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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 66

Girl Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1930 · page 8

Miss Tessie Backhouse, daughter of the occupant of a house in Railway-parade, Cabramatta, was cut by a piece of iron when debris began to…

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Man Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 September 1930 · page 1

Patrick Quinton, aged 22, of Waverley, was fatally injured on Monday, night, when the door of a car flew open, and he fell to the roadway,…

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Quarry Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 4

Tho West Maitland police were notified to-day that Basil Walter Fairhall, a young man, whoso people reside at Pitnacree road, East…

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Mrs. J. Potts. Victim of Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 8

Mr. J. Potts, senior, met with a nasty accident last week when, owing to the horse taking fright, the sulky in which he was driving collided with…

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Five Rilled. Fifteen Seriously Injured. Stromboli Active. Rome, September 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1930 · page 7

With a tremendous explosion, the volcano of Stromboli broke out into extraordinary activity. The eruption is the worst since…

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Morec Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1930 · page 6

Furthor particulars received from Moree regarding the accident, in which Basil Walter Fairhall, 21, of East Maitland, lost his life, showed…

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Woman Killed Week-end Motor Fatalities. Many Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1930 · page 8

Mrs. Marianne Wright. 50, of Rose[?]ery, was fatally Injured when knocked down by a motor cycle In Botany-Road, Alexandria, last night…

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Shot Exploded. Miner Fatally Injured. Coroner's Verdict. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1930 · page 8

A jury of six was empanelled at Cessnock to-day, when the, Deputy-Coroner, Mr. J. R. Scott, conducted inquest on the death of Ernest…

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Volcano Active Stromboli in Eruption Again. Five Killed and Fifteen Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 September 1930 · page 4

With a tremendous explosion, the volcano of Stromboli broke out into extraordinary activity on Friday. The eruption is the worst since 1907…

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Engines Derailed by Landslide One Driver Severely Injured Narrow Escape of Brisbane Limited

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 September 1930 · page 2

Travelling st 25 miles an hour, two coupled engines dashed into about 50 tons of rock and earth piled high in a cutting at Exmouth near Armidale at 9.20 on Saturday night. Both engines were derailed and thrown against the side of the cutting, the leading engine…

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Man Drowned. Fatality at Kahibah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 3

Herbert Rodman, about 35 years of age, was drowned in a creek at the year of his home at Kahibah yesterday afternoon…

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Labourer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 4

Harold J. Williams (22), of Abbott-street, West Maitland, a labourer employed at the Cardiff railway workshop, sustained a…

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Quarry Fatality at Moree

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 5

On Friday morning last Basil Walter Fairhall, aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fairhall, ot Pitnacree road, East Maitland, and…

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Air-Gun Pellett. Boy Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 1

A son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Sleep, of Lorne-street, was the victim of a peculiar accident one day last week. He an a companion were out shooting…

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Fatality at Paxton Colliery Miner Killed by Premature Explosion Jury Returns Verdict of Accidental Death But Cause of Explosion Still Remains a Mystery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 2

At the Cessnock Courthouse yesterday morning, Before a jury of six, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. R. Scott, J.P.) held an inquiry concerning the death of Ernest William Agland 44, who was killed at Faxton colliery, as the result of the premature explosion of a "shot", on the…

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Dangerous Driving Dungog Baker Fined £6/8/ Collision With Motor Bike

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 6

Among the matters engaging the attention of Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at Cessnock Court to-day, was a case in which Silvie Jones was charged with…

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Kicked by Horse. Country Party Candidate Injured. Casino

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 5

Samuel C. North[?]te one of the endorsed Country Party candidates for the Casino sent, was kicked by a horse drawing his sulky when he was…

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Engines Derailed by Landslide. One Driver Severly Injured. Narrow Escape of Brisbane Limited

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 3

Travelling at 25 miles an hour, two coupled engines dashed into about 50 tons of rock and earth piled high in a cutting at Exmouth, near Armidale,…

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Mutilated Body of Man. Found on Railway Line Head and Leg Severed Second Train Fatality in a Month

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 5

The shocking mutilated body of a man believed to be John Daley J. and A. Brown railway employee was found on the line between Pelaw…

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Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 2

About 6.30 p.m. on Saturday evening, Dr. J. J. Gilchrist met with an accident whilst driving his sedan car down Hooke Street. He was…

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