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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 66

CESSNOCK Killed by Fall of Coal Shockingly Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 5

Partly buried by a fall of coal in Aberdare Central Colliery yesterday afternoon, Archibald Gilchrist, 48, a miner, of Kitchener…

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German Mine Disaster Deaths Total 95, Injured 76 Berlin

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 1

A terrific explosion, accompanied. by an immense sheet of flame, occurred at the Alsdorf Colliery, Aix La Chappelle, in which 2000 men were working. Hundreds of relatives swarmed to…

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Accident Toy Postal Employee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 October 1930 · page 2

Mr Geoff Houston, who is on the staff of the local Post Office, sustained a painful injury last week when, he broke his wrist in two places whilst…

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Wheeler Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 7

Claude Brastow, 27, living in Northcote-street, Paxton and employed as a wheeler in Paxton colliery, was caught between two skips…

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Child Drowned Ell Into Bucket of Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 4

Betty Florence Clark, the 17-months-old daughter or Mrs. Clark, of Bacrami, was drowned in a bucket of water…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 2

Mr. Geoffrey Heuston, a member of the staff of Singleton post office, met with a painful injury while attending a gathering of All Saints…

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Accident at Pelaw Main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 7

John Honderson clipper, of Hope-toun-street, Kurri, met with a painful accident at Pelaw Main Colliery yesterday when he was run over by…

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Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. Laidlur, of Stanford Merthyr, were thrown out of their sulky when it ran over a bank at Kurri this morning…

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Struck by Car Alderman John Ferry's , Narrow Escape East Maitland Road Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 6

Alderman John Ferry, a resident of Day Street, East Maitland, had a narrow escape from very serious injuries, when he was knocked down…

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Paxton Wheeler Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

While following his occupation as wheeler at Paxton Colliery on Wednesday morning, Claude Brastow, 27, living in Northcote-street, Paxton,…

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Drowned in Bucket. Infant's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 4

Betty Clark, 17 months, was drowned in a bucket at Baerami on Wednesday. The infant took the cover from a…

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German Mine Disaster. Deaths Total 95; INJURED, 76. BERLIN

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 4

A terrific explosion, accompanied by an immense sheet of flame, occurred at the Alsdorf Colliery, Aix La Chappelle, in which 2000 men…

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Plane Crash Woman Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 7

Three persons had a narrow, escape from serious injury to-day, when a DH6 aeroplane, piloted by Gilbert Stephenson, erashed at Mooroopna…

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Kurri Family in Tragic Smash Two Killed Maitland Road Again Head-on Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 5

Two persons were killed and five injured when two cars met head on between Waratah and Sandgate at 5.30 p.m…

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Cars Collide Head-on Two Killed, Five Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 4

Two persons were killed outright and five others seriously injured by a collision between two cars on the Maitland-road, near Sandgate, at 5.30 p.m…

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Unfortunate Accident

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 2

Whilst going his rounds with fruit and vegetables on Saturday morning, Mr W. Hill met with a most unfortunate mishap that' resulted in a severe…

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The Singleton Argus MONDAY, 27th OCTOBER, 1930. Local and General News Accident at Railway

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 2

Mr W. Brown, residing at Temple Court, John-street, and who is employed as a shunter at the railway station, met with an accident this morning…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 5

A gloom was cast over Kurri when the news of the smash in which Cyril (Tosh) Seiner and Sydney [?]olnor were instantly killed, came…

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Injured Boy's Fortitude Lithgow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 2

A youth named Jack Wilcox showed very little concern when his pearifle exploded and the bullet entered his leg, about three inches above the…

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Car Smash Woman Seriosuly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 2

Dashing down an in[?]llno on the Barronjooy-road, Newport, an uncontrolled our crashed into a road alg[?], and then lute a tree, before it…

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