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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 68

Fall of Coal Miner Injured WESTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 5

D. Beverldge, senr., of First-street, Weston, who is employed as a miner a hebburn No. 1 Colliery, received [?]evore injurien to his head, arms and…

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Spontaneous Combustion Causes Fire Employees Injured in Fighting Flames. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred this morning in premises occupied by Messrs H. Dontand Company Ltd., in a narrow lane off George-street,…

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Three Persons Injured in big City Blaze Close Call Severe Burns Good Save Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 1

Three persons were injured, several firemen were surrounded by flames, and many persons were…

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Woman's Death Due to Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 4

A verdict that death was due to asphyxia was returned at the inquest into the death of Minnie May Britz 48, whose body was taken from the…

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Thrown From Car Teacher Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 10

Thrown from a car which capsized on the Hume Highway, near Marulan, William Gos, a teacher at West Pennant Hills school, and his wife…

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Man Drowned Body in Hunter NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 8

The body of William Oldfield, 50, of Hoxham, who had been missing since Saturday night, was found on the bank of the Hunter River, near…

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Gas Poisoning Parramatta Fatality Coroner's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 4

The Coroner of Parramatta district (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) returned a verdict of accidental death after an inquiry into the deaths of Geoffrey…

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City Deluge Series of Accidents Streets Flooded Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 7

Torrential rain in Sydney was responsible for many slight accidents, but no serious results were experienced…

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Motor Accidents America's Growing List

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 10

For every 10,000,000 gallons of petrol used in the United States, 21 persons are killed in motor accidents, according to the latest statistics…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 10

When Ron Shugg (21), working on a property at Urangeline, turned the handle of a truck the vehicle started immediately, as it was in gear, and…

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Struck by Coal An Unusual Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 4

J. Kelly, 54, fettler, residing in Nelson-street, Mayfield, was injured in an unusual accident near Kahibah. Kelly, who is employed by the New…

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Priest Found Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 2

The body of a man recovered from the sea at Yarmouth (Eng.) was Identified at the inquest as that of the Rev. James Osbaldeston, aged 33, a Romar…

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Drowned in Hunter River

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

The body of William Oldfield, 59, of Hexham, who had been missing since Saturday night, was found on the bank of the Hunter River, near…

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Allandale Road Motor Fatality Coroner Probes Circumstances of Little Girl's Death Accidental Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 5

The unfortunate circumstances associated with the death of little Kathleen Marie Delaney, who died at the Cessnock Hospital, on May 6th…

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Drowned in Hunter River Body Found When Waters Subside

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 5

The body of William Oldfield, 59, of Hexham, who had been missing since Saturday night, was found on the bank of the Hunter River, near Tomago, on…

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Man Drowned Walked off Wharf Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 7

A sensation was caused at the ferry wharf of Auckland to-day when Alexander Shaw (30), walked to the edge and stepped into the harbour…

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Pilot Killed Mid-air Collision Planes Crash Naples, September 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 1

Two aeroplanes collided over the city this morning, and one crashed on to the roof of the Royal Palace, killing the pilot…

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Strike Battles Ten Men Killed 41 Injured Washington, Sept, 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 1

The death roll reached 10 with 41 injured to-day as union leaders sought to extend the general textile strike by picket movements against…

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Bush Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 2

A young man named James, who arrived, with a gang of men from Sydney last week, to commence road construction work at Main Creek, has…

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Accident to Mr. J. W. CHALMERS Hopes Now Entertained for Recovery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 5

It was with much regret that the friends of Mr. Arthur Chalmers, local manager for Washington H. Soul & Co., heard of the accident which befell…

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