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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 60

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…

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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…

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Tennis Court Accident Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 6

Whilst umpiring in a tennis game on Lard’s courts. Owen Simmons fell off the umpiring stand and dislocated his right elbow. Dugog Ambulance…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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[?]…

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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…

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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?…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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