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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 68

Motoring Accident Woman Injured Thrown to Roadway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 10

Whilst travelling from Muswellbrook to Denman in a motor lorry, Mrs. O. Regan was thrown from the vehicle to the roadway. She was admitted to…

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Allandale Road Fatality Inquiry Into Little Girl's Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 7

The District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston) has fixed Thursday, June [?] as the date of Inquest concerning the death of Kathleen Delaney, aged…

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The Town Injured While Cranking Lorry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

Mr. J. Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds, of Wybong-road, recently sustained a fracture, of the right arm as a result of being struck…

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Claim for Damages Echo of Motor Car Collision

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

Arising out of a collision between two motor cars, on the night of March 25, William Thomas Hitchcock, of Bellbird, in the Cessnock…

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Man Killed Girl Injured Car Overturns Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

John George Murdock, 25, theatre manager, was killed, and Miss Gipsy Walsh, 23, was seriously…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

John Allison (63), was killed at Moree when a falling windlass fractured his skull. He was taking rope from the windlass working on the…

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Stroud. Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

Miss Nellie Ribbons, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Vic Ribbons, of Stroud, was seriously injured on Monday, when she was struck by a car. It appears…

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Man Killed in Car Smash Bad Accident Near Kempsey. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 6

When a car skidded on a slippery road, two miles from Kempsey last night, it capsized and rolled over three times, and then crashed into a…

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Accidents to Schoolsboys

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 7

Sidney Share schoolboy, fell while playing in the Bellbird School yard on Tuesday Afternoon, and was admitted to Cessnock Hospital with a…

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STANHOPE Painful Accident Arm Gashed Stanhope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1934 · page 12

A painful accident happoned to Mr. P. Smith, an employee on Mr. A. E. Thomas' mountain property. Whilst engaged suckering there he…

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Train Smash New Zealand Collision None Injured Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 4

With a tremendous crash that was audible a mile away, the Little River train struck the rear of the Inverdergill-Christchurch express train at the…

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Child Dies Rifle Explodes Maitland Fatality

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

A little girl, aged nine, Tholma Jean Armstrong, was playing in the book yard of her residence at Victoria-street, East Maitland, this afternoon…

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Man Killed Two Others Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 2

When a motor car failed to take a bond on the Kingston-road, Brisbane, Kevin French, of Ashgrove, was killed instantly, and George Elliott, of…

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Cars Collide Accident at Morpeth MORPETH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 6

What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted by the presence-of-mind of the drivers of two motor cars which collided at the…

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Accidental Death Motor Bike Fatality. Coroner's Verdict

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 4

A verdict that death was due to injuries accidentally received was returned by the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the inquest held at…

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Tennis Player Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

When playing in the opening games of the ladies' singles championship event on Saturday morning on the Muswellbrook Club's courts, Mrs…

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Car Turns Over Driver Under Water Nearly Drowned Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

A narrow escape was experienced by R. W. Campbell, a member, of the staff of the Commercial Bank at Bellingen, when his small Austin car…

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Car Overturns Driver Almost Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 1

R. W. Campbell, a member of the start of the Commercial Bank at Belliagen, had a very narrow escape when his small Austin car overturned about a…

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Accident in Bed Tore Ligament of Neck

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 1

Jockeys are accustomed to the glare of publicity, tout the glar from an ordinary electric light was too much for the New Zealand…

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Accident at Ravensworth Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

An accident occurred at the Ravensworth races, which were held on Monday, when New Idea, which was being ridden in the Maiden Handicap by Air…

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