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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 58

Many Injured Dynamite Explodes CAIRO, April 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 10

Several Europeans and many natives were injured when fire exploded a quantity of dynamite at the Asso[?]an Dam. causing damage…

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Cars Collide Two Women Injured Vic. Smash Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 4

When two cars collided head on at Eltham last night, one overturned, and two passengers were injured. Miss D. Fraser, 23, Greensborough…

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Woman Killed Car Rolled Over Mother Injured Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred this morning on the Maitland-road at the foot of New Freugh Hill, about seven miles from…

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Motor Accidents U.S.A. Toll

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 8

Although there was an indicated decrease of about 15,000,000,000 miles in motor vehicle mileage in United States in 1930, equivalent to…

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Safety First Echo of Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 2

The tragic collision between a motor car and a bicycle on the East Maitland Road recently, that resulted in the death of…

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Car Driver On Two Charges Fatal Accident Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 8

The fatal accident on Maitland-road, Cessnock, on December 22, in which Robert Brindle (8), and William Slain (69), met their deaths…

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DUNGOG Painful Accident Soda in Eye

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 9

Mr. Jack Southan, an employee at Dungog Co-operative Butter Factory, met with a painful accident whilst breaking up caustic soda…

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PARALYSED After Accident Limbs Twisted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 4

An unusual case was dealt with by officers of the St. George Ambulance, when John Browne, 24, of Nelson-street, Undercliffe, who was…

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Three Drowned Boat in Squall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 2

When the yacht Sea Witch capsized in a squall off Rottnest Island (Fremantle), William Gibson, 63 Cyril Gibson 85, his son, and…

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In Bad Way Jockey Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 5

The Jockey Egll, who was injured when his mount fell in the Youthful Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, it reported to be in a serious condition…

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Razor Slashes Son Injured Father Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 1

Alfred Richmond Roberts (19), of Curl Curl, was admitted to Manly Hospital early this morning suffering from…

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Cyclist Injured Run Down by Car Bad Visibility Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 1

Poor visibility, during the showers of last evening, is blamed for an accident which occurred in Vincent-street…

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Adze Slipped Boy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 5

David Gower, aged 16, Bolwarra Heights, West Maitland, recevied an inclsed wound to the inside of the left foot as the result of…

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Cyclist Injured Struck by Car in Vincent-st

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 2

While riding on a bicycle to his work at Aberdare Central Colliery, about 6.25 on Sunday night, Cyril Farnham, 45, of [?], was struck…

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Accident at School. Pupil's Compensation"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 4

An unusual case was heard in the Supreme Court when Stuart Parrin, (13), through his father, Charles Perrin, claimed damages from the State…

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Thrown From Cycle Mr Frank Budden Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 2

When Mr Frank Budden, of Muswellbrook, was riding a bicycle along the Singleton-road, aboat eight miles from Muswellbrobk, he went to the side of…

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Player Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 9

Parsons, the Cessnock Rugby League player who was injured playing against Eastern Suburbs, will not be able to play against North on…

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Youth Drowned In Flooded Creek BULAHDELAH, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 7

Keith Rodman, aged 15 years, residing with his parents at Markwell, seven miles from Bullahdelah, was drowned in a creck at Markwell…

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Law of Chance Strange Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 2

A chapter of strange accidents almost bizarre enough to east doubt on the immutability of the laws of chance is reported in a recent…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Two Children Lost

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 2

A double drowning fatality occurred at Scone yesterday, resulting in the loss of two school children…

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