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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 62

Colliery Employee Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 3

William Williams, 29, of Comfort Avenue, received injuries to his bead when a piece of coal fell from the roof at Aberdare Central Colliery…

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Mine Fatality Coroner Opens Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 2

The District coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) opened a formal inquest before a jury of six yesterday afternoon into the death of Josse Baker, 49, of…

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Child Injured Collided with Playmate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 6

When Delta Skinner, four, living with her parents, in Telarab-street. Telarab, collided with a playmate yesterday afternoon, she sustained a…

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Elrington Shunter Injured Admitted to Hospital

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 2

Struck by a piece of fatting coal, following his occupation as a shunter, at the Elrington, Colliery to-day, Thomas Evans (29) received…

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Struck by Coal Shunter Injured CESSNOC

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 7

When he was struck by a piece of coal on the pit-top at Eirigton Colliery to-day, Thomas Evans, a shunter, residing a Abernethy, received…

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Hands Blown Off Blasting Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 8

When blasting some rocks at his home in Carringbah, in the St. George district, Robert Middleton had his right hand blown off and his left hand…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 3

Ronald Stubbs (22), a clipper employed at Bellbird Colliery, and living at William Street, Cessnock, received severe injuries to the little…

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Wheeler Injured Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 5

R, Jones, a resident of Gillies-st., Kurri Kurri, and employed as a wheeler at Richmond Main, had the small finger of his right hand out off…

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Nearly a Tragedy Little Girl Saved From Drowning

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 2

While a number of, person swimming in the South yesterday a young; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison had a narrow…

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Capsize of Motor Boat Three Men Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 1

There fishermen were drowned near Port Fairy, 180 miles from Melbourne, when their motor boat capsized on Monday afternoon. A heavy surf was…

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Accident. Car Overturns. Bursts Into Flames

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 10

Returning from Muswellbrook on Tuesday last a Chrysler car, driven by Mr. Arthur Folpp, turned over on the cutting known, at Moore's crossing, near…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

Mr. A. E. Hardy, manager of the Aberdeen butter factory, narrowly escaped serious injury when a steam hose burst at the factory on Friday…

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Foot Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 6

When she fell down some stairs at Homeville Parish Hall during a Valedictory social on Thursday evening last. Mrs. M. Bootland of…

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Third Victim Motor Car Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 8

Mr. Oliver Cromwell Roberts, 52, manager of the arsenic mine at Mole River, 25 miles from Tenterfield, who was severely injured in a motor…

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Two Injured Struck by Motor Car Driver Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 7

At the Parramatta Police Station to-day two men, who drove to Parramatta Hospital two youths who were injured when a motor car struck…

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The Children's Corner A Section of Interest and Entertainment for Young Folk. (All Rights Reserved) Fish Are Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 3

I expect the title of this little talk makes you want to laugh. How can a fish drown? It seems absurd, doesn't it?…

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Cycle Collapsed Black Mill Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 6

When the front fork of a bicycle he was riding collapsed, William Connolly, of Black Hill, Lochinvar, employed by his father as a farmer, was…

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Four Injured Bicycles Collide Bolwarra Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1933 · page 4

When riding a bicycle on the Bolwarra-road, about 9 o'clock on saturday night, Bert king, 21, residing in Aberglassyn-road who had…

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WRESTLING Lurich Injured SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1933 · page 7

the American, Jack Clarke, completely outclassed the hitherto almost invincible Tom Larich at the Leichhardt Stadium on Saturday night…

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