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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 65

Accident to Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

Kenneth Eckford, 4 years of age, son of Mr. Cecil Eckford, of Bourke-street, West Maitland, met with a serious accident yesterday…

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Fateful Day. Chapter of Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 1

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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Queens Narrow Escape. Accident Averted. London, May 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 13

The Queen and Princess Mary had a narrow escape from a serious motor accident at Aidershot. A heavy lorry shot, in front of the Royal car…

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Serious Accident. Level Crossing Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 8

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

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

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Death and Accident an Unlucky Day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

A report from Kendall states that Mr. Charles Saw dropped dead from heart failure in the bush at Heron's Creek. Whilst going out to view the…

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Motor-car Accident Young Woman Killed Instantly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

While a motor-car driven by Robert Sellers, a resident of Toowong (Q.), who was accompanied by a single girl, Nettie M'Duff, 20 years of age, was…

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Terrible Double Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 3

Blayney was the scene of the second explosion, which took place on Saturday night. Particulars to hand show that…

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Motor Smash. Collision at Ashfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 2

Three persons had lucks escapes from death on Monday afternoon when a motor cycle and car collided head-on in Parramatta Road,…

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LOCAL & General News Footballer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

While playing in the football match between Eastern Suburbs and Western Suburbs on the Show Ground, Harry Mann of the former…

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Steamships Collision. Exciting Scenes. London, June 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 5

Exciting scenes were witnessed when a collision occurred on [?]ast Lough, between the steamers Graphic and Balsam…

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Motor's Mad Career. Several Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

Several people were injured by a motor car which ran backwards across the intersection of King and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney, on Friday night…

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Car Out of Control Passengers Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 2

A motor car containing a number of passengers got out of control near the Nepean bridge yesterday. It crashed into a big pine tree, and the impact…

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Accident in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

An accident occurred at the Belmore corner this afternoon, a motor car and cycle colliding, but, fortunately, there were no serious…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

A motor, by which a number of footballers were being conveyed to Ahermain on Saturday night, skidded at Earl's corner, on the Allandale-road,…

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Flying Low. Aviation Accident. London, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 5

Pilot Flint and Lieutenant Brennan, while flying in Wiltshire, were circling low over the lown of West-burry, when they struck a chimney…

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Accident to Mrs A. Heuston, Senr

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 2

Mrs A. Heuston, Senr., was injured as the result of her sulky capsizing yesterday morning near her residence, Wynyard-street, South Singleton. The…

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Racing in England Injured Favourites. London, June 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 5

Town GUARD and Knockando have arrived at Epsom, looking fit and well and Lord Woolavington declares that both will run…

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Motor Car Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 4

A peculiar motor accident occurred on the main road to Cessnock on Tuesday night. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Summers, of Cessnock, were sitting…

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Motor Cycle and Car. Head-on Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 3

A motor cycle and car collided headon in Parramatta-road, Ashfield, on Monday afternoon, and three persons had lucky escapes from death…

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