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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

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Four Injured Car and Police Patrol In Collision SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 1

When a [?] car came into collision with a police patrol car near Jenkins-street. [?] Vale, on Sunday afternoon four persons were in…

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Mr. Frank Neil • Injured 1st Motet . Accident MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 7

Mr. Frank Nell, managing director of the Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne and Sydney, was seriously injured when was knocked down in Sturt-street…

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Shack Wrecked Boy Injured At Sutherland SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 4

A small shack owned by W. Gardiner of Newtown, was wrecked by an explosion at Sutherland. Flames followed and all in inflammable…

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Cars Collide Two Injured At Yoorconah ARMIDALE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 4

As the result of a collection between two cars at Yooroonah 41 miles from Armidale, for people were treated by Armidale District…

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Man Killed Sisters Injured in Car Smash SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 5

William John Kelly, 24, of Belmore street Ro[?], was killed and two sisters, Miss Kathleen O’Donnell, [?] and Miss Shiels O’Donnell, 20, of…

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Five Injured Collision at Mt. Victoria SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 7

When two meter [?] [?] last night for people [?]…

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Cycle Crashes Man and Girl Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 6

Manly ambulance when on its way to an accident call at Palm Beach, came upon a men and a girl lying injured on the Barrenjocy Road, being…

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Car Crashes Sailor and Young Woman Killed Terribly Injured [?]

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 8

Harold Wye. 24, a sailor, who was on 48-hours’ leave, and Elizabeth [?], 21, of Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, were killed last night, when a…

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Accidental Generosity

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 3

The story is being told in a neighbouring town of a citizen who won A pair of drakes in a raffle, and, for some purpose, instead of taking…

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Shot in Leg Accident at Wyee NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 1

While out rabbiting with a companion Frank Sonde, 22, living at The Bethshan Holy Mission, Wyee was accidentally shot, A .82. calibre…

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Accident at Dance Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 1

While dancing at the memorial Hall, Farlwood, Mrs. sus[?] Danicis 29 of William.st Campsle, slipped on the floor and cell, Before she could…

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The Holidays Free of Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

Apart from the tragle deaths of three members of the 2nd A.I.F. who were tilled when the motor lorry in which toy were passengers…

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Horses Collide Accident at Randwick SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 4

Willie green and liege Maid collided and fell at the home turn of Randwick this morning. W[?] Green was overtaking the mare, who was…

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Extensive Floods In Western Turkey Hundreds Meet Death by Drowning

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 1

Floods in Western Turkey have proved more extensive than. at first reported. It is still raining. Towns ancd wllages are submerged over- an area 350 miles' wide! Six hundred people are estimated to have been drowned at Kemal Pasha…

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Struck by Car Youth Badly Injured WAGGA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

When Patrick Cheney, 17, walked out of a new year dance at Tarcutta he was knocker down by a motor car…

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Man Killed Wife and Son Injured COWRA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

Ernest G. H[?]ch, a business man of Young, was [?]lled when his car turned over on the Hol[?]wood road, four miles from Cowra. He was…

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40 Road Deaths in Victoria (Tivoli Theatre Manager Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

Nine accident deaths in Victoria during the week-end brought the total of holiday tragedies to 40 since the Saturday before Christmas—an…

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Taxi Runs Amok In Melbourne Man’s Leg Almost Tom From Body 12 Others Injured Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 6

When a [?] a crowded Sw[?] Street footpath last [?] and [?] of [?] twelve people were injured. It was Melbourne’s word accident for years…

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Fatal Car Accident Mr. Fos. Windsor Dies of Injuries

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

As Messrs. Stan! and Foster Windsor were proceeding home by car to Quirindi from Tamworth late on Monday afternoon they met with a…

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Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 1

Two cars, one being driven by Mr. P. F. Hahesy, who was accompanied by Mrs. Hahesy, from Port Macquaric to Coonamble, and the other…

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