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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 60

Human Ear Found at Scence of Accident Court Sequel Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 5

The story of an accident, which occurred more than a year ago, was told in the Summons Court to-day when Harry J[?]…

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Nimbah Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 6

Nimbah was injured at Cessnock last night, and will not start in the Show Ground State at Maltland to-morrow night…

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Cyclists Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

Two of the competitor, Noel Scott, 16, of Smart-street, Waratah, and Colin Carpenter, 18, of Newcastle-street…

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Thousands of Mice Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

As the result of heavy rain thousands of mice have been drowned in West Wyalong and district. During recent weeks…

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Woman Injured at Showground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

Mrs. W. Brown, 39, of Geprgeana-street, Newtown, fell down the grandstand steps at the greyhound racing meeting…

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Local and General Collision with Cow

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

Whilst riding his bicycle on Sunday afternoon, Robert Henderson, aged 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, of Brown-street, collided with a…

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Spine Fractured Farmer Gravely Injured NARRAB[?]

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 8

Alexander Johnston, 45, of Moorara, Blusara-road, Battered a fractured spine when the horse balted while he was [?] a cultivator…

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Two More Soldiers Die. Greta Truck Accident. West Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 5

Two militiamen who wore injured when a military truck carrying 25 men overturned near Greta camp on Sunday, died in Maitland Hospital to-day…

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Trotting Fall Mishap Accidental

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 10

Stewards at Harold Park yesterday reported that an accident in which Ray Rock fell in the President’s Unhappied Handicap and interfered…

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Unusual Accident to Motorist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 2

Morgan Francis, of Flood Street, Bondi, was about to pass a lorry loaded with cauliflowers on the Western Highway early on Monday…

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Car Accident House and Rider Thrown

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 7

Bert Markham. of the Great Northern Road, Campbell’s Hill, suffered a probable fracture of the right sukle, a contused wound to the right cibow…

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Care Urged Unusual Causes Of Accidents Road Safety ([?] by the Road Safety [?] of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 6

The most [?]…

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Sewer Worker Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

While working on the sewerage job at Bellbird yesterday, Albert Ayrtion 27, of Bellbird in the back with a lock and…

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Girl Injured Car Ovetshoots Bend

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

A girl was injured when a car landed to take the.-turn at the Hinton Burn-off near lie Morpeth Bridge late last night and ran into a narrow…

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HREAD-ON Two Hurt in Collision SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

When a car and a tract —met head-on on the Western Highway, near Eastern Creel a few miles from Parramatta last night, two persons…

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Lost Job After Accident Mr. Baddeley's Appeal for Abermain Youth

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

Mr. .1. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly this week, drew attention to the case of an Abermain youth…

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Unusual Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

When Mrs. W. C. Bower suffered a cramp in the right leg this morning she fell, sustaining a fracture of the limb…

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HEAD-ON Collision at Belmore SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 5

When two cars collided head-on at Belmore last night, six persons narrowly escaped from serious injury. The care were so badly damaged that…

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Electric Shock Travelling Showman Injured WINGHAM

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 6

Roy Page, a travelling showman, while erecting a horse o plane, came in contact with electric wires and was thrown from a pole about eight…

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