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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 66

Boys Wounded. Gun Accidentally Explodes. Sydney

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

Two boys, Druce Cook, 8, of Darlinshurst, and John Kingebury, 9, of South Kensington, were seriously wounded when a shot-gun exploded…

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Gun Accidentally Explodes Two Boys Wounded Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 1

Bruce Cook, aged eight, of Darlinghurst, and John Kingsbury, aged nine, of South Kensington, were seriously wounded when a shotgun exploded in a…

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Lorry Driver Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1930 · page 4

J. L Hughes, 25, of 16 William-street, Hamilton, a lorry driver, employed by W. E. Bramble Ltd., sustained severely [?]rated and…

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Ten Injured. Railway Truck Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1930 · page 3

While a gang of ten construction workers on the South Island Main Truck Railway (N.Z.), were proceeding homeward on Saturday in a hut…

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Sublime Point Tragedy Death Accidental

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1930 · page 4

The Bulli Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death after inquiring into the death of Molly Glover, 14, who was killed instantly when a motor…

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Aeroplane Accidents Crash on Racecourse

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 May 1930 · page 2

The Moth plane Kingfisher, owned by the Vacuum Oil Co., crashed during the aerial pageant at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Saturday. The pilot,…

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Child Injured Collision With Motor Car Was Riding a Tricycle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 3

While riding a tricycle near the corner of Vincent and Main streets on Saturday morning, Victor Paterson, aged 6, came into, collision with…

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

A few days ago a most painful accident happened to Mrs. S. W. Tindale, of Bacrami. When building stalls for the annual effort at Bacrami, Mr…

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Denman. Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

A few days ago a very painful accident happened to Mr. S. W. Tindale, of Baerami. When stalls wore being built for the annual effort at…

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Soviet Russia. Accidents. Debt to Britain. Amounts to £900,000,000. LONDON May 22

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 3

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Snowden) said that the sum, due by the, Government of Russia Master Ted. Eagar, son of Mr. Geoff. Eagar, and for some time on the Scone Postal. staff, but recently transferred to the city, had the…

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Indian Riots 50 DEAD, 700 INJURED. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 2

Savage rioting broke out at Rangoon this morning between Burman and Indian dock coolies. Tho casualties are estimated at 50 dead and fully 700…

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The Singleton Argus Wednesday, May 28th, 1930. Local and General News Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 2

During last night's performance of "High Jinks," at the Strand Theatre, by the Singleton Operatic Society, Mr Jack Alien was unfortunate in…

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Motor Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 3

A Whippet motor car containing Mr. Symonds, (who was driving), Mrs. Johnson, her 14 year old daughter, and her grand daughter aged 8, and Mrs. Symonds…

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Strange Rescue at Sea "Drowned" Man Comes Ashore, by Next Boat

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

When the paddle steamer Glencoe, which plies between Portrec, in Skye, and Mallaig, Inverness-shire, arrived at Mallaig, it reported that the chief…

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Motor Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 4

On Friday morning last Mr. McKinnon, school teacher from Sydney, holidaying at Tea Gardens, was returning from Newcastle by car. When…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 4

Mr. Richard Symonds of Karuah, while motoring from Haymond Terrace to Karuah with his wife and family his mother and his wife's…

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Lucky Winners Meet by Accident. £10,000 in Prizes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 6
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Surely this life is one of coincidence. Just before Just Christmas a woman in the country won £1000 in the deaf and blind kiddies' art union…

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Baby Killed. Woman Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 3

At Camperdown on Friday afternoon, a baby boy was killed, and his aunt was severely injured when they were struck by a motor bus…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan, of Craven, met with an accident, when returning home from Gloucester. A back wheel of the car collapsed, and the…

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