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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 62

Man Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

Through an adze slipping whilst he was dressing a post on Friday afternoon last, Mr. Joseph Clay, of Sydney street, received a painful injury, to the…

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Two Injured Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

Two men, employed at Ayrfield No Colliery, were injured by a fall of coal when they were caught in a jig yesterday afternoon…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

Whilst motoring home to Stroud on Saturday evening after the cricket match, an accident occurred near the 9-mile peg, when Mr. Bowden's Ford…

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Surf Tragedy in South Australia One Drowned and Three Missing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

One child is dead and three people are missing and believed to be drowned as the result of a tragic occurrence at Pt. Noarlunga, near Adelaide on…

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Need for Code Intersection Traffic Avoiding Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 6

From road accident statistics compiled in the leading countries of the world, one of the outstanding facts is that the…

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Preventing Accidents English Mine Manager's Scheme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

The manager of a South Wales coal mine, after hearing a wireless broadcast of an s.o.s., was convinced that warnings are more effective through…

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Miner Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 7

William Lomas (69), living in Boomcrang-street Cessnock, and employed at [?] Colliery, met with an [?]-dont while at work to-day. His…

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Woman Injured Thrown From Cart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 6

A theatre of [?] on the fight, side abrasions to the face and shoulder and severs shock were sustained by Mrs. John [?] (69), of Raymond-street,…

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Cruelty to Animals Cow Dreadfully injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

Residents of South Cessnock received a shock recently when it was found that a young cow belonging to Mr. George Pringle had been…

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Charge of Assault Injured Man Said to Be Aggressor. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 6

At the Central Court to-day. Ernest Lavington Morrison, aged 58, a labourer, was charged with having assaulted Henry Drury, and then beat and…

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Preventing Accidents. English Mine Manager's Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

The manager of a South Wales coal mine, after hearing a wireless broadcast of an s.o.s., was convinced that warnings are more effective through…

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Hand Shot Off Wingham Accident WINGHAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

Mr. Alick Minns, of Bobin, met with a severe accident on Wednesday morning, when he lost his left hand as a result of the accidental discharge…

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Accident at Karuah Ferry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 4

Prompt action on the part of several citizens undoubtedly saved the life, of George. Salvage, 26, of Vine-Street, Mayfield, when the car in…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

A. Quigley, of Stroud, was knocked down by a car at Waitura and seriously injured. It appears that he ran from behind his father's car into the…

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Mine Manager Painful Accident MR. J. JOHNSTONE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 5

Mr. James Johnstone, the manager of Richmond Main Colliery met with an unfortunate accident yesterday afternoon, Whilst engaged In inspecting some…

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Youth Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 3

A young man about 18 years of age, who was travelling in search of work but whose name is not known, was drowned at Tooumwal near the…

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Blown Up! Drowning Feared

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 8

A message from Melbourne says John Franels Bell, of Williamstown is believed to have been drowned in the Yarra, following an explosion of…

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Road Accidents Child Fatally Hurt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 8

When a toy motor-car in which he was riding near his home suddenly swerved and collided with a motor-car Frank Amphlett. 5, of Stuart-street,…

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