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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 58

Hit by Car High-street Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 4

Walking into the roadway in High-street. West Maitland, fronting McLauchlin's pastryqook shop at lunch time to-day…

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Horse Killed. Escaped Death to Meet It. Murrurundi Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

Mr. P. F. O'Brien, of Murrurandi, with two of his young daughters and a relative, had a narrow escape from being killed about 5.30 on Saturday…

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Brave Act Injured by Runaway Highest, Incident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 4

While gallantly attempting to stop a runaway horse about 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Mr. George Norman, of High-street…

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News in Brief Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 4

Edward Fenton, 24, of Mayfield, sustained a dislocated left shoulder on Saturday afternoon, when a motor cycle he was riding collided with…

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Girls Injured Cycle Strikes Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 6

Two fourteen-year-old Melbourne girls went for a motor cycle ride shortly before midnight on Saturday, but had not gone…

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Over Cliff Bar Beach Fatality NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 6

The body of a man, later identified as Frank Amnalla, a Russian Finn, lying on the rocks, about 70ftt. below, was observed by Mr. Robert Anderson…

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Death From Collision Car and Motor Cycle Crash Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 2

A motor cycle,, ridden, by Edward Halliday, crashed into a motor car driven by Evan M'Lauren, at Wall-; roonga yesterday…

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Boy Killed Car Crashes Into Cliff Five Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 8

When a motor car got out of control and crashed into a cliff between Kuring-gal and Berowra, a boy was killed and five persons…

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Motor Accidents Brisbane Statistics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 3

Brisbane traffic accident statistics for 1930 disclose that a smaller number of accidents than those of the proceding year was recorded, the…

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Two Injured Collision at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

A collision between a car and a motor cycle and side-car at Weston resulted in the admission of Ronald Auberson, aged 9, of Young-street…

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Electrician Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

Whilst at work at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day, Waiter Phee (25) an electrician, son of Mr. Walter Phee, secretary of the local…

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Wild Dash Riderless Cycle Many Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 6

A serious accident occurred in the final event of the motor cycle road race meeting, held at Rydalmore yesterday, when one of the…

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Struck by Car Child Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 8

While playing with other children in front of his home in George-street, St. Peters, Loslic Anderson, 9, was struck by a car last evening…

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News in Brief Electrician Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 4

Walter Phee, 25, electrician employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, fell while at Work yesterday morning, and was admitted to…

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Motor Cycle Out of Control Serious Accident at Speedway. Riders and Spectators Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

A serious accident occurred in the final event of the motor cycle road race meeting, held at Rydalmere on Monday, when one of the…

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Submarine Sunk in Collision (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 2

The Admiralty officially announces that the submarine Poseidon sank in a collision near Weikhowei Five officers and 24 men were saved,…

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Caught in Belting Youth Badly Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 6

Arthur Wright, 17, of Lakemba, was critically injured when his clothes became entangled in the belting of a machine used in a factory…

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Brutal Blow Boy Injured Sent to Gaol Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

In the Newcastle Children's Court to-day Mr. Atkinson, D.S.M. sentenced James Clinton (68) labourer, to three months'…

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Ferry Damaged Harbour Collision No Fatalities Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 1

The Watson's Bay ferry steamer, Woolahra, and the ferry punt, Koondooloo collided off Benelong Point about 11 o'clock last night…

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Sydney Harbour Collision No Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 3

The "bows of the ferry Woollahra were badly damaged in collision with the vehicular punt Coondooloo in the harbour, off Port Macquarie…

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