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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 62

Hit by Tree Hillsborough Fatality the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 7

The Deputy Coroner for the Maitland district, Mr. J. E. Chant, returned a verdict of accidental death at the inquest this…

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Heavy Loss Storm Sweeps Jamaica Seventy Drowned London, Aug. 171

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 1

By command of the King, the Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. J. H. Thomas, has telegraphed the Governor of Jamaica, expressing the deep regret…

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Hit by Lorry Two Girls Injured Man Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 2

When he knocked down two sisters, seriously injuring one in Forest Lodge, early last night, a motor lorry driver, after stopping to allow one of…

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Threes Killed Gelignite Explodes Mine Accident Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 5

Three miners, Thomas William Bennett, 13, Stanley Maurice Somorville, 37, and David Moorehouse Gren, 29, were killed when a…

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Bush Accident Youth's Great Fortitude

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 4

A report from Mungindi says that when Edward Jackson, aged 18 years, Was riding alone on Mourilyan station, hip horse th rew him, and, while he was…

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Injured Man. Found in Tunnel SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1933 · page 1

Found lying territory injures in a tunnel near Wynyard Railway Station late last night, a man who has not yet been identified died in…

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In Bad Way Injured Jockeys MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1933 · page 1

Inquiries made to-day show the condition of the cross-country jockey, R. Inkson. who was seriously injured when Redditch fell at Flemington on…

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Cessnock Miners Injured Yesterday's Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 3

Two Cessnock minors were yesterday while following their occupation. James Duffin, 41, miner, employed…

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Unknown Man Found Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 5

At about 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Messrs. Neilson and Monro, two Shire employees, engaged spreading gravel on the Barrington Road…

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Falls of Coal Miners Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 6

James Duffin, 41 minor employed a Abordare Central colliery, and living in Gallagher-street, Cessnock, was admitted to hospital yesterday…

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Tram-car Out of Control. Ten Passengers Injured. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 2

A tram-car, bound from Coogee to Central Station this morning, got out of control at the intersection of Cleveland and…

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Ten Passengers Injured in Serious Tram Smash COLLAPSED Driver at Post Much Damage Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 1

Ten persons we hurt in a collision between we trams in Chalmers-street, Redfern, this morning. The casualty…

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Inquest Adjourned Echo of Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 3

Although called for hearing at Cessnock Court yesterday, the inquest concerning the death of Alexander Borne, 23, of Main-road,…

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Collision Between Trams Ten Persons Injured Many Jump to Road Before Crash

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 1

Ten persons were injured when two trams collided in Chalmersstreet, Redfen, yesterday morning. A tram proceeding to the Railway from Cooge, was descending an incline when the driver collapsed. The uncontrolled tram gained momentum as it travelled…

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Struck by Car Old Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 2

S. Hill had just reached his home by our Hartwood, 16 miles from Narromine, on the Tomingley-road, when his father-in-law William…

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Toll of Life Sickness—Accident Alarming Cost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 8

Accidents and diseases—these twin factors of fatality impose in the community a burden which is incalculable. The subject of…

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Unusual Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 4

An unusual accident is reported from Dorrige While Mrs T. M'Skimming and her four-year-old son were walking along an unlighted road at Dorrigo a…

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Eye Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1933 · page 7

John Cummings, 7, living with his parents in Darton-st., Kurri Kurri, was admitted to the Kurri Kurri Hospital suffering from a serious injury…

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Collision in Georgestreet

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 6

Considerable excitement was oeeasioned in George-street between 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon, when a motor car and motor cycle and side-car came…

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Painful Accident. Mrs. Reay Campbell Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 4

Mrs. Ecay Campbell was the victim of an accident shortly after the conclusion of the concert held in the School of Arts on Monday night. Mrs…

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