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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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Jimmy Munchen's Painful Accident

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

Jimmy Munachen met with a painful accident at Pelton Colliery the other day, when a piece of red hot iron from a bar which he was…

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Painful Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 3

While playing near bis home in Lismore-street, Abermain, on Monday afternoon, Jack Barker, aged 10 years, fell on a stake and sustained…

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Polo Accidents Players Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 3

Members of the Dungog Polo Club practised on Saturday, but several accidents occurred. While G. B. Waller was in the act…

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Street Collision Shocking Disaster in Montreal. (Australian Press. Assn. Message.) Montreal

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 1

Early this morning a motor bus carrying IS passengers collided head-on with a street car. The impact was terrifie, and the…

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Motor Accident Sufferers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 2

The two young men who were injured in the fatal motor smash, on the Bulgnroad on Sunday are progressing favourably as far as their respective…

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Drowned Near Texas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 10

The body of George Collins, about 70, was found in the Dumaresq River, near Texus, says an inverell message, It is thought that Collins, who lived…

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Cyclists Hurt Collision with Others

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 6

Two cycilists, C. Horder (20), of Raymond-street, Homeville, and Burate Campbell (19), of Methournest, West Matland, were injure where…

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Police Involved Street Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 7

The police car attached to the West Maitland district was involved in a collision with a 36 cwt. motor lorry owned and driven by Mr. A. E…

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Millfield Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 5

Cecil Mitchell, a miner employed at Millfield Colliery, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday with injuries to two of his fingers, caused by a fall of…

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Plank Broke Painter Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 4

J. H. Harris, 68, of Mayfield (New. castle), a painter, was at work on a plank suspended across two ladders, at the Newcastle and Suburban…

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Injured Stifle Cormac Breaks Down SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 1

Cormac injured his stifle when being schooled by H. Windle over six hurdles at Randwick this morning. He went wall enough with Tervizes…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 4

Mr. Frank Wenham met with a nasty accident on Monday last. He was driving his slide through a gate, when the gate partly closed and struck him,…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 4

Mr. Jack Newton, while cranking his lorry in Scott Street, Newcastle, last week, bad the misfortune to break his arm. He was taken to hospital and…

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Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 4

The car of the Postal Inspector caused some excitement in town on Friday last. Left standing on the hill while the occupants had lunch the…

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Local and General News Gowrie Gates Accident

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 6

The gatekeeper at Gowrie railway gates informs us that the particulars regarding an accident at the crossing, as reported in Monday's issue, were…

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Wheeler Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 5

Mr.W. Difford of Third-strre Weston employed at Hebburn No.1, as wheeler met with a painful accident yesterday at the colliery. While…

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Struck Pole Kurri Motorist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 8

Thomas Davies, 24, of [?]potoun-street, kurri kurri, was injured about midnight on Saturday when his car, which turned off the road near…

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Voce's Bumpers Set a Leg-field Iddon Injured London, July 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 1

Voce, playing for Notts against Lancashire set, a leg-field of five in man when bowling, and made the ball rise shoulder high…

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Golfer Injured. Tossed by Cow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 2

Tossed by a cow while playing golf at Adelaide, Mrs. Eva Thompson (34) suffered lacerations, bruises and shock…

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Kurri Man Injured Car Left Road

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 3

When a motor car which he was driving left the road near Hexham on Saturday night, and collided with an electric light pole. David Thomas…

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