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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 68

Life Saved Cyclist Injured Artery Severed Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1934 · page 1

The Lake Macquarie Ambulance was hurrying to Carey Bay yesterday to take to the hospital a woman whose arm had been injured in a mangle…

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Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1934 · page 10

When a companion's gun accidentally exploded during a shooting trip at Trunkey, J. W. Felstead, 26, of Bathurst, received the charge in his…

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Strange Suicide Man Drowned While Trying to Hang Himself

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 1

Evidence that he was drowned while attempting to hang himself was given at the West Somerton, Norfolk (Eng.) inquest on Sydney George Howes, aged…

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Children Injured. Fall from Horse on Way to School. Admitted to Hospital

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 2

Hatley (12 and Ellen (9), children of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Smithy of "Arrowfield," were admitted to Brentwood Hospital…

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DISCHARGED! Judge's Direction Fatal Accident. New Castle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 7

The case in which Thomas Ambrose De Gruchy (39), carpenter, was charged with man slaughter, was continued in the…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 2

Whilst cranking his Dodge truck on Wednesday, Mr. Clem Walsh sustained injuries to his arm through the engine back-firing. It was five years…

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World's Largest Telescope Accident Delays Construction

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 8

America's effort to create the world's largest telescope has been retarded by an unfortunate accident, states the British United Press…

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Young Cyclist Fatal Collision SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 1

Thrown from a bicyle which collided with a motor cycle at Rockdale last nigh. Loslie Evans (16), of Banksia was fatally injured…

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Accident Near Jerry's Plains School Children Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 1

Hatley, 12, and Ellen, 9, the children of Mr and Mrs Leslie R. Smith, Arrowfield, Muswellbrook, were admitted to Brentwood Hospital on Friday,…

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Road Smashes Cessnock Fatality Girl Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 4

During the week-end there were a number of motor and other road accidents, several ending fatally…

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Rifle Exploded Accident on Range

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 10

John Nicholson was accidentally shot at the Swanbourne (W.A.) rifle range. One of the competitiors, a warrant officer in the permanent forces,…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 10

While W. Jordan, blacksmith, of Dayboro, was trying to shoot a out last night, his rifle caught in the [?] and was discharged. the bullet…

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Two Young Seriously Injured Car Crashes Through Fence Weston Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 3

When a motor car crashed through a fence, and dropped fifteen feet down an embankment, at Weston on Sunday morning, two women…

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Knocked Down by Car Two Men Injured at Abermain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 1

Knocked down by a motor car on the Main Road, Abermain, on day, two men sustained injured which necessitated their removal…

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Girl Killed and Another Injured Struck By Skidding Car Tragic Happening in Allandale-road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 3

Tragedy stalked the Allandals Road on Saturday night, when a car, after capsizing at a sharp turn near the cemetery, crashed…

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Accident Victim Slightly Improved CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 7

On inquiry at the Cessnock District Hospital this afternoon, it was ascertained that there was a slight improvement in the condition of Yola…

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Accidentally Killed. Edward A. Ford

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

Three hours after a log rolled over him, Edward A. Ford, of Stroud, died on Thursday last. He was working in Ellsworth brush with his father, Mr…

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Fall of Coal Miner Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 3

Aloc Marr, miner was severely injured in a fall of coal in the Excelsior Mine, in the heart of Buill Mountain, under Buill Pass, yesterday…

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Painful Ordeal Injured in Bush Lucky Save Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 4

When he was badly hurt through falling from his horse, while riding through the bush near Scot's Creek, in the Murrurundi district, Mr. M…

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"Pain Gone" Larwood's Injured Foot Cause Explained, London, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 1

Captain Brown, the Notts secretary, states that Larwood's injury was the result of pressure in the centre pad of the left foot, and was not…

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