Matland Police Court yesterday afternoon, the case in which Henry…

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Gipsy Moth Crashes Pilot and Passenger Slightly Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 2

Although a Gipsy Moth aeroplane was badly damaged when it crashed at Wallerawang on Monday, the pilot and a passenger…

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Drover Injured Horse Fell at Saleyards NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 7

John Hanlon, 50, of 120 Maitland-road Mayfield, a drover, was riding a horse at Waratah saleyards, to-day when it fell and rolled on him, cans…

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Child Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 4

At the age of two years and six months, Brian Collins fell over a football and broke his left thigh. He was admitted, to Cessnock Hospital…

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Women Injured Search For Motor Cyclist SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 1

The police are searching for a motor cyclist whom they allege failed to stop after he had knocked down, a woman in Canley Vale-road, Canley…

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Elderly Man Drowned Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

Sanne Henry Sillranom (75) was drowned last night when he fell from the Oxley Creek bridge…

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Baby Injured Playing Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 1

Baby Brian Collins, aged two years and six months, is probably Australia's youngest footballer to meet with an…

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Unconscious Man Found Injured on Line NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Jack Chamberlain, caretaker at Glenrock No. 1. colliery, was run down by a train in a tunnel on the coal line leading from the colliery, while he…

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Two Women Injured Knocked Down by Car in Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Two Tea Gardens women were knocked down and injured by a motor car in Scott-street, Newcastle, near the railway station, shortly before 8…

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Bled to Death Gun Accident in Hills WELLINGTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 8

J. McKenzie, 45, who was employed on the construction of Mt. Arthur scenic road, was killed while shooting in the hills…

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Local and General Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 4

Mr. W. Curry cut his foot with an axe while working at Birdwood mill, and had to have four stitched inserted…

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Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 5

It is not only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On a…

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Whose Fault Was It? How Accidents Are Caused and How They Can Be Avoided. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 10

It is only in major accidents involving litigation that disputes as to responsibility can arise. Take this case, which occurred recently. On…

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£5000 CLAIM Nurse Injured In Truck Accident MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 5

In the Supreme Court Miss Alva Whitten, of Brighton, a nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. claimed £5000 damages from Francis Ugan…

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Car Smash State Cricketer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 1

Following, a car accident to-day James Russell Fielder. 23, a State cricketer, and Hamish Morton. 23, lay for 20 minutes on the roadway…

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Injured by Falling Tree Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 10

Sydney Stokes. 64, a sleeper-cutter of South Lismore. suffered a fractured right for and injuries to his right foot and shoulder when a tree crushed…

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