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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 68

Third Mishap at Muswellbrook Encampment Corporal Lord Critically Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 2

A serious accident, occurred on Monday, when a corporal of the 16th Light Horse Regiment was critically injured, and is now in hospital…

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Speed Blamed Motor Accidents South Australia Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 8

Reporting to the Premier (Mr. Butler) the Commissioner of Police (Brigadier-General Leane) said that the road accidents in south Australia…

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Head Injured Accident at High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 7

Running in form a verandah at the Boys' High School to-day, Ernie Paine, aged 12, and living with his parents in George-street, Horseshoe Bend,…

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Rescuer Praised Manly Shark Fatality SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 10

The heroism shown by George Herd in going to the assistance of Leon Hermes, when he was attacked and fatally mauled by a shark at…

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Wallaby Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 8

M. Grace, who toured South Africa last season with the Australian Rugby Union team, has been advised by his. doctor to give up football for twelve…

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Coroner Praises Rescuer. Shark Fatality

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 1

Praise for the heroism displayed by George Herd in going to the assistance of Leon Hermes, when he was attacked and fatally mauled by a shark…

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One-armed Youth's Heroism Saves Woman From Drowning. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

At St. Hilda last night Stewart Austin, a one-armed youth, employed in the Railway Department, showed great heroism when he…

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Motor Car Falls 15 Feet Three Occupants Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 6

A sedan car, which was returning from a wediing party early this morning, fell 15 feet down a subsidence at Randwick…

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Two Injured Motors in Collision SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 6

When a motor cycle and a motor car col[?]lded at Lakemba last night two men wore injured, one serlousiy. The vietlms wore Sydney Tony, 34. of…

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Injured at Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 6

Harry McPherson, 17, ot Wickha[?] suffered a traetured skull, and E. [?] konne, 19, of Hamitton, a brcken [?] while playing foothall on…

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Commencing"The King of Greenhaven" CHAPTER I. ACCIDENT

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 4

Fuming in an obscure corner of the platform, at St. Lazare railway station in Paris, Koger Merrhnan watched two English travellers select their…

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Six Killed Terrific Explosion Several Injured Madrid, April 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 1

Six, including two women and a child, were killed and several injured as the result of an explosion at a fireworks factory at Almeria…

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Richmond Main Miner Injured. Struct by Fail of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 2

Struck by a fall of coal at the Richmond Main Colliery on Monday, Harry Russell, a miner, suffered injuries to the back which necessitated…

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Accident Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 7

Mr. James Mackay, of Mellow Glon, Moree, who, as was stated in our final edition yesterday, was severely injured when struck by a motor lorry in…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 8

D. Mokie, 31, of Nobbys-road, New castle, an electrical filter at the B.I.L.P., suffered lacerations to the right side of the face, and Mrs…

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Cycle Ablaze Collision with Car SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 8

Two young men were lucky to escape death or grave injury last night whon a motor cycle and a motor car collided in canterbury-road…

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Soccer Snaps Coalfields Teams Players Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 9

C. McCabe, the Kurri custodian, in unfortunate in meeting with an injury to the knee which will necessitate his omission from the game for the…

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£1000 CLAIMED Accident Sequel Women at Law

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 7

A claim for £1000 arising out of a collision between a motor oar and a pedestrian in Mailand Road, Mayfield, on the night of…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 8

Dorothy Wilkinson, the victim of the sheeting precedent at Hanging Rook Yesterday underwent an operation at Tamworth District Hospital…

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Car Accidents Inefficient Brakes Damage Capacity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 5

The importance of efficient brakes on motor bebicles, increase at a rapid rate as to speed of vchicles good up. Not all motorists are aware…

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