A.I.F. Men Injured In Road Smash
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 1
Corporal Richard Weeks and Private A. E. Sheather, members of the A.I.F., received shocking injuries this morning when their motor cycle and a horse collided at Campbelltown. The horse later had to he destroyed. It had been raining, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Omnibus Collides with Ice-cream Waggon Four Injured. Sydney
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 2
When a two-decker motor omnibus carrying about 50 children collided with an ice-cream -waggon at Queenscliffe this morning, four were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Court Accident Dungog
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 6
Whilst umpiring in a tennis game on Lardâs courts. Owen Simmons fell off the umpiring stand and dislocated his right elbow. Dugog Ambulance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seaman Drowned Could Not Swim SYDNEY
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1
Archibald Alan Morris, 35, of Riley street, Sydney, was drowned at about midnight when he felt from No, 12 wharf, Darling Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Real Causes Accidents In Streets Deaths in 1940 (Issued by the Road Safety Cornell of New South Wales)
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 6
The question has often been asked: What Is the most serious cause of depths in road accidents? Actually, there are more than 200 causes of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ellalong Youth Injured
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2
While Alvin Coombes, 20, of Ellalong, was working at James' sawmill near Waratah on Tuesday, a leg rolled on his leg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mrs. Brunner Injured
The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1
The Gunnedah Show, which opened on Wednesday last, was marred by a serious accident to Mrs. J. P. Brunner, of Singleton, whose horse, Taree,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trooper's Death Armidale Fatality ARMIDALE
Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5
Trooper Edward John Hillier (28), whose skull and purls were fractured while on managers with the 15th. Light Horse on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Injured Knocked Down by Car
Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4
While running across High-Street near the Imperial Hotel wast Maitland, yesterday afternoon Braces judge a8 of Bridge street, Homerville…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mrs J. P. Brunner Injured at Gunnedah Show
Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6
The Gunnedah show was marred by a serious accident to Mrs J. P. Brunner, of Glendonbrook, whose horse, Taree, fell in the pony hun[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Air Activity Increases Fifteen Raids on Britain in Day Two Civilians Injured at Scapa Flow. London
The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5
The opinion was expressed in Paris to-day by a high Army officer that the belligerent nations arc entering the period of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Cycling Accident Young Girl's Death
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5
When two cyclists collided in Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, at 7 o'clock last night, one suffered fatal injuries?…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Real Accident Causes (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S. Wales)
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4
The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there are more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to Mr. R. J. Byfield
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 8
At the Merriwa Railway Station on Thursday last Mr. R. J. Byfield met with a nasty accident when he fell from the top of a load of hay which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tennis Court Accident
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2
Whilst umpiring in a tennis game on Lord's court on Saturday afternoon last, Owen Simmons fell off the umpiring stand and dislocated his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Real Accident Causes
The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1
The question has often been asked: What is the most serious cause of the deaths in road accidents? Actually there aRe more than 200 causes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Accident Mrs. Brunner Injured
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 1
While competing in the pony, bunt at Gunnedah show. Mrs. J. P Brunner, of Glenden Brook, was seriously injured. She was riding the pony…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sagacious Dog Saved Drowning Child PERTH
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 2
The sagacity of a mongrel dog saved the life of its playmate. Mrs. Mander, of South Perth, was working in the kitchen of her home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Girder Ironworker Injured
Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 1
When a girder fell from a cra[?]c and struck him on the foot to-day, Cli[?] Noun (30), an ironworker, of Tho Reserve, Carrington, suffered a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops at Communist Headquarters Soldier Seriously Injured
Singleton Argus · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 2
Soldiers, sailors, and airmen clashed three times with Communists in Sydney yesterday. A soldier was seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →