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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Spirit Stove Explodes Woman Fatally Injured. Sydnoy

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 2

When a spirit stove burst at the home of a family named Johnson, near Windsor, four-members of the family were badly burned, one, Mrs. Alma Johnson,…

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Fatal Burns Spirit Stove Bursts, Three Others Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 1

When a spirit-stoye burst at the house of a family named Johnson, near Pitt Town-road. Windsor, four persons of the family were [?]lously…

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Accident Risk Enormous Increase School Statistics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 6

"Parents will be interested" (says Mr. A. W. Hicks, Assistant Under Secretary. Department of Education, in a further short…

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Bridge Fatality. Accidental Death. Coroner Inquires

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was returned by Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland at the magisterial Inquiry at the Gresford Courthouse…

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Fell Twenty Feet Linesman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 2

Charles Smith, a linesman employed in the Postmaster-Generals Department, and living at the Junction (Newcastle), f[?] 20ft from a polo…

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'Bus Turns Over Glen Innes Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 2

A message from Glen Innes states that six persons had remarkable escapes from fatal injuries, when an omnibus turned completely over…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

Crushed by a skip while following his occupation as clipper at Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day, Ter­ence Edgtton suffered an injury to…

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Tragedy Averted Saved From Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 4

A tragedy was narrowly averted in the Hunter River near Muswoll-brook, when two children got into difficulties…

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Men Injured Hit by Motor Car Stolen Vehicle Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 1

Having knocked down two men in a tram stop safety zone last night, the driver of a stolen car offered to drive them home, The men refused,…

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Mine Accidents Abermain and Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 4

James Pineintill, a miner, living at Abormain, was str[?]ck by a fall, of coal white working in Abermain No. I colltery, He was admitted to…

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Tragic Accident Footballer Killed Crushed by Beam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 8

At the inquest at Bathurst the Coroner (Mr. [?]romhead S.M.) found that Jack Herder, 27, of Enfield, Sydney, a prominent Western…

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Mysterious Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 1

Mysterious circumstance surround a railway accident at Pyramid Hill, Victoria. A train from Bendigo was approaching a crossing in the middle of…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 4

Robert Higgins, [?] a miner, living in 55 Church-street, Cessnock, was caught by a fall of coal while working [?] Abermain No., 2 colliery. He was…

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Pinned by Tree Boy Severely Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 8

John Bridge, 11, was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital early this morning, suffering from a fractured thigh and slight concussion…

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Crossing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 6

When an electric train struck a motor car on a level crossing near Carrum to-day. William Illman, of Carrum, Vic, the driver of the car,…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 1

Struck by a fall of coal while working at Abermain No. 2 Colliery on Wednesday, Robert Higgins, 32, miner, residing at 55 Church Street,…

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Struck Dead by Lightning Fatality Near Casino. Lismore

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 4

Percy Clifford, aged 23, was struck dead by lightning during a storm at Tatham, near Casino, last night. Although there were no marks on the…

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Car Hits Tree. Mr. Lionel Whitelaw Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 2

An accident, the result of which Mr. Lionel Whitelaw is an inmate of the Merriwa Hospital, occurred on the Muswellbrook road near "Wyndham,"…

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WINGHAM Leg Broken in Fall Woman Injured. Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 3

Mrs. W. Davies, of Marlee, not far from Wingham, on the Central North Coast, was engaged picking raspberries, when she slipped over and…

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Motor Smash. Car Hits Tree; Terrific Impact. Mr. Lionel Whitelaw Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 4

An accident, the result of which Mr. Lionel Whitelaw is an inmate of the Merriwa Hospital, occurred on the Muswellhrook-road near…

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