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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 62

Serious Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 2

Little Lindsay Lawrence, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Les. Lawrence, whilst enjoying a ride on a slide with his father, was thrown…

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Young Man Killed in Motor Accident Returning from Dance Car Overturned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 3

When the motor car in which they were travelling skidded and over turned near Keinbah, early on Sunday morning, one man was…

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Motor Fatality in Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 3

Thomas M'Lcaii, of Hamilton, was killed when he walked in front of a motor car, which was being driven along Parry-street, Newcastle, on…

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Man Drowned Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 7

When the Macleay River was flooded yesterday owing to torrential rain on the watershed, a small boat at Toorooka broke away from Its…

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Patrol Driver Collision Sequel £80 Damages Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 9

As a sequel to a collision between a police car, driven by Constable Seaton, and a motor-lorry on February [?], the owner, Alexander Swan,…

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Leg Theory Used Against England Hammond Injured. London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 2

English cricket followers at Old Trafford yesterday saw bodyline bowling as practised by Larwood in the Tests in Australia. It was the first…

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Explosion in Sewerage Shaft Two Men Shockingly Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 2

While two men were working in a sewerage, shaft 50 feet below the surface at Auburn this morning a number of detonators exploded with disastrous…

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Took the Blame America's Tennis Star Injured Ankle Paris, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 1

Vines, in a letter to American newspapers from Paris, chivalrously takes all the blame for not retiring earlier against Perry…

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North Coast Deluged, but Improvement Expected Over Banks River at Wingham Man Drowned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 7

Due to the cyclonic disturbance having moved south-west, the flood position on the North Coast should…

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Two Men Terribly injured in Sewer Shaft m EXPLOSION Live Detonator Near Death Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 1

Terrible injuries were sustained by Thomas McMahon (38), of Sarah-street, New-town, and Alfred Quigg…

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CASWELL Top of Finger Severed Painful Accident Caswell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 5

Mrs. Doreen Grundie, of Caswell, while attending to her household duties cut the trip off one of her fingers on the left hand. She was…

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Car Fatality Cricketer Charged BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 9

Following the death of an elderly woman, who was killed on Sunday night by a motor-car, the driver of which did not stop, Herbert Spencer…

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Nail Flew Man's Eye Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 8

While Frank Wicks, a carpenter, was carrying out repairs at the N.C.S.N, Company's wharf at Grafton, a nail flew from under the hammer and struck him in the eye, the vision…

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Fell From Cycle Statiomaster Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 8

Mr. J. Chaiterton, station master at Cessnock, was riding along Vincent-street, Cessnock when his bicycle was struck from behind by a motor…

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Cyclist Injured Collided with Pedestrian NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 4

Charles Keenan, 28, of Lockyer-street, Adamstown, suffered a probable fracture of the skull, abraslons, and shock when has motor cycle came…

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ABERMAIN Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 5

Jemes Hunter, 35, residing at at Grafton-street, Abermain, received three broken ribs, one piercing. the lung, when he fell from a ladder while. In-…

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Clipper Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 5

While at work at Abermain No. 2 Colliery to-day, William Cook, 17, clipper, was crushed between, two skips, and sustained a probable…

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Man's Eye Injured Nail Flew From Under Hammer

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 6

While Frank Wicks, a carpenter, was carrying out repairs at the N.G.S.N. comany's wharf at Grufton, a mail flew from under the hummer and struck…

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One Killed; One Critically Injured. Allegedly Stolen Car Overturns. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 2

James Chamberlain (22), one of the two men captured early this morning when an allegedly stolen car they…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

Mr. Aaron Yates, whilst working on the roof of a building, fell to the ground, and is now in Newcastle Hospital in a serious condition. As he was…

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