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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

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Fatal Collision. Cyclist Killed at Asiifield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

On Sunday morning, Henry Hare, aged 240 a resident of Yelverton street, St. Peters, was riding a bicycle in Cintern road, Ashfield, when on…

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Five Injured. Motor Car Somersaults

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill, of Caulfield, Miss Irene Jenkins, of St. Kilda, Miss Amy Pearson, of Caulfield, and Miss Florence Carter, of…

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Buggy Overturns. Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 11

While a horse attached to a buggy, driven by Mrs. W. Taylor, of Kent Farm, Springvale, was travelling along Norman by-road, Caulfield,…

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Motor Overturns. Four Persons Injured. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

A Cessnock motor car, en route to the Heddon races overturned with serious result near the Heddon course this afternoon. Four persons…

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Driving Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

Write driving to the Cessnock Hospital to visit her mother who is an inmate of the institution, Miss Galamanski of Abernethy, was…

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Our Telegrams. Motor Accident at Woy Way. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

A motor car, containing three passengers, struck a telegraph post at Woy Woy this morning. A boy was badly hurt, but the other passengers…

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"To Err Is Human." Surgeon's Testimony. Mistakes and Accidents. London, Jan. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 12

A "celebrated surgeon" once removed a man's sound leg. Discovering his mistake he wished to amputate the other, which was badly…

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Railway Accident. Marvellous Escape. London, January 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

A man who fell from a South-end train, which, was travelling at 50 miles' an hour, escaped with slight cuts on the head. He coolly walked…

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Woman's Shocking Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 1

A shocking accident befell Mrs Egmont Homan, wife of a dairy fanner atKillarney (Q.). was attending to separator operations when her hair…

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Queensland Fatality Mother Injured, Baby Killed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

A Maryorough (Queensland) message says with her three—months—old baby in her arms, Mrs. Hars, accompanied by a boy, was driving in…

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Boy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

A boy eight years of age, Arthur Leslic. Dunn, a son of Mr. A. H. Dunn of Cossnock, was drowned while swimming in the Hunter River…

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Motor Fatality. Man and Woman Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 2

Two persons lost their lives in a motor accident at Brisbane on Saturday night. They [?] Frank Smith and Erleen Ray, Both were residents of…

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Operating Theatre. Remarkable Parish Fatality Longon, January 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

While a middle—aged woman was undergoing an operation on an electrically heated metal table in Paris (says the London "Daily Mail"), the…

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Aeroplane Sinks. Passengers Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

Miami (Florida), Sunday.—A passenger, hydro-aeroplane, flying between Key West and Cuba, sank in mid-sea, with nine passengers aboard…

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Cvcling Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

David Wilkinson, a well—known cyclist of Cessnock, was seriously injured on Cessnock Park on Saturday afternoon, when bicycle races…

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Serious Motor Accident. Overturned Car. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

Eight persons were hurt—one very badly—when a motor car overturned on the Heddon-Greta road to-day…

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Motor Car Accident Man's Back Broken

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

A sensational motor car accident occurred on the Maitland-Kurri Kurri road, near the overhead railway bridge, at Heddon Greta, on Saturday…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

William Sylvester Barry a well-known farmer, was knocked down by a motor car in the main street of Parkes last night and killed…

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Shocking Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred at Buchanan yesterday. John Henry Coward, aged 14 years and 11 months, who resides with his…

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Collision with Troops. London, January 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 5

A political demonstration at Bochum culminated In a collision with the French troops, who fired on the crowd, killing one man, and…

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