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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

1,908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 96

Train Smash. Two Carriages Overturn. Many People Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 14

A message from Bundaberg (Q.) states that a terrible, occurred on Sunday morning shotly after 7 o'clock, to an excursion train…

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Fell Sixty Feet. Man Fatally Injured Crane Sling Detached

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 16

Falling nearly 100 feet at the new building which is being erected for the Bank of New South Wales in Macquarie-place, Sydney, on…

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Toll of the Motor Chapter of Accidents. Scone's Second Victim

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 16

John Woodley, the second victim of last Monday's motor accident, has died at the Scott Memorial Hospital, Woodley was 40 years of age, and was the…

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Train Mishaps. Carriages Jump Line. Sydenham Accident. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 16

Two carriages on an early morning train from Sydney to Lakemba jumped the rails just beyond Sydenham railway station…

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Colliery Accident. Death From Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 7

Arthur Cornish, 52, a miner, died at Kurri Hospital, on Friday, from injuries received last Monday in the section of Abermain Colliery known…

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Boy Drowned. Fatality at Manly. Dragged in by a Dog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 8

Unable to swim, john M'Kay, 9 years of age, of Ennis-street, Manly Vale, was drownod in the Manly Lagoon on the golf links on Sunday. The boy went with his father to the…

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Five Injured. Cycle Strikes Post. Annandale Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 2

A motor cycle with trader's box attached, containing five persons, collided with a feran[?] post near the Intersection of Parramatta-road and…

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Returned Soldier Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

mr. Andrew Fleming, a one-armed returned soldier, had his arm broken, in a fall in the Pakidock at Cessnock races, on Saturday. He was…

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Double Drowning. Mother and Daughter Victims. Distressing Occurrence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 3

A distressing drowning fatality occurred at Drpbie Island, Moreton Bay (Q). Saturday night. Captain Laidley,, muster of the…

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Found Drowned. Child in a Water. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 5

A snacKing discover was made by a man named .Boyden, at Linfield, on Saturday night, when he found the body of his two-year-old daughter,…

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Collision at Cessnock. Motor Car Madly Smashed. Cessnook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 5

A collision between, a motor car and a char-a-bane occurred last evening at the corner of Vincent and Aberdare streets. Councillor J. Courses was…

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Motor Accident Five Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

A motor cycle with trader's box attached, containing five persons, collided with a verandah post near the intersection of Parramatta-road and…

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Motor Car Accident Two Persons Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 7

A motor car, owned and driven by Mr. Arthur Teece, jun., of Abermain, was proceeding with three passengers from West Mattland to…

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Double Drowning Case Mother and Daughter Victims

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 4

A distressing drowning fatality occurred at Dribie Island, Moretoo Bay (Q.), on Saturday night. Captain Laidley master of the…

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Recent Mining Fatality Evidence at Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 5

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Arthur Cornish, who met with an accident in Abermain No. 2 colliery on the 18th…

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Sydney Ferry Smash Several People Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

Late on Friday afternoon, through some cause not made clear, the Sydney Ferry Co.'s steamer Kuramia made a bow-on collision with the Milson's point…

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Child Drowned in Water Hole (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 2

A very sad discovery was made by a man named Boydon at Lindfield on Saturday night. He found the body of his two-year-old daughter, Marcella,…

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Picnic Rioters Scenes on Ferry Boat. Women Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

When the Liquor Trade employees' picnic party was returning home from Clifton Gardens on Saturday, so riotous wag the behavior of a mob of…

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Riot on Ferry Steamer Women and Children Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

A serious disturbance was created on the ferry steamer Koree by a number of men while it was returning from the annual picnic of Liquor Trades…

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The Burning Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 1

Mrs. H. Brown, the victim of last week's burning accident at her residence in Sydney-street, is making good progress towards recovery…

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