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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 65

Missing Sumatra FEARED 45 DROWNED

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 5

It seems certain that the small steamer Sumatra, the largest vessel owned by the Administration of the Mandated Territory of New…

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Collision at Central Station System Disorganised

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 4

A collision between a passenger train and a light engine occurred in Sydney yards shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, and as a result…

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Bad-tempered Elephant Circus Ringmaster Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 3

There was nearly a tragedy at Wirth's circus in Brisbane on Friday night. The leader of a performing troop of elephants was in a bad humor,…

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Watchman Badly Injured Burglar's Attack with Hammer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 3

Maurice Barrett, an e[?]y watchman, at Cole's Book Areade, Melbourne, was brutally maltreated by a burglar on Friday night or early on…

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Four Fatalities. Railway Accident in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 5

Four faial accidents associated with the railways within the Melbourne area were reported during the week-end…

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Motor Smash. Three Person's Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 5

While a motor car was being driven through Gien Huntley, Victoria, last night, it collided with another car, swerved, and running off…

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Runaway Trucks. Collision in South Australia Into Goods Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 2

The Broken Hill express was three hours late on arrival at Sulphide-street, on Wednesday, chiefly on account of a collision which occurred…

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Motor Cars Collide Three Persons Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 2

A motor car being driven through Queen Victoria-street last night collided with another car and swerved. Running off the road it struck a fence…

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Motor Accident Recalled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1923 · page 4

Messrs T. M. Nabb and D. Beveridge, of Weston, who were recently inmates of the Muswellbrook Hospital from the result of a motor…

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Injured with a Horse

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 4

Alfred Lodge, an elderly man, was admitted from Keinbah to the Cessnock Hospital during the week suffering from injuries received from being…

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She king Burning Fatality. at Owen's Gap

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

Early yesterday afternoon, the little village of Owen's Gap was the scene of a shocking burning accident, from which the victim…

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Tram and Lorry. Collision at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 5

A train collied with a motor lorry at New Lambton this morning, and turned the lorry completely over. The lorry was driven by…

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Train Disaster. Three Carriages Telescoped. Fourteen Persons Killed. Thirty Injured. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 5

A disastrous railway accident occurred at Ongaruhe, New Zealand, early this morning, when the mail train from Auckland to Wellington…

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Railway Accident Several Fatalities. London, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 5

The Leeds-Stockport express came into collision with ta light engine near Huddersfield. Four passengers and two guars were killed and…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Abbott met with an accident when driving home from Dungog on Monday evening last. It was very windy and dark…

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Motor Crash. Three Persons Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 5

Three persons were injured when a motor car skidded in George Street early this morning, and crashed into an electric light standard…

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Fell Thirty Feet. Window Cleaner Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 14

Robert Lackendy, aged 33, was cleaning windows at the building of Pitt, Son. and Badgery, O'Connell-street, City, on 29th ult., he…

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Boating Disaster Thrilling Rescue by Scow's Crew. Fisherman Drowned. Auckland (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 14

A thrilling rescue was effected by a scow's crew at Whakatane, when a fishing boat capsized in an attempt to enter the harbour in the face of a…

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Watchman Injured. Struck Down by Burglar. Signs of Desperate Struggle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 14

A burglar who struck Maurice Barrett, an elderly watchman of Cole's Book Arcade, Melbourne, on 29th ult., down, tied him up and…

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Railway Smash People Killed and Injured. (By Cable.) Auckland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 6

A disastrous railway accident occurred at Ongarui, Now Zealand, early this morning. A mail train from Auckland to, Wellington dashed into a…

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