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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 65

Motor Car Accident. Smash at Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 9

A smash between two motor cars at the intersection of Pitt and Church streets was narrowly averted on Saturday…

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Shocking Sawmill Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 2

Arthur M'Currie, aged 27, son of Mr William M'Currie, of Glencoe, near Condobolin, met with a shocking accident at Foster's sawmills, near…

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Eighty Injured. Tram Smash at Flemington. Fourteen in Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 3

A tramway accident, attended by sensational circumstances, occurred early on Saturday evening on Mount Alexander Road, Flemington (Vic.)…

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Ferry Fatality. Body in Watson's Bay. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 5

The body of a man, who disappeared from the ferry steamer near Nielson Park, last night was recovered this morning in Watson's Bay…

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Kurri. Kurri, Tuesday. Injured Eye

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 2

Richard Austin, while working in Hebburn pit on Saturday, was struck in the eye with a piece of coal. The lump became imbedded in the…

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Melbourne Tram Smash Eighty People Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 2

One of the most alarming tram collisions which has ever taken place in Melbourne occurred on Saturday. Eighty people were reported to…

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Motor Overturns. Smocking Accident Near Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 3

A shocking motor car accident occurred a mile and a quarter from Dubbo on the Talbragar-road. "A party from a fishing excursion…

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Motor Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 3

As the result of n motor accident in Bourke Street. North Dubbo, one man was killed and four people were seriously injured. A car containing…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 5

The Coroner commenced an inquiry into the death of John Stewart Ramsay, a member of the State "Hansard" staff, who was killed as…

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Sulky and Motor. Collision at Singleton, Smash Into Verandail Posts. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1923 · page 5

A collision occurred in john-street, shortly after 8 o'clock, this morning, between an Essex motor car, driven by H. Bradley, and a…

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Shooking Motoring Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 1

A Shocking motor car accident occurred on Sunday afternoon last, a mile and a quarter from Dubbo on the Talbragar-road. A party…

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School Children Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

Serious in juries were sustained by school children who were struck by dying debris near chatswood railway station yesterday afternoon and as a…

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A Shocking Fatality. Death of Mr. George Young

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 4

A shocking accident, in which Mr. George Young, of Gloucester, lost his life, occurred at Waukivory on Monday afternoon. Mr. Young, with…

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Fatality at Bargo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 2

The uprooting of Pickard's branch store at Barge caused the death of an unknown man. Who had just arrived in the vicinity. He was…

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Shunting Accident. Young Man Terribly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 14

William Zoppi, a shunter on the Dyke, endeavoured to board a moving coal truck on 15th inst. but fell underneath it, and had his left arm…

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Ferry Fatality. Body in Watson's Bay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 16

The body of a man, who disappeared from the ferry steamer near Nielson Park, Monday, was recovered this morning in Watson's Bay…

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Motor Smash Newcastle Doctor Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 8

A serious motor collision, took place at the comer of Ada and Victoria streets. Mayfield, on Wednesday afternoon…

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Motor Fatality. Car Overturns Near Tenter-field

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 11

A fatal accident occurred on the Warwick-road, 18 miles from Tenterfield. Mr. V. H. Evans, an honorary…

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Thursday's Gale Fatality at Katoomba. State-wide Damage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

The gale on Thursday, mentioned elsewhere as being so severe here, appears to have swept, the whole of the State, and is described as the most…

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Eighty Injured. Tram Smash at Flemington. Fourteen in Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 9

A tramway accident, attended by sensational circumstances, occurred early on 15th inst. on Mount Alexander Road, Flemington (Vic.)…

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