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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1931

1,143 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 58

Broken Legs Collision Sequel Nominal Fine Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 1

A motor collision, which occurred as far back as May, 1980, was recalled in Newcastle Summons Court to-day…

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Runaway Car Dashes Into Office Three Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1931 · page 1

Three men were injured when a motor car got out of control while descending a steep hill in Erskine-street City, to-day, and…

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Tragedy at Railway Grossing Four Killed, Eight Injured. Party Returning From Dance. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 6

At Traralgon railway crossing (Vic.) early this morning a 25-tons railway truck crashed into double-seater motor car, in which a number of people…

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Woman Injured Struck by Car SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 8

While crossing Victoria-road, last night, Florence Edwards, 60, was struck by a motorcar,the driver of which did not stop…

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Hit Stump Motorists Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 8

On Sunday afternoon a motor car, driven by Roy father j. Maron who was accompained by four girls on their way to do is salle College, at…

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Priest's Car Hits Stomp Five Persons Injured. Smash Near Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 1

Five persons were injured, one seriously, in a motor accident on the Moonbi Range, 22 miles from Tamworth, at noon yesterday,…

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Woman Shot Tragic Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 2

While lying in bed in her room in Porter-street, Praliran (Vic.) about 10.40 on Saturday night, Miss Aanie Kirkwood Sinclair, aged 56, was…

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Drowning Tragedy Victim's Funeral

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 3

The funeral of the late Jean Sinclair, whose body was found in the Aberdare Colliery dam on Friday morning, took place on Saturday…

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Bellbird Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 2

Joseph Bender, 42, miner, employed at Bellbird Colliery, was to-day admitted to Cessnock Hospital with injuries to the hands and ribs, the…

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Struck by Car Woman Badly Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 2

Alighting from a tram near her home in New South Head-road, Edgecliff, last night, Annie Hughes, 50, was knocked down by a motor car…

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Young Lad Terribly. Burned. Blasting Powder Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 1

On Sunday last ""Billy" Aldwell, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Aldwell, of Merriwa, was terribly burned at his home as a…

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COLLISION Bus and Car Little Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 5

When a ear collided with a motor omnibus in Parallel Street, opposite West Maitland station about noon to-day, mounted the footpath and…

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News in Brief Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 4

Alice Pearson, 4, of Sempill-street, fell from a fence yesterday afternoon and sustained an incised wound over the right eye. Maitland Ambulance…

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Pathetic Story Told in Cessnock Coroner's Court Drowned in Dam Strange in Manner Girl's Death Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 5

Hannted by the belief that she had been responsible for her mother's death, and accusing herself of her "murder,"…

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Injured by Detonator Explosion. Cessnock Miner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 3

An explosion of a detonator whilst he was at work at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day resulted in Evan Evans, 41, a miner, of Dudley-street…

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Plucky Action Woy Woy Resident Boy, Drowned Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 2

In an herole but futile effort to save his grandson, Pereival Allen, 69, a non-swimmer, plunged into the water at Beatty's Wharf, near Woy…

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Drowning Tragedy at Woy Woy Old Man's Heroic Attempt to Save Grandson

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 2

To the sombreness of a tragedy at Woy Woy yesterday, the heroism of a grandfather, who, though he could not swim, plunged to the rescue of his…

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Distressing Incident at Woy Woy. Six-year-old Boy Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 3

A distressing incident occurred at Woy Woy yesterday, when Ronald Cyril Allen, a lad of six, was drowned. His grandfather, although he…

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Fumignation Tragedy Inquest Coroner Issues Warning. Verdict of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 6

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Goroner at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of Priseilla Weekes, 6S, who died in a…

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Tree Fell on Him Woy Woy Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 6

Ernest Humphries, of Woy Woy, had both bones of his right leg broken near the ankle, when be was struck by part of a tree which he…

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