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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 68

Head Crushed Abermain Fatality Jury's Verdict Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 7

A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquiry held at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse to-day before the District Coronor…

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Lung Pierced Shooting Accident Inverell, Youth Inverell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 4

Frank Adams, the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Adams, of Inverell, was seriously wounded when a 32 calibre Winchester rifle exploded…

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Girl Injured Strange Accident CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 7

When a long pole attached to the rear of a bullock waggon entered the back door of a passing 'bus, which was conveying a number of school…

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Country League's Callous Attitude of Injured Maitland Player Case of Fleming Committee's Responsibility Will It Be a Precedent?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 9

"So far as Fleming is concerned, the Country League has not accepted any responsibility. If we compensated one we would probably have to pay others. It would create a dangerous precedent."…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 9

Walter Cross, 30, was injured by a fall of stone in Stockton Borehole Colliery lost evening. He was struck on the right shoulder, and suffered a…

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Cart Damaged Collision with Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 6

Both shafts of a butcher's cart [?] smashed when a collision occurred in Church-street yesterday with a motor…

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Lift Crashed Youth Fatally Injured Cable Broke Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 8

Robert Vincent, 10, a labourer, or Mt. Druitt, near Parramatta, was fatally injured when a lift cable broke and the lift crashed 30 feet into the basement…

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Scooter Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 9

Kenneth White, 11, of Heely-street, Paddington, was riding a "scooter"in Centrennial P[?] when he was knocked down by a motor car. He suffered…

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Schoolgirl Injured Remarkable Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 4

Isabel Lundy, 10 year-old school girl, was the victim of a remarkable accident near Bellbird on Wednesday. A large pole attached to the rear of…

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Bellbird Minter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 5

Struck by a [?] at Be[?] Col[?] yesterday, Herbert B. Be[?]der [?] miner, of 37 S[?]dden-street, Cessnock [?] fractured ankle…

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Defeated by Goulburn Dennis White Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 10

Muswellbrook met Goulburn yesterday in the semi-final of the Dudley Cup contest, and were defeated by nine goals to three goals. At the end of the…

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Small Debts Court Cross Action for Damages in Collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 8

At Singleton Small Debts Court yesterday, a collision between two motor ears on April lOth, near Belford, formed the basis of a cross action…

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Parted Company Cycle and Sidecar Several Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 1

Two youths were injured when a motor cycle and sidecar parted company in Putney last night. Sidney Park was the rider of the cycle, and…

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Passenger Unhurt in Fall Would-be Rescuer Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 6

George Benson, aged 42, was attempt ing to alight from a tuna in Crownstreet, when he slipped and fell to the roadway…

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Girl Injured "Skylarking" on Station Struck on Head Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 3

"Skylarking" by schoolboys is alleged to have been the cause of an accident to Jessie Campbell, 13, of Woy Woy, at Gosford railway station…

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Fell From Tram Peculiar Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 1

A peculiar accident befel Lawrence Brown, of Paddington, last night. He was sitting in a tram in tram in Darilnghurst when he saw George Benson, of…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 2

Mr. M. Byron, of Hooke-street, Dungog, injured his left shoulder on Tuesday at Mulconda, Bandon Grove, when his horse fell whilst he was…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 4

George, the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Tib. Robards, fell off a fence out at his parents' home on Saturday afternoon and dislocated his elbow…

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Boy Lured by Bicycles Death Follows Third Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 8

The lure of bicycles, proved fatal to 12-year-old John Halls, of Southampton (Eng.). He began to ride at the age of eight, and, following a crash,…

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COLLISION River Boats Smashed BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 2

When coming up the river yesterday the coastal steamer Nalpa came into collision with the dredge Romora, proceeding downstream with mud…

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