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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

1,505 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 76

Cycle Skidded Youth Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 7

Mervyn Webb, 18, of Swan-street, Morpeth, was seriously injured late yesterday afternoon when the motor cycle he was riding skidded on some…

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News of the Day Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 6

REX POOLE, 27, of Bolwarra, West Maitland, suffered abrasions and contusions to the left ankle and a probable fracture when his motor…

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34 INJURED Bus Crash Near Adelaide ADELAIDE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 3

When a Railways Department bus crashed into an iron pole [?] Glen Osmond, 34 men were injured. George Ear, 29, and William…

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Maitland Men Injured in Motor Smash Four in Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 4

Five Maitland men were injured when the motor lorry in which they were passengers came into collision, with a motor car at…

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72 Injured: Liner Struck by Huge Wave New York, October 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 2

Seventy-two people, who wore injured in the American liner, President Harding (13,869 tons), when a gigantic wave struck her at 9.30 p.m. on…

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Negligent Driving Sequel to Motor Accident CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 5

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd at the Cessnock Court to-day. Joseph G. Wethered, of Rothbury, was charged with negligent driving…

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Road Accidents a Small But Serious Increase Minister's Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 4

There is a small but serious increase in the road accidents of the State and the President of the Road Safety Council and…

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IMPROVING Injured Racehorses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 9

Reading and Bourbon, who have been on the injured list, are making good progress. Reading will probably be galloped at Moonee Valley during…

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Dogman Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 6

Struck by a sling loaded with timber at Allen Taylor's timber yards. Bank-street, Pyrmont, Cecil Powell, 38, dogman, or Anzac-parade…

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Hand Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 7

Chris Passfield received injuries to the right hand when he was struck by a fall of bricks while working at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day…

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Echoes of Collision Charge of Negligent Driving

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 1

Echoes of a collision which occurred at the intersection of Cumberland and Hall streets on August 17 were heard at…

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Fell From Cycle Schoolboy Injured DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 8

When he fell from a bicycle at Dungog to-day, Robert Copus (7), of Chapman-street, Dungog, received a nasty incised wound above the left…

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Wheeler Injured Fell Between Skips NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 4

Herbert Amos Mayles, 24, of Wallsend, suffered serious back injuries, including a spinal fracture, pelvis and internal injuries, a laceration to the…

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100 Horses Stampede Several Killed. Six Soldiers Injured in Camp Wagga

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 2

A disastrous stampede occurred among 100 horses at the military camp of the 21st Light Horse at the showground early yesterday morn-ing…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 2

Cliff Passfield, miner, residing at Darwin-street, Cessnock, received an injury to the right hand when some bricks fell on…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 1

Austin Bridge, 70, of Pokolbin, received a lacerated scalp wound, lacerations to the left leg, and shock, when a car in…

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Killed in Accident. Death of Pastor Ferg. McFARLANE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 4

Widespread sympathy was expressed on all sides when word was received on Wednesday night that Pastor Fergus McFarlane had been…

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Road Accidents Youthful Ignorance Of Risks SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 1

Mr. Taylor, assistant director of the Australian Institute of Psychology, commenting on a report of road accidents among youths and girls…

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Road Accidents Are Increasing Appeal to Road Users

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 4

There is a small but serious increase in the road accidents of the State, and the president of the Road Safety Council and Minister for…

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Killed in Accident Death of Pastor Ferg. McFARLANE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 3

Widespread sympathy was expressed on all sides when word was received on Wednesday night that Pastor Fergus McFarlane had been killed in…

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