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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 65

Motor Fatality. Lorry Driver Committed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 16

The inquest on the remains of John Harvey, of Margaret-street, Mayfield, who was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry on June 5, at…

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Shocking Fatality Conductor Crushed to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 1

Suddenly, before the passengers oven realised what was happening, Alfred Ernest Short was crushed between two trams opposite the Epping racecourse,…

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Constable Injured. Attacked by Prisoner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 8

Constable Endicott had occasion to arrest a man in Terry's-lane, Surry Hills, Sydney, on Wednesday. The man suddenly attacked…

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Narrow Escape. Collision at Sea Averted. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 8

When north of Seal Rocks last night, the steamer Suva, bound from Fiji to Sydney, nearly crashed into a four-masted sailing ship,…

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Sea Tragdey. Capsized by Sharks. Three Men Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 14

The Navigation Department received a message from the pilot at Wollongong on Sunday to the effect that sharks had attacked a fishing boat off…

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Crossing Smash. Goods Train and Motor. Wrstminster Hoys Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 6

An accident occurred in South Australia shortly after midnight, in which a number of Westminster Gleo Singers were involved. They were travelling…

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Taxi Overturns. Visitor From America Killed. Two Others Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 14

A taxi cab. with four passengers, failed to negoitate a turn in the road at Cleveland, New Zealand, and crashed over a bank, 8ft high, into a…

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Chapter of Accidents. Some Unique Happenings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

There was a strange chain of accidents at Elong, near Mudgee, on Wednesday. The trouble was started by the frightening of a horse…

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Accident Relief. Department of Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 3

The allowances paid to beneficiaries under the Minors' Accident Relief (Repeal) Act in 1922 is shown by the annual report of the Department of…

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Motor Accident. Four Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 3

Five persons who were standing on the footpath near the Custom-house, Brisbane, were knocked down by a motor car. Four were injured, three…

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Fatal Accident. Killed at Mount Morgan. Drisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 5

A Rockhampton message states that William Bardsley. E. Hood and F. W. Smith were being pulled up on a skip at ount Morgan mine and…

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Sad Drowning Fatality Child Falls Into Tub of Water

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Cox in Sydney-street at about 1 p.m. yesterday…

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The Singleton Road Accident. Injured Men Recovering

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 1

Beverage, one of the men injure;i In the motor cycling accident on the Singleton-road last Tuesday returned thlis home at Weston a few days ago…

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Aviation Fatality. French Age Crashes. London, June 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 5

The French ace jean Casa[?], holder of the French height record, crashed from 2000 feet at Damorancourt, on the Olse, when the machine…

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Violent Storm. Sydney Harbour Swept. Manly Steamer Buffeted. Passengers Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 5

Terrific weather prevailed on Sydney Harbour throughout the night, the wind reaching a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Ferry boats and other…

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A Lucky Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 1

Many of the most important discoveries in science and engineering have been made almost by accident. There is now in general use a process known…

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Death of Miss Dowling Verdict of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

An inquiry was held in Sydney on Friday, regarding the death of Charlotte Ruth Ockenden Dowling, aged 41, whose dead body was found at the…

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Staging Collapses. Four Men Injured Accident on Wharf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 6

Men assisting in unloading coal from he steamer Goulburn at the coal berth, North wharf, Melbourne, narrowly escaped fatal injuries when the coal…

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In Collision. Motor Car and Wagcon. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 5

During a blinding rain storm early this morning a motor car and a two horse milk van came into collision at the intersection of West and Falcon…

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Another Tram and Car Collision Four People Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 2

Four people were injured through a tram and motor car colliding in Avocastreet, Randwick, on Tuesday morning…

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