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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

1,341 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 68

Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

W. Cox, of Sydney-street, sustained a cut instep of the right foot when using an axe a few days ago…

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Serious Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 2

An accident with serious consequences happened at the "Devil's Elbow," Bullahdelah hill, on Tuesday afternoon last, when a motor lorry…

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Vacy Accident. Overturned Car Destroyed by Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

Claude Rennie, 33, of Skelton-street, Hamilton, was injured, and four other passengers received abrasions and a severe shaking, when a sedan…

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ARMIDALE Sensational Smash Two Injured Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 5

Two men were injured and two cars badly damaged in a sensational collision at the intersection of Dangar and Brown streets,…

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Car Crash Stamps Saved Men Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 1

A car driven by A. H. Pettifer, with Mr. J. W, Davey ag passenger, crashed CO feet to the bottom of a deep valley on the Black…

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Boat Overturns Fisherman Drowned BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 3

In a heavy storm a small boat containing two men capsized in a heavy sea near Cape Upstart, and an Italian George Cortino, aged 50, single, was…

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Man Killed Fatal Collision Car and Cycle Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 2

James Durikley, 45, of Warner's Bay-road, Warner's Bay, an meployee of John Darling colliery, was fatally injured near the junction of the…

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Woman Drowned Car Dives in Water Three Saved Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 3

Seeing a motor-car over-run the ferry ramp and disappear into the water at Newport, a sailor from U.S.S. Augusts plunged in and tried to reach…

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Chipperfield Returns to Newcastle. Injured While Being Chaired

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 2

A. G. Chipperfield, the test cricketer, had a nerve-shaking experience at Newcastle railway station last night just after he stepped out of the train by…

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CHIPPERFIELD. Welcome Too Warm Injured Head Newcastle, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 7

A. G. Chipperileld, the test cricketer, had a nerve-shaking experience on Newcastle railway station last night just after he stepped out of the…

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Car Overturns Accident Near Wangi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 3

A lucky escape from serious injury, was lind by ten persons when a motor car skidded in loose gravel about three miles from Wangi Wangi late…

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Rifle Explodes Fatal Accident WNGHAM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 5

About 1 o'clock on Sunday a fatal accident happened at Connelly's Creek, on the Upper Manning, Mr. W. E. Turner, a Well-Known…

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Strange Accident at Cricket

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 1

A peculiar cricketing accident happened at Matraville (Sydney) on Saturday. Herbert Wright and Harold Nolan were running to take…

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Chipperfield. Chaired at Newcastle. Accidentally Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 4

A. G. Chipperfield, the test cricketer, had a nerve-shaking experience on Newcastle railway station on Sunday night just after he stepped out of the…

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Arm Injured Champion Golfer MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 5

W. Boiger, open golf champion of Australia, may be an absentee in the Centenary golf championship, while standing alongside of a motor car…

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Herr Kisch Leap from Liner Leg Injured Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 5

There was a dramatic development in the refusal of the Commonwealth authorities to permit Herr Kisch from landing in…

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Doctor Carried Revolver as a Result of Threats INQUEST Widow's Story Accident Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 1

Evidence that the revolver which exploded while he was cleaning it and resulted in his death had been…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 1

Morris Hutt, aged 13, met with a painful accident on Wednesday afternoon. Whilst busy chopping wood, his axe struck him on the shin, making a…

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Road Accidents Safety Conference Urged by N.R.M.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1934 · page 14

"Now that the Federal elections are over and done with, and the Government will soon be settling down to work, motorists are looking forward…

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Miner Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 5

John James, 48, a minor, employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, sustained injuries to his left leg and abrasions from a fall of coat while…

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