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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 58

Man Killed Two Injured Wall Collapses Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

When a wall collapsed during rebuilding operations at Mayor's Emporium in Bourke Street, City, one man was killed and two others were…

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Cricketers in Motor Smash Four English Players Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 2

London, Saturday. — Famous cricketers were involved in a double motor smash near Nottingham after the Leicester match…

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Collapse of Wall Man Killed; Two Injured Seriously. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 2

When a wall collapsed during, rebuilding operations at Meyers' emporiam, Bourke-street, City, one mail was killed and two othors-seriously injured:…

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Young Man Meets Death in Shocking Accident Head Crushed Heavy Aviary Slips Unloading Mishap. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred on Saturday afternoon last near Whittingham. when John Allan Killey, 23, of…

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Singleton Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. A. Killey, of Singleton, was killed in extraordinary circumstances on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Killey had aken a large…

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Fell Down Well Tragic Accident Child Drowned Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 6

Falling down a deep well at his parents' residence yesterday afternoon, while playing in the yard, David Prentice, aged 3, the only…

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Collision Sequel Lorry Driver, Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 4

Saxton Cushing, the driver of a lorry which collided with a motor cycle and sidecar on the Western road, near Lawson, resulting in the…

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Fortunate Escape Sewer Worker Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Ted Neale, one of the best known of the workers on the local sewer construction work, had a lucky escape from death yesterday afternoon, when…

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Denman News. Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 6

"Paddy" Bell, the third son of Mr D. M. Bell, of "Pickering," met with an unfortunate mishap while playing football with Pickering boys against…

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Drowned in Well Tragic Discovery at Gosford

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 1

David Prentice, aged three, the only soil of Mr and Mrs D. A. Prentice, of Point Frederick, East Gosford, was drowned at his home in tragic…

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Fatal Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred on Saturday afternoon last near Whittingham, when John Allan Killey, 23, of York-street Singleton, was crushed and killed…

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Tragedy of the Flood Two Half-caste Aborigines Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 1

Fears that Waton Taylor (51) and Jack Terrick (42), half-caste aborigines, whose boat capsized in Calm Creek on Monday night, had been…

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ACCIDENT. Mr. Bruce Abbott

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday about 1 p.m. Mr. Bruce Abbott met with an accident in the lane opposite his home 'Kennil-worth," Phillips' Creek. It appears…

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Motor Accident Claim

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 4

In the Tarec District Court on Wednesday, Ernest James Cook claimed £400 damages from Albert Bunt, alleging that he was run over by a car…

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Cars Collide Doctor Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 4

When driving a car at St. Kilda, Vic., with two young women, Dr. H. X. Mornane, of Want Melbourne, collided with another car…

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Car Smash Six Persons Injured SYDNEY

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

When endeavouring to avoid collision with another car on the Prince's Highway at Helensburgh last night, a car driven by George…

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DUNGOG Serious Accident Horse Fell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 6

Mr. Bruce Abbot, met with an accident near his home at "Kenil-worth," Phillips Creek, when the horse he was riding fell, throwing…

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Drivers Fined Collision Sequel NEWCASTLE

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

When a motor lorry collided with a horse drawn cart at Charlestown on May 9, two persons were thrown out of the latter vehicle and one of…

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Plank Broke Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

Richard Roberts, 34, of Wallsond, a ganger, and M. Williams, 55, of Lambton, a carpenter, fell twenty feet down an open trench when a…

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Trapper Injured Aberdare Central Colliery Mishap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 3

While following his occupation as trapper at Aberdare Central Colliery this morning, Herbert Blade, 18, was struck by a fall of coal, and received…

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