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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 50 of 65

Indian Railways. Serious Collision. Simla, October 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 2

A train collision took place on the North Western railway last evening between Sirsawa and S[?]hranpur. It is understood that twelve were…

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Motor Overturns. One Killed and Four Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 6

One man was killed and four injured when the motor each overturned near Poowong in the Gippsland district (Vic.) on Saturday evening…

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Duke of York. Street Accident. London. October 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 2

The Duke and Duchess of York when motoring en route to the Guildhall from Richmond to attend the presentation of the freedom of the…

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Motor Cars Collide Peculiar Accident at Cessnock Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 8

Four cars were slightly damaged yesterday afternoon at the junction of Vincent and Main streets, as a result of a collision…

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Railway Fatality. Action Against Commissioners. Claim for £2000. SYDNEY

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

The New South Wales railway commissioner were sued to-day for £2000 compensation in respect to the death of William Jacob Gibson, a lad, who…

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Motoring Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 5

Mrs. Jack ,wife of Mr. George Jack, of Cessnock, was the victim of a painful accident on Sunday afternoon. She was one of the…

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Mining Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 4

As the result of an accident he sustained in the Aberdare Central colliery Joseph Oliver, residing at Kitchener, was admitted to the…

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Riding Fatality. Well-known Young Resident the Victim

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Late yesterday afternoon the news quickly spread of a shocking fatality which took place on the Recreation Reserve, an area just on…

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Trams Collide. Five Persons Injured. Smash at Neutral Bay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 3

Two tramps collided head on outside the Neutral Bay tram depot late on Monday afternoon. As a result, five persons were injured…

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Mr. P. H. Ross Victim of Burning Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 1

Mr. P. H. Ross, well-known in Muswellbrook, was the victim of a serious burning accident at his home on Saturday morning last, and he is…

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Accident on the Paterson-Vacy Road

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

On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Barry Butler was driving home to Paterson in a light van accompanied by his wife, Miss Rene Bulter, Mrs. Q…

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Stratford ACCIDENT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

A serious accident of simple origin occurred at Stratford on Monday last when Mr. and Mrs. T. Farley's son. Percy, in playing with other…

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Fatal Accident. on the Upper Manning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 2

On Monday (writes our Wingham correspondent) Mr. W. S.Robinson, who was employed by Mr. W. Richardson, storekeeper, of Mt. George, had…

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Burning Accident. Death at Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook

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

Percy Ross, an old resident and widely-known stock and station agent, died last night from the effects of a burning accident. He was…

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Painful Accident

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

Mr. Harry Atkinson, junr., of Messrs Atkinson Bros, butchers, met with a painful accident on Monday. He was cutting through a section of…

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Head-on Tram Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 3

Late on Monday afternoon a head-on collision between two trams occurred outside the Neutral Bay tram depotFive women passengers wee injured,…

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Riding. Fatality Near Scone Stuart Campbell Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

On Monday afternoon a shocking fatality occurred on, the recreation, reserve near Scone, the victim being Mr Stuart Campbell, the young and only…

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Motor Fatality. School Girl Run Over

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 2

Whilst, skipping in Aubura-road, Aubura, on Thursday afternoon, Irene Christie, between 9 and 10 years of age, was run over by a motor lorry…

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Railway Fatality. Woman Killed. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 5

A woman toppled on to the rails from the platform of the Prahran station last night, and was killed instantly by a train…

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Burning Fatality at Muswellbrook. Death of Mr. P. H. ROSS

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. P. H. (Percy) Hobs, well-known in MuswellbrooK, also Aberdeen and Scone, was the victim of a fatal burning accident at his…

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