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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 58

Motor Smashes Week-end Accidents Cyclist Killed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1931 · page 2

While riding a bicycle along City-road, Camperdown last night. William Vincent- 25, of Bolwarra-rond, Ultimo, was…

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Motor Smash Two Cessnock People Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 3

A collision between two cars on the Maitland-road, Mayfileld West, at 6.40 p.m. on Sunday evening had serious consequences for two residents…

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Climbed Gorge With Injured Man Difficult Task Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 8

Remarkable skill and endurance were displayed by a small party of men yesterday afternoon, when they brought to…

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Child Injured Fell Into Trench CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 5

Alex. McNell, 12, living at West End, Cessnock, fool into one of the deep sewere trenches yesterday afternoon. He sustained a probable…

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Tram Crash Seven Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 7

Two trams collided at Circular Quay to-day, and although they were not travelling at a fast rate, the impact was sufficient to hurl…

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Mad Dash Lorry Overturns Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 6

Charles Victor Tacey, 30, of Lang Street, Kurri Kurri, was admitted to Maitland Hospital late yesterday afternoon in a critical condition…

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Fatally Injured Run Down by Motor SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 2

Peter Begg, of Ashfield, was fatally injured when knocked down by a motor lorry in Parramatta-road, Ashfield, last night, He was…

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Motor Lorry Accident Man Critically Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

I Charles Victor Taccy, aged 30, of Kurri hes in a critical condition at the Maitland Hospital as a result of a motor lorry accident at St. Peter's…

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£875 AWARDED. Singleton Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

By consent, an award for £875, with costs, was made in Sydney by the Compensation Commission in favour of Lilian May Cox, widow of Frederick…

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Kurri Man Critically Injured Kurri-Maitland Road Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 2

The condition of Charles Victor Tacey, who was critically injured in a motor accident on the Kurri Kurri-Maitland Road, near St. Peter's, on…

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Fell on Pipe Schoolboy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

Falling on a broken drain-pipe at the East Maitland Boys' High School this morning, Charles Hunt, 15 of Government-road, Western, sustained…

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Driver's Wild Career Three Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

A man driving a stolen motor car last night knocked down a man in St. Kilda-road, Melbourne. He did not stop, and was pursued by a doctor in…

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Found at Home Boy Believed to Have Been Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

When the report was circulated yesterday that a lad named Ingle had been drowned in the creek at the rear of William-street, distracted…

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Climbed Gorge. with Injured Man. Difficult Task Armidale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 6

Remarkable skill and endurance were displayed by a small party of men yesterday afternoon, when they brought to the top of Hillgrove Gorge, Edward T…

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Wild Dash Stolen Motor Car Three Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

Three persons were last night Knocked down and injured by a motor car alleged to have been stolen by a man, who later abandoned it and ran…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

Young Doug. Russell had a remarkable escape from serious injury the other day, when rounding up a young horse. He had succeeded in running…

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Car and Horse Telarah Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 5

A motor car, driven by Mr. W. J. Hartoher, of Anvil Creek, Greta, and a horse ridden by a boy named Gerald Henry, of Capp-street, Telarah,…

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Hit by Car High-street Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 4

While crossing High-street yesterday afternoon, Edward Corkery (8), son of Mr. J. Corkery, of Bourke-street, West Maitland, was knocked…

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Toti Dal Monte Injured Head on Motor Collision (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Rome

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 2

The noted prima donna, Toti Dal Monte, was admitted to hospital suffering injuries to her shoulder received in a motor smash on the…

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Motor Smashes Week-end Accidents Seriously Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 2

When they were knocked down by a motor cycle and sidecar at the intersection of Cabramatta and Coventry roads, Cabramatta,…

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