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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Motor Fatality. Four Week—end Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 4

While attempting to recover his hat in Bridge—street, Drammoyne, on saturday afternoon, Robert Hodgson (7), was knocked down by a motor car and…

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Burning Fatality. Wife Succumbs to Burns. Husband in Serious Condition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 4

A fire, attended by fatal consequences occurred on Saturday afternoon at the residence, of Mr. Walter Fair, Elgin—street, South Maitland…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 4

A serious accident, occurred on Saturday afternoon about four o'clock to a little boy. Alfred Crowe, the six—yonr—old son of Mr. and Mrs, W. Crowe. of…

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Serious Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Through ft horse taking fright at a motor car, an accident of a serious and very painful nature occurred on the Gamberwell-road about 4 p.m…

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Taxi-car Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 4

On Friday Cartlon Parrott, his wife Bernice, and their child a few months old, were admitted to rthe Newcastle Hospital suffering from, injurie…

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Drowning Fatality. Leslie Aprhorpe's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 6

An inquest regarding the death of Leslie Leo Apthorpe, who was drowned in the Hunter at Aberglasslyn on Sunday morning, was held at the West…

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Drowning Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 4

A sad drowning fatality is reported from Aberglassyn. Leslie Leo Apthorpe (12 years) was swimming, while his father was fishing, when he was…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

A man, whose name at Present is unknown, fell from a train near Eveleigh workshops this morning and was killed…

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Accident to Goods Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 5

An unusual accident occurred last night to the Tarana, goods train while making for sydney. The driver was pulling up at an out station, when he…

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Drowning Fatality. Leslie Apthorpe's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 8

An inquest regarding the death of Leslie Leo Apthorpe who was drowned in the Hunter at Aberglasslyn on Sunday morning, was held at the West…

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Motor Fatality. Four Week-end Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 11

While attempting to recover his hat in Bridge-street, Drummoyne, on Saturday afternoon, Robert Hodgson (7), was knocked down by a motor car and…

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Burning Fatality. Wife Succumbs to Burns. Husband in Serious Condition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 5

A fire, attended by fatal consequences, occurred on Saturday afternoon at the residence of Mr. Walter Fair, Elgin-street, South Maitland…

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Accident at Sawmill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 4

Mr. Stanley Watson, a young man employed at Messrs. Pender Bros. and Foster's sawmill at East Maitland. met with a nasty accident yesterday…

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Victorian Fatality. Train Crashes Into Motor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 8

A train bound from Flinders—street to Frankston Vic.) collided with a motor ar on a level crossing at Carrum. The driver of the car, an elderly man…

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Silky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 4

A. collision between two sulkies occurred in High—street carly on Saturday night. Mr. Smith and wife, residents of Denman—street, West…

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Our Telegrams. Tram Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1920 · page 5

Owing to the brakes of a tram failing to act at Darlinghurst, the tram went backwards down hill for a considerable distance before the brakes were…

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Mining Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 4

William Warren, aged 60 years, living in Rugby-road, New Lambton, was fatally injured as the result of an accident which he was working in the…

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Going to the Races Tram Collision Spoils “Good Thing."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1920 · page 3

In the Banco Court, Sydney, on Friday last a plaintiff claimed £500 from the Railway Commissioners as compensation for damages caused to him…

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Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 5

John Clarke; a railway fettler, met with shocking injuries near Roma, Queensland, last night through being run ever by a train Both…

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