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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 65

Railway Smash. Empty Carriages in Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 13

Two empty passenger trains came into collision at Hurstville on Saturday afternoon. The crews escaped, but four carriages were smashed…

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Three Injured. Motor 'Bus Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

Two motor vehicles, an omnibus, and a lorry collided at Homebush last night, and three persons were injured, though not seriously…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Acquitted on Manslaughter Charge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 3

John Joseph O'Hara, 34, a chauffeur, was charged at the Central Criminal Court, with manslaughter. He was found not guilty, and…

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Tram Jumps Rail. Eight Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 14

A Sydney-hound tram, when traveling along Botany-road on the 20th instant, jumped the rails, and running across the road crashed…

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Car Overturns. Six Persons Injured, Two Seriously

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 13

Six persona were injured, several of them seriously, when a motor car overturned on the Windsor-road, between Baulkham Hills and…

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Injured Man's Plight Struggle for Medical Aid

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 2

While Reginald Hodgson was ringbarking near Tumberumba the axe glanced off a knot and cut his fool, two of his toes coming off in his boot…

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Blotting Paper. Discovered by Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 11

Blotting paper was discovered purely by accident. Some ordinary paper was being made one day at a mill in Berkshire, when a careless…

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Tragic Sequel. to Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 16

The capsize of a motor car between Castle Hill and Kellyville, on Sunday afternoon, had a tragic sequel on Monday, when William…

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Seriously Injured. Motor and Cycle Collision. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 5

Alexander Anderson, 32, a returned soldier, employed as an engine driver at Aberdare Central Colliery, was seriously injured early this…

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Accident to Mr. Ken Mackay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. Ken Mackay, of Anambah, had the misfortune to break his collarbone this morning. He was bringing stock into the sale yards, when a…

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(Motor Collision.) Several Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 6

When returning to Melbourne from Frankston on Sunday night, a party of four men in a motor car collided with a boy who was riding…

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Train Accident. Two Passengers Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 6

William John Mills, 25, an engineer of H.M.A.S. Tattoo, residing at Homebush, and William Clark, 4.6, a bookbinder, of Lidcombe, were…

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Caught in Fly-wheel a Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 4

An accident of fearful character occurred on Friday, when Edward Bryant, a Ballina Council employee, was caught by his coat sleeve in a rapidly…

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Injured Man's Plight. Struggle for Medical Aid

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

While Reginald Hodgson was ringbarking near Tumberumba the axe glanced off a knot and cut his foot, two of his toes coming off in…

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Ireland Serious Mine Outrage. Many, People Injured (Reuter's Cables.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

A signal box at Amiens Street station, on the Great Northern line, Dublin, was blown up by a mine, two youths holding up the signal man, while…

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The Tumbarumba Accident Indignation Against Doctor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

A report from Tumbarumba says that indignation is expressed there at the action of a local doctor in refusing to attend a patient admitted to the…

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Another Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

Mr. Alex Anderson, an engine driver employed at Aberdare Central Colliery, was badly injured in a collision with a motor bus while riding to his work on…

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Fatal Collision Train Dashes Into. Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

A train ran into a motor car at the railway crossing at Blackheath to-day; one mini was killed, and five others injured…

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Best Accident First-aid Zam-buk Gives Quick Heal Ing and Prevents Blood Poison. Gashed and Burnt Arm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 4

"Whilst employed at vood-cutting and scrub clearing I often met with accidents," wries Mr W. Humphries, from 51 Ferndale-street, Newtown, Sydney…

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Railway Fatality. Run Down by Express. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 5

Gustay Erickson was walking along the track on the Otira line, when the express came from behind. A hundred yards away, it blew a warning…

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