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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 65

Fatal Accident. Knocked Down by Motor Bus. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1923 · page 5

Dave Daniels fell in Auckland street, Newcastle and fractured his skull. While the ambulance was conveying him to the hospital, an elderly woman…

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Motor Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 5

The man who was killed in a motor car accident which occurred near National Park late on Sunday afternoon was yesterday identified as Cecil…

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Deadly Pea Rifle. Fatality at Canowindra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 4

Lancelot John Garman (18) met his death at Ganowindra as a result of a pea-[?]fle accident. Deceased threw out a challenge to…

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Cessnock Motor Collision. Verdict for Plaintiff

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 6

Before his Honor, Judge Hamilton, at the Maitland District Court yesterday, Walter Stephenson claimed £51/11/3 from Bryan Bennett…

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Seriously Injured. Coal Lumper's Fall Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 5

Joseph Hall. a coal lumper, was descending an iron ladder in the coal bulk Fortuna last night, when he Slipped and fell, His fall was broken…

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Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 2

A painful accident befell Mr: A. H. Ball, an old employee of Messrs. M. Campbell and Co., Ltd., on Saturday morning last, at the bulk…

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Accident Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 8

The accident fund which falls due on August 1st, has again been revised. The fee to insure a horse for 12 month is only 5/, When the fund was…

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Shocking Fatality. Child Cut to Pieces

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred in South Brisbane. As an inward-boun tram car was coming down Grey-street. Arthur Garmain, aged 2¼…

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Motor Fatality. Coroner's Comment on Father's Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 2

A case presenting some remarkable feature was heard at the Ryde Court when an inquest was held into the death of Albert Droves, aged 10, who…

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Express Disaster Heavy Loss of Life. Many Injured. LONDON, July 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that 44 bodies of victims of the Hamburg-Munich express disaster have so far been recovered and 34 are in…

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Off the Track. Accident to Adelaide Express. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 5

The Adelaide express was derailed at four o'clock this morning through the collapse of a culvert near Glenorchy…

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Lady Godley. Serious Accident. London, July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Cologne correspondent reports that Lady Godley wife of the Commander of the British occupation in Cologne tripped and fell…

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Motor Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 2

While crossing the intersection of Watt and Hunter streets, Newcastle, on Monday afternoon, Mrs Flora Alice Barfoot, aged 50 years, wife of Mr…

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Train's Double Collision 13 Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 2

According to a message from Terre Haute, Indiana, an east-bound passenger train took toll of 13 lives in two successive collisions…

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Heroic Action. Constable Saves Drowning Man. Desperate Struggle. SYDNEY

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

Just as the Barragoola was making the wharf at Manly at a late hour last night a man, who was apparently under the influence of…

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Family Attacked Two Persons Severely Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 3

Three members of a family living in Fitzioy (Vic.) were assaulted in turn by a young man on Saturday night…

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Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 4

Messrs Gus Farnham and Leo. Moylan, from West Maitland, had an exciting experience yesterday afternoon, They were on their way in a…

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Accident Relief. Victoria Coal Miners' Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

According to the annual report of the Victorian Coalminers' Accidents Relief Board for the year ended December 31, 1922, which was presented…

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Accident on Paterson Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. C. Castles, as cordial carter, employed by Messrs Wolstenholme and Company and another young man had an unpleasant experience…

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M0tor Accident. Car Hurled Into Watercourse. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 8

A motor our from Reunie's garage at Muswellbrook, having broken down on the Great Northern Road near Aberdeen, another car with two…

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