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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1939

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Struck by Truck Accidental Death GLOUCESTER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 7

The District Coroner, Mr. Flett, held an inquiry into the death of Geoffrey Charles Germon, who died following injuries received when he was struck…

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Road Toll Strange Wave Of Accidents Safety Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1939 · page 9

In six days last week six persons were killed in four accidents in which motor cycles were involved. In addition a number of…

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Accident in Gravel Pit Mr. D. Walmsley Seriously Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 8

Mr. Dave Walmsley, contractor to the Merriwa Shire Council, was seriously injured whilst working in a gravel pit on Monday morning last…

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Strange Wave of Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 10

In six days last week six persons were killed in four accidents in which motor cycles were involved. In addition a number of persons were…

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Another Falling Limb Fatal Accident at Wherrol Flat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 4

Another fatal accident from a falling limb, the fourth that has happened in this and the adjoining districts within the past six weeks…

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Two Injured Collision at Mayfield NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 11

When a motor-cycle and sidecar and another vehicle collided at the corner of Maitland-road and Mand-street, Mayfield, last night, two persons…

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Soldier Injured Struck by Police Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 6

PRIVATE N. E. Roland, 38, of Moree, a member of the 35th Battalion in camp at Rutherford, was knocked down by the police car late yesterday…

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Car Hits Post Four Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 2

Late on Saturday night, a car struck a post at Abermain, and four of the occupants were injured. James William Hanna, 39, of…

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Fatally Injured by Car Driver Exonerated

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 1

Albert Thomas Dixon, who had been charged with the manslaughter of Daniel Hickey, aged 65, of Kingsford, was exonerated by the City…

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Truck Overturns Three Persons Injured LISMORE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 6

A utility truck was being drivel from Nimbin to Lismore when it left the road, crashed through a fence and somersaulted. It came to rest 200 feet…

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Woman Killed Car Hits Waggon Seven Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 2

When a car driven by her husband, James William Tong, 42 collided with a milk waggon on Prince's Highway, near Pakenham, Mrs. Olive Tong, 38…

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Eye Injured Struck by Piece Of Wedge DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 5

When a piece of timber flew from a wedge and struck him on the face, K. Reiph, 39, of Stroud Road, a sawyer, employed at Woods' Mill, Spring Creek…

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Fell Out of Sulky Elderly Man Injured SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 December 1939 · page 2

Alf Redman, aged 67, fell out of a sulky near Jerry's Plains. He suffered a lacerated wound under the left eye. Singleton Ambulance conveyed the…

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Boy Drowned Wellington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 8

While swimming in a dam on his father's property af Wellington, William Regan, 13, was drowned Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Regan, he was…

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On Injured List

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 3

Covet, the Fox Earth chestnut colt owned by Dr. T. Street and Mr. George Ryder, is on the injured list. The colt was…

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Accidents

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

While effecting repairs to an electric light pole on Government-road, Kearsley, on Sunday, William Stevenson, 42…

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Cars Collide. Aberdeen Road Accident. Third Motorist's Lucky Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 December 1939 · page 1

Scone and Muswellbrook cars were involved in a collision on the Muswellbrook side of the approach to Dartmouth Hill on the New…

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Narrow Escapes M'Brook Accidents MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 4

Residents of Muswellbrook and Scone had narrow escapes when a collision took place on the Aberdeen road, some miles from here, but…

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Struck by Tree Horseman Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 9

William McKenny, 54, of Lambtonroad, New Lambton, was struck by a tree when riding a horse near his residence at 7.15 last night…

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Butcher Injured Ran Into Flock of Sheep SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 1

Jack Kneller, 31, a butcher, knocked down and killed several sheep when he collided with a flock on the road to Rook wood this morning. He was…

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