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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Brave Boy Newcastle Accident NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 8

Considerable fortitude was displayed by a young Boy Scout, Claude Manuel (14), when he crawled 150 yards over rough ground to his home…

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A Dangerous Street Echo of Kearsley Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 5

Reference was made by Cr. Johnson at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, to the recent unfortunate accident in which a little girl…

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Seventh Fatality Belt Attendant Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 10

The seventh fatal accident on the line-of-lode this year occurred in the mill at the Broken Hill South mine, when John Charles Frederick…

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UNLUCKY 13! Fatal Accident CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 5

William Alexander Johnston (31) working in the Attorney-General's Department had his led broken when he was hit in front of Parliament…

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Collision Between Car and Motor Truck 22 Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

On the Albany-road, about five miles from Perth, yesterday afternoon, a motor car containing Mr J. C. Healy, a well-known bookmaker, his wife, and…

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Victim Dies Injured on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 4

After a second operation had been performed on him, Norman Thompson (18) victim of the tragic accident on Friday morning last when a…

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'Plane Crashes in Garden Pilot Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

An aeroplane, piloted by James Whitford, aged 20 was forced, by engine trouble, to make a landing on a potato patch in a market…

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Lift Crashes at Hospital Two Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 3

When a lift containing visitors crashed from the fourth floor to the ground floor at the Melbourne Hospital yesterday afternoon, two persons were…

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Pilot Injured Crash in Garden Forced Down Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 6

Forced down by engine trouble James Whitford, 20. landed in a market garden at Abbotsford yesterday with a De Haviland Moth…

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Many Hurt Car Hits Truck Perth Accident Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

When a motor car collided with a 80cwt. motor truck conveying 25 people on the Albany road, near Perth, the impact…

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Legs Broken Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 8

A shocking accident, occurred on a farm at Ladysmith, near Wagga, while Horace Albert Smith, a farmer, assisted by his sons, was…

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Accident on M'dougall's Hill

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

Two persons were injured as the result of a lorry capsizing, on M'Dougall's Hill early yesterday morning. Following a card party held at Rix's…

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Heard Screams Injured on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 5

"A few minutes after Thompson left the camp to board the train, I board him sereaming from the railway ling."…

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Riding Fatality Inquiry at Kurri KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 5

An inquiry was held at the Kurri Courtheuse this morning by the District Coroner, Mr. A. W. Johns, into the circumstances of the death of…

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Ferry Disaster Python Causes Panic Ninety Drowned Calcutta, Aug. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 1

Over ninety are believed to have been drowned when a ferry boat sank near Kolhapur in the Bombay Presidency…

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Injuries Prove Fatal Accident at Elrington Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 3

The Injuries received by Clement James Emery, 21, when he was crushed between an electric motor and a door at Elrington Colliery on…

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Shocking Accident on Neath Road Two Killed in Motor Smash Constable Has Lucky Escape

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 3

A shocking accident took place on the Neath road, opposite the Aberdare Colliery paddock, about 6.30 last night…

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Ninety People Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 1

Calcutta, Monday.—Over ninety are believed to have been drowned when a ferry boat sank near Kolhapur in the Bombay Presidency…

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ACCIDENTAL Swagman's Death the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 2

One of a largo band who passed through tho recognised swag-men's camp near Host Greta Junction on August 11…

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Two Girls Struck by Hook Accident on Farm

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred on a farm at Ladysmith, in the Wagga district, while Horace Albert Smith. a farmer, assisted by his sons, was…

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