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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Cars in Collision Kurri Party

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

On the Toronto-road, between [?] onto and Booragul, a car driven Thomas Frith [?]., and [?] driven by An[?] H.Hiles, [?]…

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Spine Injured Pinned by Tree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Pinned by a falling tree at Blackalls, near Toronto, H. D. Watkin, 20, of Blackalls, sustained spinal injuries and a probable fracture of ribs…

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Mine Explosion Man Badly Injured BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Injuries of a serious nature were suffered by Kenneth Brunker, 25, of Red Hill, when an explosion occurred in the New Eclipse mine, at Gold…

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Miner Injured Struck by Coal Fall CESSNOCK, Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

When he was struck by a fall of coal of Aberdare Extended Colliery to-day Patrick Flynn miner of Loves-street Cessnock sustained a fracture…

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Another Air Tragedy Second Collision with Wireless Pylon. (Australian Press Assn. Message). Berlin

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

A second tragic collision with a Wireless mast occurred to-day, when a machine landing in a fog at Bremen struck a pylon and fell like a stone and…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Mr. Reg. Jeans met with a nasty accident at the freezing works on Friday last, suffering a badly-cut hand around the thumb. He received…

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Howell Injured Ligament Broken SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

The New South Wales off-break bowler, W. Howell, was noticed to be limping soon after play, in the match with South Australia, commenced at…

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Girl Injured Car Overturns SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Miss Edna Finch (23), of Victoria-street. Believe Hill, sustained concussion, a fractured right foot, and injurious to the back last night when a…

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SINGLETON Accidental Death Struck by Car Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 10

The District Coroner (Mr. Alex. Morrison) held an inquest yesterday afternoon concerning the tragic death of Mr. Patrick…

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ARMIDALE Child's Death Accidental Lorry Mishap Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

The Coroner (Mr, W. L. Elliott) returned a verdict of accidental death at the Inquiry into the death of Peggy Adele Noonan, 14…

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Native Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

William Richardson, 40, an aboriginal drover, was drowned in Grass Tros. Creek, seven miles from Milmerran (S.A.). He attempted to swim…

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Trapped in Car Woman Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 6

Six persons were trapped inside a sedan car when it overturned after coming into collision with another car yesterday afternoon at Glen…

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Torrential Rains Deluge South Coast Districts 15 INCHES Floods Near Moruya Man Drowned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 5

Communication was restored this morning with Moruya, which was isolated during the week-end when…

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Mr Patrick Cusick Accidentally Killed Evidence at the Inquest

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

The circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Mr Patrick Cusick, of High-street, on Saturday evening 23rd December, were inquired into by the…

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Sad Drowning Accident

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

A particularly sad case of drowning was reported from Grafton on Sunday. William McCarthy, the 13-year-old son of Mr. T. McCarthy, lost his life in…

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Drowning Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

Newcastle police advised at 3.15 p.m. to-day that no further trace had ben found of the bodies of Mrs…

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Doctor's Wife Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

Mrs. Unwin, wife of Dr. Unwin, who is a brother of Mr. W. Unwin, of Muswellbrook, was drowned while bathing in waist-deep water on the…

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Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Hugh Wilson, 35, of Meek'sroad, Marriekville, was critically injured when a horse and cart which he was driving coilided with a motor car, and…

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Woman Injured While Riding Cycle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

While riding a push bike along Lindsay-Streetm East Maitland towards Raymond about 7 o'clock last night, Mrs. J. Mahoney…

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Fell From Gate LAd Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 4

Falling from the gate of a high fence at Kurri on Monday, Keith Field, aged 10, received severe abrasions to the face and also suffered…

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