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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1934

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

Boy Drowned Tragedy in Quarry Saving Friend Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1934 · page 3

When trying to save the life of a companion who got into difficulties while swimming in 16ft. of water in a disused quarry at Blackburn, Keith…

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Car Smash Rolls Down Bank Five Injured Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1934 · page 1

When a motor car travelling from Ipswich to Brisbane crashed into a culvert near Ebb Vale, on the main Brisbane road, and rolled down an…

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