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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 58

Street Smash Cars Hit Tram Three Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1931 · page 8

Three men were injured, one seriously, in an unusual accident at the corner of William and Riley Streets, East Sydney,…

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Back Injured Thrown from Sulky CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 5

While driving a sulky at Koarsley on Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs, J. Conn were thrown out. Mrs. Conn was taken to cessnceil…

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"An Accident" Car Driver Fined Sulky, Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. D. W. Read, P.M., Victor Frederick Randoph Stauffer, pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 5

Jack Moffatt, two years, living with his parents in louth Park—road, West Maitland, was struck by a motor driven by Mrs. L. Ford, of…

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Bridge Fatality Crushed by Plate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 6

Fatal injuries were received by Alexander John Falkiner, a rigger, aged about 36, Ryde, when he was struck by a falling metal plate,…

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Shot in Groin Ravensworth Fatality SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 5

Leslie George Searle, aged 40, night officer at Ravensworth, was shot fatally yesterday afternoon. He want out with four or rive…

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Shooting Fatality. Ravensworth Resident Dies of Gunshot Wound

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 1

As a result of a shooting accident yesterday, Mr. Searl, railway night-officer at Ravensworth, died while being…

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Man Risks Death to Save his Brother's Life in Vain Tragic Accident Others Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 1

William Latimer (26) was killed, and David Latimer (29), labourer, and Wilfred Easton (28), labourer,…

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Drowned in Six Inches of Water

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 1

A fourteen-year-old schoolboy, Leonard Arthur Webb, of Glebe, was drowned on Monday in a bath, which only contained six inches of water…

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Three Injured Car Over Bank SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 1

Thomas Wardell (52), Thomas Wardell (22), and Muriel wardell (24) were seriously injured when a motor car in which they were…

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Fractured Skull Accident Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 5

It was stated this afternoon that the Rev. G. H. Howltt, who was injured when a car overturned in High Street yesterday morning…

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Safety League N.S.W. Accident Toll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 6

Nearly 30 people are accidentally killed in N.S.W. every week, according to the N.R.M.A., which is taking an active part in the work of…

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Two Injured Cessnock Smash 'Bus and Sulky Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 5

Two persons were Injured when a Rover Motors omnibus collided with a Dulky at the intersection of Aberdare—road and Vincent—street,…

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Serious Petrol Accident. Garage Proprietor Severely Burnt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 7

Whilst Mr. Griffiths, proprietor of the garage next to the Universal Stores, was filling the bowser of a motor car about 1.30 this afternoon,…

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Aberdeen Section Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 8

Mr. S. L. Barton, a well-known local farmer, met with a painful accident on Tuesday morning. Whilst engaged in taking off a part from the milking…

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Nasty Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 8

Playing with a rope over which he was jumping, the young son of Mr. W. Houlahan, of Gungal, fell and broke his forearm. The accident,…

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Aberdeen. ACCIDENTS

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

Mr. S. L. Barton, well-known local farmer, met with a very painful accident on Tuesday morning. Whilst taking off a belt from the milking…

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Screen Hand Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 3

Andrew Rae, 52, of Wollombi-road a screen-hand, received injuries to his chest, back and shoulders while working at Bellbird Colliery to-day…

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Rev. G. H. Hewitt Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

While travelling along High-street, West Maitland, on Tuesday morning, a motor car, driven by Mr A. Hazeldene, and having as passengers the Rev. and…

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'Bus Collides with Sulky Two Men Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 4

This morning, about 8.30, at the lower end of Vincent-street, a 'bus belonging to the Rover Company, and driven by Kenneth Olman Johns…

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