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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 65

Serious Accident to Miss Shaw

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 6

Miss Una Shaw, 22 years of age, the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. B. Shaw, of Greenwood, was discovered by her mother about 8 o'clock…

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Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 4

A peculiar accident occurred at Messrs. Kemp and Company's store at Cessnock. One of the Newcastle Motor Transport lorries was…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 4

White following his avocation as a blacksmith (writes our Lochinvar correspondents) Mt. Jack Crebert accidentally hit his right thumb with…

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Kicked by a Horse. Young Woman Seriously Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 1

Miss Una Shaw. 22 years of age, laughter of Mrs. A. B. Shaw, of Greenwood, was discovered by her mother on Friday morning in an…

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Motor Capsize Sydney Freemasons Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 4

The Capertee-road, halfway between Lithgow and Mudgee, was the scene of a motor accident on Saturday afternoon, in which a number of Sydney…

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Brutal Assault. Woman Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 5

A man visited u restaurant in George-street North last night, and after completing his meal was about to leave without paying…

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Footballer's Endurance Kicks Goals When Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 3

An extraordinary feat of endurance was put up by R. D. Waye, a bulky South Adelaide forward. Last season he finished the game, although he had…

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Crossing Smash. Motor Passengers Badly Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 5

A motor car, driven by a commercial traveller, with a young woman as a passenger, collided with an electric train at a level crossing, near…

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Serious Accident. Level Crossing Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 6

Owing to heavy rain on Wednesday afternoon, a collision took place between a Fraknston up train in charge of Motorman Bond, and a…

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Fateful Day. Chapter of Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 4

Mr. Charles Saw dropped dead from heart failure in the bush at Heron's Creek, near Kendall. Whilst going out to view the body Dr…

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Motor Accident. Train and Car Collide. Marvellous Escape of Occupants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 4

A collision occurred on the Morpeth road railway crossing, near the East Maitland station, yesterday afternoon between a motor car and a…

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Footballer Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

"Nock" Brennan, a young lad, residing in Cessnock had the misfortune to put his shoulder out while playing football yesterday. He was attended…

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Harbour Collision. Ferry Steamer and Punt. Court Fixes Blame

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 3

The Marine Court inquiry into the cause of the collision between the North Coast Company's steamer Burringbar and the Sydney Ferries'…

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Motor Cycles in Collision Two Men Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 8

While travelling on a motor cycle on the Cummock-road, five miles from Mclong, Edward Simpson, aged 25, collided with the motor cycle of…

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Train and Car Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 8

The 4.5 train on Wednesday afternoon from Morpeth to East Maitland crashed into the back part of a motor car at the crossing near East Maitland…

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Car Runs Amok. Three Persons Injured. Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

Three persons were injured in a peculiar accident at the corner of Kins mid Castlereagh streets early last night, when a motor car got out…

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Brutal Assault Woman Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

A man visited a restaurant in Georgestreet north, Sydney, on Wednesday night, and after completing his meal was about to leave without paying…

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Narrowly Averted. Collision in Harbour. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

A collision between the ferry steamer Lady Edeline and the ferry punt Barangaroo was narrowly averted in the harbour last night,…

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Injured While Building a Successful Claim

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 6

At the Tamworth District Court, Percival William Costable claimed compensation from Thomas Alphonsus O'Brien, parish priest, of Werris Creek,…

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Mishap on Clyde. Steamships Collision. London, May 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 2

The cargo steamer Baron Vernon collided with the Canadian liner Metagama on the Clyde. The liner carried 1100 passengers, mostly…

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