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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Schneider Cup Pilot Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 4

Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth, the famous Schneider trophy pilot and holder of the world's speed record of 407.5 miles an hour, was injured in a…

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Struck Lorry Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 7

Colliding, with a motor lorry on Newcastle- road, near Four-mile Greek, Jack Robinson, a 10-year-old cyclist, from Douglae-street, Stookton,…

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Risked Death Desperate Choice Pilot Injured Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 7

Preferring to risk his life rather than risk landing in the school grounds in which children were playing, an…

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LOSTOCK Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 5

Mr. Claude Wilson, of [?], met with an accident a short time ago, which resulted in a visit to Cl[?] Private Hospital in…

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Two Killed Fatal Tram Accidents in City Street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 5

[?] by tram cars in George-street City, late yesterday afternoon a boy and a man aged 58 were fatally injured…

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Fatal Accident

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 1

Residents of Dungog and district received a sad shock on Monday, morning when it became known that Mr. James Walsh of Brookfield, had died as the result of…

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Airman Injured Risked, Life to Save Children

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 4

Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday.— Preferring to risk his life rather than undertake a landing in a school ground in which children…

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Aberdeen Section. Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 2

An accident occurred at the Aber-: deen railway siding on Tuesday night which might easily have been attended with serious injury to the night…

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Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 2

An accident occurred at the Aberdeen railway siding on Tuesday night, which might easily have been attended with serious injury to the Night Officer, Mr…

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Found Drowned Missing Farmer Storm Fatality Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1932 · page 5

The police made the discovery yesterday afternoon of the body of J. Rolf, a poultry farmer, who disappeared from his home yesterday,…

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Launch Fatality Struck by Propeller in Collision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1932 · page 5

When he was struck by the propellor of a launch in a collision with a pulling boat near Woy Woy last night, Geroge Roberts, 73, of…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1932 · page 5

With his right leg several at the knee Edward Burgoss, 53, of Canary Road, Lakemba, died in hospital yesterday following a railway accident…

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Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 3

Vernon Clarke 25 of Church-street Canterbury (Vic)sustained fatal injurios when his metor cycle collided with a "baby" ear at a…

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Bridge Fatality Unemployed Man Killed

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 2

The Sydney Harbour Bridge claimed another life on Saturday morning. The victim was George Williams, aged 55. an unemployed…

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Rail Smash Minister Injured BRISHANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 2

Mr. J. Dash Queensland [?] for Transport was injured in a serious accident at Bridgee near Yandina, last evening…

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Man and Wife Killed Three Other Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 2

A man and his wife were killed and three other persons were injurd in a level crossing accident at Moorabbin (Vic.) on Saturday night. Those killed…

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Ended in Riot Indian" Health Week Fifty Injured Calcutta, Sept, 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 1

Fifty people were seriously injured in Hindu-Moslem riots at Serinagar Yesterday. The trouble originated when a…

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Gashed Throat Unusual Accident Demented Man's Act Condition Serious Sydney, Monday. Top of Finger Severed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1932 · page 5

The native cook on the City of candos which is now in the harbour was reported to have been drowned last night and the water While starding in a cow hall with a kulfe in his hand this morning Mr. T. Farrailey (66) a dairyman. living at windermere, Lochinvar,…

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Cyclist Injured Collided with Pedestrian sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 3

Jack towner, a meenanic, on Hankslown, was rlding a cycle aiong the Llverpool road, Chullcra, lost evening, when he colled with jack…

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Explosion on Submarine 30 Seamen Injured. Cherbourg

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 1

thirty-two seamen were injured, one fatally, in an explosion in the accumulators of the French submarine, Persee, the sister ship of the Promothee, which…

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