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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1940

1,195 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 60

Faulty Parking Risk of Accident

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 8

Carelessness in the parking ears line been noticed by the N.R, M.A. Quite frequently, it is stated, ears arts parked and left standing…

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Road Deaths Analysis of Accidents Outside Sydney ([?] by the Road Safely Council of New South Fales)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 10

Analysts of reports of road Accident in the State tor December and January show that more than 65 per cent of the fatal accidents…

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Severe Injuries Motor Cyclist In Collision. NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 1

When he was riding a motet cycle in Hunter-st., Wickham, this morning, and came into collision with a motor car, Frederick Senile, of [?]…

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Motor Smash Soldier and Girl Badly Injured SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 6

A motor cycle and a ear collided at Newtown yesterday and a member of the second A.I.F. and a girl companion were severely injured…

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Hit Culvert On Wallarobba Road Two Injured Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 5

When a motor cycle and side car hit a post on a culvert on the Wallarobba road on Saturday night two of its occupants were Injured…

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Five Injured Car Mounts Footpath Struck Pedestrians Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

When a motor car collided with two other cars, mounted the footpath, and ran into a group of pedestrians at Petersham, five persons…

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Car Hits Post One Killed : Four Injured Smash at Botany Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 8

George Miller, 47, of Huratville, was fatally Injured when a car crashed into a post at the corner of Botany-road and…

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300 INVOLVED Fierce Brawl In The City A.I.F. Men Injured Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 3

Five uniformed soldiers were wounded in a brawl in Campbell-street, Sydney, on Saturday night. The brawl was the [?]…

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Motor Collision

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 4

A COLLISION Occurred on Sunday afternoon at Peterson between a utility track driven by Mr. A. W. Hunt, of Bexley North, and a car…

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Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 3

Edward Strang, 26, a wheeler, of Koree-street, Cessnock, had the index finger of his left hand lacerated when the hand…

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Shooting Fatality Aberdeen Resident Dead

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

Shortly before mid-day to-day, Samuel Francis Everest, well-known and lifelong resident of Aberdeen, shot himself dead in front of his…

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Cut on Face Train Passenger Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 5

A passenger received a slight cut on the face from flying glass when a window of the Glen tones mall was broken while the train was passing…

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Two Persons Injured Motor Cycle Crashes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

Two occupants of a motor cycle and sidecar were injured on Saturday night when the machine cradled into a culvert guide post on the…

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Severe Injuries Girl Cyclist In Collision NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 6

Joan Robertson, 15, of the Reservoir, Wallsend, was severely injured in a road accident early last night. The girl was riding a bicycle which…

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Soldiers in Brawl Five Injured. Clash with Civilians

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 5

Soldiers, police, and civilians clashed in a fierce brawl at the corner of Campbell and George Streets, city, on Saturday night. Later five…

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Lorry Capsize Three Injured at Cook’s Hill NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 6

When a lorry capsized at the corner of Darby and Bull-sta. Cook’s Hill late yesterday afternoon, two men and a child were injured…

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Aberdare Central Accident Jim Duproy Hurt

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 5

While working at Aberdare Central colliery yesterday, Jim Duproy fell on a chock on the pit top. He suffered a fracture of the left…

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Youth Drowned Floods ln Queensland BRISBANE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

While crossing the Dewnson River, which is is Hood, near Baralba, Jullas Klian, 18, was drowned. Floodwaters still surround the…

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Man Drowned Attempt To Rescue Horse , ORANGE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 8

When a horse be was attempting to rescue kicked him. Barry Pratt, 24, single, was drowned in a dam three miles from Orange…

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Boy Injured Attack by Kangaroo DENMAN

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 3

With his arms, loge and back torn by a kangaroo, Lawrence Myers, 14, [?] of Mr. Archio Alyors, of Gandy Hollow, was admired to Denman…

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