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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1930

1,301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 66

Boy Drowned Wrnt Swimming in Deep Hole. Albury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

Edward Lanc[?] Roger, 13, accompanied by another lad. went for a swim in a deep hole in Dickenson Creek, yesterday, and was drowned…

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Boy Killed. Tragic Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

William Dugdale aged 13 years, a schoolboy of Cleveland-street, Sydney, was killed by a tram at Randwick…

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Peculiar Accident

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

Toby Bennett, of Newcastle, was the victim of a peculiar accident last evening. Bennett was driving a motor car on the Great Northern Road, and…

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Fatal Accident Near Wallabadah. Two Killed. One Seriously Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last a fatal accident, occurred on the main Northern Road between Wallabadah and Willow Tree…

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Impaled on Hook Man Terribly Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 3

Terrible injuries were sustained by Jock M'Clinton, aged 25, of Woy Woy, on Tuesday, when he was impaled on a hook attached to a…

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Four Injured. Cycle and Motor Car Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

Colliding head-on with terrine force on Sydney-road, near Donney-breek, Vic., a motor car and motor cycle and side-car outfit were…

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Slashed with Razor Fracas at Surry Hills Three Men Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Three men were injured in a brawl, which took place shortly after midnight last, night, In a house at Belmore Lane, Surry Hills…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

A young man named Crockett, a resident of Tighe's Hill, met with a serious accident on Sunday last as the result of a fall from a motor…

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Injured Miner. Threatened in Hospital. Minister's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 9

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, directed attention to the treatment by members of the hospital committee of a miner from Rothbury…

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Jockey Injured. Horse Rolled on Him. Sydney

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

An apprentice K. Hasler, had a collarbone broken when an unnamed gelding fell while working at Randwick this morning, and rolled on…

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Collision Near Young

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 8

On the Marengo-road, eight miles from Young, two cars, both travelling in the same direction, collided. One driven by Mr. M. O'Dea…

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Drowning Fatalities. Barnado Boy a Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

William Joseph Bowes, who came to Australia some time ago under the Dr. Barnade scheme, was drowned in the Hay Canal, near Leeton…

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Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 8

About 9 o'clock on Saturday night two motor cars came into Collision at the intersection of Bourke and Flinders streets, Wollongong, and one car…

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Surfer Drowned. Caught in Undertow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 6

William Hampstead, 40, a resident of Sydney, was carried out in the undertow and drowned in the surf at Barrenjocy on Sunday…

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Clothes on Bank. Drowning Tragedy Feared. Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 5

John Smith, 24, is believed to have been drowned in the river. He went for a swim yesterday, leaving his clothes on the bank…

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Three Drowned at Weekend a Tragic Toll

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 2

Three drowning fatalities occurred in the course of the week-end. William Joseph Bowes, who came to Australia some time ago under the Dr…

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Fight in Cell Prisoner Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 6

On Saturday night Herbert Fielding, 40, of Alexandria, was injured in a fight in the Redfern police cells and was admitted to the Royal South…

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Motor Skidded. Woman Injured at Balmain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 3

Annie Kirkpatrick, 54, of St. Mary's-street, Balmain, received concussion and severe abrasions to the head, shoulder, and shock, when a…

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Injured Miner Threatened in Hospital Minister's Statement

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr Weaver, directed attention to the treatment by members of the hospital committee of a miner from…

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Toll of the Motor. Several People Killed. Many Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 8

Several people were killed in motor accidents at the week-end and many were injured…

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