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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1933

1,226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 62

Boy Drowned Sailing Model Boat SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

Robert Watt, 14, schoolboy, of Chandos st., North Sydney, was drowned in Georges River, near Bankstown, yesterday afternoon,…

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Car Turns Over Remarkable Accident No One Hurt Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon an unusual accident happened at Burragorang Valley, two miles from Nattal River, this afternoon,…

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At Saleyards. Accident to Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

Mr. S. Parish, of Hinton, had a lucky escape at the saleyards to-day, I[?]is lorry, laden with heifer calves, turned in to unload, when Mr. Parish…

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Accident in Gravel Pit

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

Mr Willium Cook, of Glenridding, a member of the Municipal Council's maintenance stalf, met with an accident this morning. He was working…

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Boy Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

Striking his head with considerable force on a doorstep, Howard Bush, 5 years of age, received a deep wound on the forehead. Three stitches were…

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Boxer Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 3

Andy Anlezark, the young Kearsley boxer who defeated "Splinter" Williams at the Wentworth Stadium last Saturday, had the misfortune, on…

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Two Bishops. Lose Lives by Drowning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

In a harbor at Alaska 13 persons, including Bishop Antonin, of Vancouver (British Columbia), and Bishop Ranking, of the Russian Orthodox…

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Fell on Glass Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Patsy Simmer, aged fourteen months, living with her parents in Main road, East Greta, received first aid from the Maitland Ambulance…

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Broken Thigh Jockey Injured MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 1

Jockey O'Callinan was admitted in a private hospital to-day suffering from a fractured right thigh and severe shock…

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Motor Smash. Mail Car and Coach in Collision. Occupants' Narrow Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 6

A collision occurred At the intersection of Ogilvie and Palace-streets on Sunday morning last, when an Essex coach, driven by…

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In Hospital Injured Miner CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 5

Alfred Drage (36) of Fifth-street, South Cessnock, who is employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery was admitted to Cessnock Hospital to-day…

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Washed Off Rocks Fisherman Drowned Sydney Tragedy Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 8

While fishing near the Coast Hospital late yesterday afternoon, John Baker, married, of Gale-road, Maroubra, was drowned when he was washed…

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Crossing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

The Reumark to Adelaide goods train came into collision at Taidra crossing, 85 miles from Reumark with a sulky driven by Irwin Thiel,…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 5

Alfred Drage, 46, of Fifth-street, Couth Cessnock. was admitted to Cessnock District Hospital on Wednesday with injuries to his right right…

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Killed Through Swish of Cow's Tail Unusual Fatality

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 7

How a cow's tail caused. the death of a motor-cyclist was told at the inquest at Taunton (Eng.) on Clifferd, Frederick John Loveridge, aged 27, a…

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Australian Dairying Industry. "Seriously Injured," states Mr. H. W. Osborne. Control of Speculative Sales "Market Damaged by Unrestricted Operations"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 6

In the following important report on marketing conditions in England to the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board, Mr. H. W…

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Hand Crushed Colliery; Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 3

While omplayed in Abermain No, I Coillery yesterday afternoon, James Rickennberg, a ollpper, residing at Abermain, had his right…

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Car Overturns Brothers Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 2

Two brothers were seriously injured when a motor-car overturned at Appin yesterday afternoon. The elder brother, with his face…

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Fell on Stump Young Girl Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

All [?]sed wound to the back of the right thigh, about two inches long was sustained by Kathleon Sams (5) of Faraworth-street…

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Two Injured Abermain Residents. Car Overturned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

Two well-known residents of Abermain were injured when their touring car turned over at Bust Greta about 6.30 last night. They were Mr…

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