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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 77

Accidents to Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 3

Yesterday morning, Joyce Jeffries, 5 years, of Hickey-street, Cessnock, was knocked down by a motor cyclist in West Cessnock, and received…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1935 · page 9

James Burrell, 52, a miner, living at Old School Hill, Abermain, was seriously injured in an accident in Abermain No. 3 colliery. He jreceived…

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Woman Dies Sequel to Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1935 · page 1

Knocked down by a motor cycle near her home in Cremorne last night, Mrs. Eva McGrath (55), died to-day in hospital from her injuries…

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Three Dead Perth Street Accidents PERTH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1935 · page 2

Three children were killed in street accidents here in the last 24 hours. Robert Henry (10), when riding a bicycle, collided with a car. Keith…

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Two Injured Cars in Collision NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 3

Two persons were injured when the car in which they were passengers collided with the rear of another car at Broadmeadow Junction on Sunday…

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Car Smash Four Men Injured Head-on Collision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 2

The four men travelling in a car were injured in a head-on collision between a motorcar and a tram in front of St. Mary's…

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Tetanus Fatality Grenfell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 2

Roy Keir, 9, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Keir, died in the Grenfell Hospital, from tetanus, which he contracted after treading on some barbe…

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Boy Drowned Fell Down Well BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 2

Fulling down a well at the rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Turner, Water-street, South Brisbane, James Thomas Crust, aged 6, was drowned in…

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Struck by Car Islington Occurrence Four Injured Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 3

When they were struck by a car at the intersection of Maitland-road and Beaumont-street, Islington, on Saturday evening, two adults and two…

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100 INJURED Building Falls 30 Feet WILKESBARRE (Penn.). June 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 2

Over 100 people were injured, some of thorn gravely, when nearly 400 men, women and children were plunged more than 30 feet into the shallow…

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Died in Hospital Accident Victim Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 5

The death occurred in the Kurri Kurri District Hospital about 10 o'clock last night, of Arthur Perry (45), of Catherine Hill Bay, who was…

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Injured Players

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 9

The New South Wales players, A. Ridley and P. Fairall, who were injured in Brisbane on Saturday, were examined by a specialist, and were…

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Dust Blamed Motor Fatality NARROMINE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 2

Mr. A. B. Dundas, the District Coroner, returned a verdict of accidental death in each case at the inquest into the deaths of Messrs…

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Wound to Thumb Gardener Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 7

While using a tomahawk at the Monte Pio Orhanage, Campbell's Hill. where he is employed as a gardener, Mr. Tom Dwyer, and elderly…

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Motor Fatality Manslaughter Charge Remanded Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 7

Arising from a fatality at Mayfield on June 22, George FrederIck Robey (19), ironworker, was charged In the Police Court…

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Saved Three Lives Girl's Plucky Swim for Help. Remarkable Escapes From Drowning

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 4

Three persons had remarkable escapes from drowning when a launch was pounded to pieces on the rocky headland at Avalo on Friday night…

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Fell Into Tank Woman Drowned Top Gave Way Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 7

Falling into a hitherto concealed underground tank, Mrs. H. Young, of Cardross, was drowned last night. She was gathering eggs just before…

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Shooting Accident Lockhart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 2

While out shooting crows, Fred Power, farmer, of Boree Creek, and a well-known district tennis player, accidently shot himself, the bullet p[?]trating…

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Struck on Back Accident in Lift Well NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 2

A hotel employee, Maxwell Nonmuss, 40, was injured in a city hotel last night, when the counter-weight of a lift struck him on the back while he…

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West Australian Mine Fatality Two Men Dashed to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 2

Two men were killed in the Ivanhoe shaft of the Lake View and Star mine at Kalgoorlie (W.A.) on Monday, while a cage carrying seven men, the last of…

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