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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

1,288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 65

Fatality at Walla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 4

A motor accident, attended by fatal consequences, occurred at Walla, Mr. Collins, manager for Messrs. Stockman and Co., Mr…

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Collision with Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 4

Serious injuries were sustained by two men and two women when a motor car, in which they were travelling, towards Parramatta…

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Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 4

Two motor cars came into collision at Waterfall, just, near the sanatorium, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in two men being injured…

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Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 4

Peter Brown, of Parramatta, was riding a bicycle along Burch Road, Parramatta, on Saturday, when he came into collision with a motor car…

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Toll of the Motor. Chapter of Accidents. Two Killed: Many Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 4

There was a chapter of motor accidents, two fatal, at the week-end. On Saturday morning, Bruce Stevens, of Kensington Road…

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Two Injured. Motor Smash at Burwood. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 5

A motor lorry smashed into a motor cycle at Burwood this morning. The rider of the motor cycle sustained a fracture of the skull, while the driver…

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Train Derailed. Accident in Victoria. Litle Damage. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 5

When rushing down an incline at a speed of 25 or 30 miles an hour, an engine left the rails [?] Canterbury and dashed along with seven fully-loaded…

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Motor Smash Young Man Killed. Girl Shockingly Mutilated Accident at Heddon-greta Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 5

A fatal motor smash occurred at the Heddon-Greta overhead bridge at about, half-past eleven this morning. As the result of a car overturning…

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Sulkies in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 4

A collision occurred opposite Messrs. Fry Bros,' store in High-street on Monday evening between two sulkies. One was driven by Mr…

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Motor Car Fatality. Heddon-greta Accident. Another Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 4

Annie Perry, 14, daughter of Mr. John Henry Perry, of Barton-street, Kurri Kurri, who was a victim of the Heddon-Greta car smash on…

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In Collision. Motor Cycle and Taxi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 3

Whiles riding a motor cycle along Hunter-street. Percival Webb, living at John-street, Tighe's Hill, came into collision with a taxi motor car which…

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Another Victim. Railway Collision Near Yeoval

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 7

Another man has succumbed to injuries received in the railway collision which occurred on the Molong-Dubbo railway near Yeoval…

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Electric Shock. Accident at Singleton. Main's Narrow Escape. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 5

Fred. E. Willcox, of South Singleton, a well-known resident, had a narrow escape from electrocution. He went on the roof of his…

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Island Fatality. Two Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 5

An island launch containing one Chinese, an Indian and a Fijian pilot was recently lost near Lautoka. The Indian was subsequently washed ashore…

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Eighteen Injured. Motor Trucks Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 6

Two motor trucks came into collision on the Rookingham Road, some miles from Fremantle. They were filled with men, women…

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In Collision. Motor Car and Motor Cycle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 3

Leslie Herd, aged 22 yours, a clerk, employed at the Hunter-street West branch of the Bunk of New South Wales, and living at Wallsend…

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Injured Jockey. Still Unconscious. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 5

Jockey J. Brown, who was injured when Eudare fell at Randwick yesterday, is still unconscious…

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Motor Tragedy. Cars Topple Into River. Mother and Child Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 6

The wife and 4-year-old daughter of Mounted-constable Fitzgerald, of Blanchetown (S.A.), were drowned at Swan Reach, on the River…

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Serious Accident. Impaled on Shaft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 4

Arthur Hughes, who was impaled on a section of a shaft of a jinker, as a result of a collision between a motor car and jinker, on Sunday…

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Fatal Collision. Death of Leslie Herd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 3

James Leslie Herd, who was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital on Wednesday suffering from severe, abdominal injuries, sustained as a…

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