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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1935

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 77

Hotel Blaze Occupants Escape Man Injured Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 3

When the Exchange Hotel, a two-storied wooden building, was destroyed by tiro at Ballina, the 15 occupants received little…

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Road Smash Grazier Badly Injured. Truck Skids Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 6

Robert Staughton, 50, of Toorak, a grazier, was seriously injured when the truck in which he was a passenger skidded near Beveridge, got out of…

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Caused by Dog Serious Street Accident SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 2

A dog which ran into the street in front of a motor cycle caused a serious accident. in Dean-street, Enfield, The rider of the cycle, Lionel…

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Road Accidents London, October 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 3

Read accidents in Britain during the week ending October 5 were 127 killed and 4481 injured. These figures compare with 144 killed, and 4706…

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Child Dies Burning Accident GOSFORD

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 6

Noela Bird, 5, who was badly burned on Saturday, died later in a private hospital. It is believed that sparks from a blacksmith's shop set fire to…

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Mine Accident Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 5

Charles Stone, 52, a resident of Church-street, Cessnock, who is employed at Elrington Colliery, received severe head injuries to-day when some…

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Local and General News Accident to Agricultural Instructor

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 2

In a letter received to-day by the Secretary of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr J. T. M'Mahon) expressing the hope that the show was…

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Elrington Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 1

Charles Stone, 52, of Churchstreet, Cessnock, employed at Elrington Colliery, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital with…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 1

A Paterson man, Cyril Aucket, aged 20, fell from his motor cycle in Kurri on Saturday night, and was admitted to…

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In Bad Way Injured' Youth Mystery Attack Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 1

Kenneth Moore (15), of Allawah, who was attacked in his bed on Sunday night, is still in a serious condition, and has not been able to…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 October 1935 · page 2

Ma[?]sel Williams, 29, of Mount view-road, a wheeler, employed at Bellbird Colliery, had a finger [?] while working at the mine to-day…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 2

While working in the Stockton Borehole Colliery last night, John Hislop, 50, a deputy, living at Boolaroo, was struck by a fail of coal,…

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Miner Injured Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 7

George Filby, 50, of Champman-st., Cessnock, employed as a miner at Aberdare Extended Colliery, received injuries to his back when he fell over…

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Fisherman Drowned Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 4

Frederick Llhs. 35, of Elliott River Heads, near Bundaberg, was washed off the rocks while fishing last night, and was drowned. A few weeks ago…

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Far West District Swept by a Violent Cyclone Red Dust Sun Blotted Out Stock Injured Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 7

A cyclone, accompanied by clouds of red dust, swept over the far western portion of New South Wales this morning, with…

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Driver Dies Accident to Lorry NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 10

A lorry-driver, Leonard John Piper, 21, of George-st, Tlghe's Hill, died in Newcastle Hospital shortly, after 1 o'clock this morning from injuries…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 3

George Fifty, 50 a miner employed at Aberdare Colliery and [?] Catherine street, Cessnock fell while at work on Wednesday and…

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Girl Drowned in Lake Macquarie

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 8

A four-year-old girl, who had been, playing half-an-hour before on the Wangi jetty, Toronto, was found drowned about 50 yards from the jetty…

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50 Drowned CAIRO, Oct, 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 1

Fifty of the 60 passengers on a ferry traversing the Fuadia Canal, near Luxer, were drowned when the…

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Woman Injured Struck by Golf Ball MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 2

While riding along the tan track at Albert Park, Miss Marjory Hennessy, of Sydney, was struck between the eyes by a golf ball, hit by a…

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