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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 66

Guard Injured. Knocked Down by Train. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1930 · page 7

Leonard Angus, an assistant guard, was knocked over by a truck whon assisting in the shunting operations this morning. His right leg…

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Motor Fatality Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 4

The inquest concerning the death of Mr. Samuel John Perry, of Hope-toun-street, Kurri Kurri, who was fatally injured in a motor accident…

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Car Capsized. Passenger Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 5

In a collision between two cars at Strathfield last night, one driven by Henry Walden overturned and a passenger, Mrs. Elizabeth Osborn…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 6

David Pryor, a miner, living in High-street, Greta, was caught by a fall of coal while working in Central Greta colliery, and received a…

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Three Injured. Car Rolls Over Dank

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 8

A motor car, driven by Thos, Carmody and owned by A. J. Silk, of Wyangola, got out of control near Waugoola homestead, went over a…

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Air Crash. Cause of Queensland Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 2

The Air Accidents investigation Committee has submitted a report to the Minister for Defence (Mr. Green) on the accident to a Gipsy…

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Accident at Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 6

Mr. John Mechlin, a resident of Brunawick-street, East Maitland, employed as a driver at Ayrfield Colliery, No, 1, was caught between…

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Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 6

A motor car driven by Mr. P. Bragg, of West Maitland, coming from newcastle, and one driven by Mr. N. Hughes, of Mayfield…

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Safety Week First Held in Britain Effort To Reduce Street Accidents. LONDON, May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 7

A National Safety Week, the first ever held in Britain, will begin on Monday, as the outcome of an apalling increase in street accidents…

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Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

On sunday, Edward Foley, the three-year-old twin son of Mr and Mrs, J. F, Foley of Newcastle-street, East Maitland had a remarkable…

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Car Over Cliff. Girl Fatally Injured. Others Have Narrow Escapes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 3

When an empty motor car crashed over the cliffs at Sublime. Point, near Austimer, on Monday afternoon, Molly Maude Glover, 14, of…

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Woman Injured. Leap From Burning Room

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 6

The bursting of a primus stove caused injury to Mrs. May Schilling 28 of Rac-street, North Fitzroy, Victoria on Tuesday evening…

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Boy Killed. Injured in Detonator Bx Plosion. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of Edwin Walkley, aged 14, evidence was given that the boy had taken some some detonators, which had…

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Car Over Cliff Falls Upon Children at Picnic. One Killed; Seven Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 1

A girl was killed, and seven children, whose ages range from about 12 to 14 years, were injured on Monday afternoon when a motor car crashed over…

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Hexham Smash. Chasing Maitland Train. Tragic Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 6

A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest held at Newcastle into the death of James Thomas Burrell, of Lorn, West…

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Two Drowned Fishing Boat Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 3

Allan Williams, married, and Sydney Bickle, single, both young men, were drowned at Bustard Heads, Q., when the fishing boat Laurel, with…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Circus Electrician Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 4

George Brooks, 20, an electrician, employed at Wirth's Circus, sustained scalds to the face and three lingers of the left hand, when a steam pipe…

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Plane Strikes Cow Airman Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2

When taking off from a locality known as Beasley's paddock, near Graman, 15 miles from Inverell, on Tuesday afternoon, a Moth aeroplane,…

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Six Injured. 'Bus and Lorry Collide. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

When a motor 'bus and lorry collided at Pyrmont this morning, six persons were injured but not seriously…

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Car Over Cliff. Falls Upon Children at Picnic. One Killed; Seven Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 7

A girl was killed, and seven children, whose ages range from about 12 to 14 years, were injured on Monday afternoon when a motor…

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