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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 60

Five Injured Car Smash Near Moree MOREE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 8

When two cars collided head [?] a point between the four and [?] mile posts on the Hoggubills[?] midnight, five persons…

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Tyre Burst Seven Injured In Car Accident NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 6

When a tyre burst a sedan car rolled off Maitland-road, Miami, early on Sunday morning. It turned over twice. The driver and six others, all…

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Fatally Injured Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

When a utility track and another truck collided near Preston, Margaret [?]chanan, [?] of Stalworth, was fatally injured. She was thrown from…

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Moslem Sects Clash Three Killed and 50 INJURED. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LUCKNOW (India)

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 1

Three were, killed and 50 injured when two Moslem sects clashed. The injured included four policemen…

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Skating Accident Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

Whilst taking part in a game ot=f leap-frog on skates at the local skating rink, John Boach, aged 12, had a fall and fractured his left forearm…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Ran Into Cow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

Alexander Lyle, 24, of Maitland-street, Kurri Kurri, was idle a motor cycle along Awaba Road last night when his machine struck a cow…

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Car Capsizes Sir Benjamin Fuller Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 1

When a car skidded and [?]olled over four times on the main highway near Liverpool, last night, Sir Benjamin Fuller, and Hollywood film director,…

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Child Dies of Injuries. Fatal Motor Accident. Parents Were Away on Holidays

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

A motor car trip of over 600 miles followed the receipt of the sad news on Saturday that a girl, aged 9 years, had died in a private…

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Skating Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 2

Whilst taking part in a game of leap-frog on skates at the skating rink on Friday night, John Roach, aged 12, had a fall and fractured his…

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Young Footballer Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

While playing football on Wednesday, Milton Gray, 16, of Alexander-street, Cessnock, fractured his collarbone…

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Pinned Beneath Utility Car Woman Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 6

When a utility truck overturned about 9½ miles from Garah on the Garah-Boomi Road, a passenger, Mrs V. Francisco, wife of Mr J…

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Struck by Car Two Women Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

At Killarn last night two women were Injured when knocked down by a motor car, the driver of which did not stop…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

Mr. W. Bartley was thrown when his horse stumbled last week. He hurt his back, but he is now able to resume duties. Mr. Bede Hough fell…

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Preventing Road Accidents Parents Cam Help (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 10

Parents, more than any others. could have helped in preventing most or these accidents: Children under neon years of age…

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Accident to Mr Lyn Smith

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 6

Mr Lyn Smith, of Dunolly, met with an accident at the showground yesterday afternoon. He was riding a horse, when the animal slipped and…

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Constable Injured Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 4

Believed to have been involved in a collision with a motor car, Constable William Addison, 40, was found uncon[?] near his wrecked motor…

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Woman Injured Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 9

Knocked down by a car on Maitland road Elisabeth Miller, 63, is[?]ngton, was taken to Newcastle Hospital in a serious condition by the…

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Injured at Sports Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 1

On inquiry at the Dangar Cottage Hospital this afternoon it was teamed that the condition of Mr. L. Smith was much [?] same. Mr Smith was injured…

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Paris Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 8

Paris road accidents, totalled 453 deaths in 938, 506 in 1939. The total of accidents, including those of a non-fatal character, in the…

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Two Injured Struck by Sleeper CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 4

Two men who are working at loading “duff” at Neath Collfery were injured this morning when they were struck by a sleeper…

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