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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

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'Plane Crash Canberra Woman Injured Fall of 200 Feet Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 1

Crashing from a height of 200 feet at Mascot aerodrome yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Dorothea Danes, of Canberra, was…

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ACCIDENTAL Rosehill Inquiry SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 5

The adjourned Inquiry into the facts of the Cronulla, Tomato and Century Tire incident, in the Rydalmere Mile at Saturday…

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Winch Accident Tallyman Hurt

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 10

William Tobin, 40, of The Branch, Bulladelah, a tallyman employed by Armstrong and Royse, was engaged with a gang of men in winching…

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Motor Toll Week-end Accidents Girl Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 11

Miss Mary Murray, 15, daughter of Mr. T. G. Murray. M.L.C, of Lang-road, Centennial Park, received fatal injuries when she was…

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Accident to Scottish Express Six People Killed; Many Injured (Australian. Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 1

The Scottish express, when, passing Leighton-Buzzard, jumped, the rails. The engine and three carriages were telescoped, and 12 other…

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BRANXTON Residents Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. Harry McDermott, an employee of Branxton Dairy Co., received a severe gash on the thumb of the right hand when washing bottled. He was…

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Paris-Bordeaux Train Smash. Eight Killed; Forty Injured. Many Missing. Paris

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 4

Many passengers on the Paris-Bordeaux express perceived an ill-omen in the death, owing to heart failure, aboard the train prior to yesterday's…

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Fire at Berrigan Explosion of Gas Cylinder. Sergeant of Police Fatally Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

An explosion of a gas cylinder occurred during a fire at the Momalong Hotel, Berrigan. In a few minutes the entire…

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ACCIDENTAL Warner's Bay Smash Sneesby's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. W.R. Pickett at the termination of evidence at the inquest into the…

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Big Accident Toll Nearly 30 Killed Every Week in This State

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 1

Nearly 30 people are accidentally killed in New South Wales every week, according to the National Roads and Motorists' Association, which is…

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Big Accident Toll

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 1

Nearly 30 people are accidenally lulled in New South Wales every week, according to the National Roads aud Motorists' Association. Official figures show that the…

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Car Smash Miraculous Escape Five Injured Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

Six persons had a miraculous escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon when a touring car, driven by Mr. C. J. Parkinson, of casino,…

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Explosion of Gas Cylinder. Sergeant Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

An explosion of a gas cylinder occurred during a fire at the Momalong Hotel, Berrigan. In a few minutes the entire…

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Tram Smash Many Injured One Car Damaged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

Two trams crowded with passengers collided on Oxford—street, paddington, this morning. A number of people were injured…

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Crowded Trams Collide Number of People Injured Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 7

Two crowded trams collided in Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning. A number of peoplw were injured. Four were admitted to hospital for…

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Airmen Killed Collision in Mid—air 2000 Feet Fall Helsingfors. March 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

During a demonstration of military formation—flying, watched by 7000, on the ice, near sverborg Fortross, two aeroplanes, looping at…

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Rioting in India 20 Killed and 150 Injured. British Troops in Action. Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

Fierce rioting between Hindus and Moslems occurred at Cawnpore on Tuesday and to-day, following demonstrations in connection…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

Mr. Harold Holbert met with an untoward accident to his leg whilst walking across poles on Corrie Island. It appears that a log rolled, trapping…

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Big Accident Toll. NEARLY 30 Killed Every Week in This State

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

Nearly 30 people are accidentally killed in New South Wales every week, according to the National Roads and Motorists' Association, which is…

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BRANXTON Residents Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 11

Mr. Harry McDermott, an employee of Branxton Dairy Co., received a severe Bash on the thumb of the right hand when washing bottles. He was…

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