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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 60

Thrown Out Occupants in Car Smash Man Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 4

Three [?] of a small open car, which caballed after a collision with a [?] car at the corner of Regent and [?]-Streets, West…

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Twelve Injured Truck Smash Victoria, Wheel Collapsed Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

When a wheel collapand and a track overturned in White Horrac road two miles cast of [?]wood, seven children, alt of the one family,…

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Two Killed Accidents in Heavy Rain SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 7

Many accidents [?] at the week-end during heavy rain, and a man and a boy were Killed. James McGorry, 1, of Punchbowl,…

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Cars Damaged New England Highway Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 6

Two motor cars were damaged in a collision at the Hillsborough turn off, on the New England Highway, last night…

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Tales To Tell Again The Amazing Accident

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 3

Untidiness is no virius, and never will be, and we may still continue to coach our children to pack away their toys when they have finished playing with them. [?] we owe our of the most attending discoveries and one of the greatest of all blessings to the [?] of…

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Struck by Car Two Men injured NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 2

Duncan McIntosh (40) of Hughes-street, Birmingham Gardens, sustained abrasions to the right knee, contusions to the left thigh, and shock,…

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£175 VERDICT Award for Greengrocer Accident at Crossing Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 1

In the District Court to-day [?] awarded £175 to Frederick George Northwin a [?] of Cock’s Hill,…

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Four Injured Collision Between Car and Cart SIDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 4

In a Collision between a car and horse and cart in Woodville-road, Merrylands, last night, four persons were injured…

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Car Overturned Two Injured Near Brunkerville

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 6

Benjamin Yates, 38, of Neath-st., Pelew Main, suffered concussion and an injury to the right arm. and Mark Scott, 48, of Hopetoun-st., Karri…

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Danger of Cross Roads Blamed for Many Accidents Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 5

Mr. [?] for [?] last night [?] of the [?] road accident that had been reported is…

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Truck and Car Collision in High Street

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 6

Late yesterday afternoon a collision occurred in High-street. West Maitland, between an Artsy Service Corps utility truck, driven by George…

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Dermid Destroyed Injured in Fall at Rosehill

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

About a furlong from home in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on Wednesday the 11-year-old gelding, Dermid…

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Three Injured Bus and Car Collide NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

When a double-decker bus and a car collided at Adamstown late last night, three persons were injured. They were: William Marshall, 20,…

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These Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 8

Reports of road accidents throughout the State show that there is a noticeable increase in those caused by straying stock on the streets of…

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Keinbah Military Fatalities. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 6

At Greta Courthouse on Wednesday the Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) conducted an inquest on…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 6

Mr. H. E. Drayton met with an accident on his property at Pokolbin last evening, and as a result received, a fracture of…

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