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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1932

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Electric Shock Little Boy Injured CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 5

When Herbert Hobson, 8 years, residing with his parents in Hickey-street, West Cessnock, climbed on to the roof at his home yesterday…

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Kurri Tragedy at Weston Girl Drowned Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 5

As reported In our final edition yesterday, the news of the death of Mabel Hall, 17, daughter of Mr. J.T. Hall, of Deakin-street, Kurri Kurri,…

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Three Killed W.A. Motor Accidents Driver Arrested Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 6

A .young married woman, Marion Sassen, 25, of Bayswater, was killed, and her three children, whose ages range from three months to seven…

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Car Accidents Limbs Fractured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 4

The person were injured by motor cars in Sydney suburbs yesterday afternoon, Sydney Pahud, 26, suffered fractures of the right leg and…

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Kurri Drowning Fatality Formal Inquiry Kukri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 5

A formal inquiry into the circumtsanoes surrounding the death of Mabel Hall, who was drowned near Weston on Boxing…

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Five Injured Motor Car Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 2

Five people were injured slightly when a motor car our a which they were driving turned over at Pleton, as the result of a tyre living out…

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Fell Twenty Feet Fisherman Injured

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

Thomas James Weigerman (44), residing at Liangothlin, was flashing at Coutt's Waters, near Ebor, when he fall 20ft down the rocks to the [?]…

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Boy Drowned Slipped into River INVERELL, Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 1

George Tighe, of Wellingberg was drowned yesterday when he applied down the bank and topped into the…

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Father Drowned Tried to Save Daughter Tas Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 2

Charles Parker, a middle-aged man married, was drowned at the mouth of the Piper River. Tasmania, in attempting to save the life of his daughter…

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Cars Crash Oh Swansea Road Four Injured Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 4

When two cars crashed near Swansea bridge last night four men were injured. One car was coming to Newcastle and the other was bound…

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Fell Off Engine Fireman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1932 · page 8

When a goods train was travelling through Binalong, a fireman, named Hayes, of Hardon depot, fell off the locomotive and was rendered…

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SINGLETON Cycle-Car Collision Lucky Escapes Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1932 · page 2

At about 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening a motor cycle ridden by Stanley Wapole Carter, with a girl riding pillion, which was…

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Launch Tragedy One Man Drowned Ten Missing Wellington (N.z)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1932 · page 1

J. H. Motonife, a wharf labourer, was drowned, and J. A. Harrison is suffering from the serious effects of immersion, while on other man are…

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Three Injured Head-on Motor Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1932 · page 2

As a result of a head-on collision near Beenleigh (Q.), between a sedan car, containing four men, and a touring car from sydney, contai-…

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Bike Skidded Singletonian Injured WINGHAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1932 · page 3

While riding a motor bike from Singleton to Harrington, Mr, Rog Horne, a member of the stuff of the "Singleton Argus," came to grief…

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Struck by Tram Boy Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1932 · page 2

Jack Batten; 8, of Wells-st., Redfern, was knocked down by a tram while running across the intersection of Redfern and Castlereagh-sts.,…

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Amazing Escape Fell From Train Girl's Accident Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1932 · page 6

A girl visitor to Wagga, Miss Dimon, had a remarkable station. Miss Dimon met the first division…

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