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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 66

Fatal Crash Accident at Singapore SINGAPORE, Dec. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 1

A young commercial man, Willys-Johnston, employed by the Asiatic Petroleum Company, erashed in a Flying Club machine this morning…

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Shell Shocked Soldier Smashes Furniture Wife and Old Man Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 3

At an early hour on Saturday, at Glebe, Sydney, a returned soldier named Thomas. Francis, McManus, aged 40, stated to be suffering from shell-shock,…

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Two Ribs Broken Mr. Joe Mannix Injured

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

On Friday afternoon, Mr. Joe Mannix, while following his occupation as wheeler at Aberdare Extended Colliery fell off a skip, and fracture…

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Wollombi Fatality Richardson on Two Charges Court Sequel Cessnock

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

William Richardson, of West Cessnock, who was acquitted of a charge of mansiaughter at the Maitland Quarater Sessions last week, in…

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Fatal Smash Mr. O. C. Beale Killed Accident at Stroud Stroud

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

Ootavius Beale, manning directer of Beale and Company, the well-known piano manufacurere, was killed to-day when…

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Car Accidents

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

Whilst returning from the Hospital drive to Salisbury, Mr. Eric Cox had the misfortune to strike trouble. Something went wrong with the…

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Plane Crashes Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 8

Two men wore Injured when a plane crashed in the serub near the Barron River, at Stratford, near Cairns. They are pilot J. E. J…

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Motor Cars Collide Woman Killed, Six Other People Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 1

In a terrible head-on collision between two motor cars on themain road near Finley on Sunday night, Maude Stubbs, aged 29, a single woman, was…

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Fatal Car Accident At STROUD

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 2

Mr. Octavius C. Beale, managing director of Beale and Co., Ltd., piano manufacturers, one of the best known business men in the State, was killed…

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Burwood Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 1

There was another colliery fatality to-day, Donald Grant, 57, a shiftman at Burwood Colliery, being buried in a fall of coal…

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Stroud. Car Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 3

A collision between two cars on the main road opposite Mr. W. Wilmen's business premises on Tuesday morning, ended in tragedy. A Vauxhall car…

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Head-on Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 4

Is the 13th an unlucky date or a mere coincidence? Anyway, there is not anything so bad but what it could not be worse. After the formal…

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Accidents at Newcastle Mines Two Killed, Two Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 6

Two men were killed and two injured in accidents at Newcastle district mines to-day. John M.' Guinness, aged 50, a shiftman,…

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Boy Injured. Dangers of Swimming in River

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 9

While swimming in the river during the week-end, Vince Bowen had the misfortune to strike a log, and sustained a nasty gash on the head, several…

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Knocked Down by Car South Cessnock Resident Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 4

While walking along Vincent street on Wednesday night, Andrew Husband, 21, of Maitland street South Cessnock, was knocked down…

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Miner Killed John Darling Colliery Mate Injured Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 1

John McGuinness (50), a miner of Belmont, was killed while at work in John Darling Colliery this morning. His mate Albert Berwick (57), also…

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Two Hurt Auburn Collision Terrific Impact Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 3

When a collision occurred at Auburn early this morning between a milk cart and horse and a motor truck, Walter Curley (34), the driver…

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Shocking Shipping Disaster 40 Perish When Steamers Collide J. W. H. T. Douglas Among the Drowned Copenhagen

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 December 1930 · page 1

Great loss of life is reported in a shocking shipping disaster in the Kattegat, when the Finnish st earners Oberon and Arcturus collided at 9.30 o'clock at night, the Oberon sinking in three minutes. The vessel developed a sickening list so suddenly that it was…

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Tragic Motor Smash Cessnock Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 5

The already long list of motor smashes was suede to yesterday afternoon, when a serious accident [?] in Maitland-road, cessnock…

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Boy Killed Cessnock Motor Accident Three Others Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 10

The Maitland-road, Cessnock, was the scene of a serious motor accident yesterday afternoon at about four o'clock. Several…

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