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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 68

SINGLETON Motor Car Collision Cross-action Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 5

A collision between two motor care on April 10, near Belford, formed the basis of a cross action for damages in Singleton Small…

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Motor Car and Taxi Cab in Violent Collision Four Hurt Serious Skid Cab Smashed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 1

Hurled sideways over 30 feet and overturned, a taxicab was badly smashed when it collided with a big…

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Three Injured Car—Cycle Collision NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 2

A man and two children were injured at about 8 o'clock last night in a collision between a sedan car and a bicycle at the intersection of King…

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Tram Strikes Car Three Persons Injured Waratah Accident Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 10

Shortly after 10 o'clock on Sunday afternoon when a train and a car collided at Waratah three persons were injured…

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Street Accidents Britain's Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 10

In the first quarter of this year there was a serious increase in the number of street accidents in Great Britain, as compared with the…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 2

R. Mond (16), of Wallace-street, West Maitland, received lacerations to the face and chin when he was knocked down by a motor car in High-street,…

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Knife in Arm Accident at Kurri Nasty Wound Kurri Kuuri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 7

A peculiar and painful accident occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. Lindsay, Deakin-street, Kurri Kurri, on Saturday evening…

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Motor Collision Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 5

Two men were injured when a motor cycle they were riding at Hamilton and a motor lorry were involved in a collision…

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Car Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 5

James Psuda, 49, a Japanese chef, was killed instantly when kneeked down by a motorcar in Surry Hills last night…

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Miner Injured

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

Albert Charles Isaacs, 38, miner, employed at Maitland Main Colliery, was admitted to hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to his head…

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"Hec" Wells Injured Popular Footballer

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

Kurri Kurri lost the services of one of its most consistent players on Saturday, when "Hec" Wells was injured in the game against…

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Heavy Floods 400 Indians Drowned CALCUTTA, July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 4

Heavy floods have been experienced on the Indian North-west Frontier, and the Southeastern provinces of Afghanistan…

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Injured Rugby League Players (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 5

Sir,—Recently several persons have been criticising the supposed lack on attention and interest of the officials of the Cessnock Rugby League Club…

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Kurri Woman's Nasty Accident Fell on aKnife

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 4

Falling on a knife at her home in Deakin-street Kurri Kurri, on Saturday afternoon, Mrs. R. Lindsay, suffered severe gash on the arm the…

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Butcher's Painful Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 2

Mr. Harry Whitton, 56, of Frank Ring's butchery, Vincent-street, Cessnock, met witha painful accident this morning, when he slipped…

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Heavy Floods in India Over 400 Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 1

Calcutta, Monday.— Heavy floods have been experienced on the Indian North-west Frontier, and the Southeastern pro[?]nees of Afghanistan…

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Struck by Wedge Man Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 3

Four hours after he had been struck in the stomach by a flying wedge March Francis Schmich, about 40, of March-street, Orange, died last…

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Young Man Dies Sequel to Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 1

The death occurred in hospital to-day of lan Easterbrook (19), of Artarmon who was injured when his motor cycle collided with a tram on Monday…

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Injuries in Motor Accident Verdict for £150

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1934 · page 1

In a case at the Maitland District Court yesterday, in which John Nickerson, of Whittingham, claimed £200 from Sydney William Burke, of…

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Man Remanded Alleged Stabbing Woman Injured Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 7

As a result of an altercation last evening Augustus John Weaver (58), storekeeper, was changed in the Police Court to-day with having…

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