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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

1,908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 96

Two Injured. Sulky and Motor Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 4

John Templeton, of Charles Street. Forest Lodge was driving with his wife in a sulky along Rocky Point Road, Arncliffe, towards Sydney, on…

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Lorry and Car Collide Man Killed, Woman Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 4

A sensational eollision between, a heavy motor lorry and a motor car occurred on the main western road near Wentworthville on Monday. Ernest…

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Generator Explodes. Fatality at Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. William MeLauch held an inquiry yesterday into the death of Nellie Jordan, aged 13, who died in the "Kaitaia" Privat…

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Wangat Road Again! Another Motor Fatality. Lad Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

A steam motor tractor capsized on Wangat road at 12.30 on Thursday and a lad named Sweeney was crushed to…

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Tram and Bus. Collision at Cremorne. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 5

A motor bus collided with a tram at Cremorne Junction, North Sydney, this morning. Conductor William Sanber, who was collecting fares,…

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Women Injured. Motor and Sulky Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

A motor van driven and owned by Willams R [?] of Ecxiey anda sulky driven by [?] James Templeton, with whom was his wife, collided at…

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Lorry and Car Collide. Man Killed, Woman Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 8

A sensational collision between a heavy motor lorry and a motor car occurred on the main western road near Wentworthville on Monday…

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Railway Eatality Shunter Killed. Accident at Werris Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 4

An accident occurred at the Werris Creek railway yards on Tuesday morning when Harold Sevenoaks, a shunter, lost his life. The deceased…

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Horses Bolt. Accident to Ambulance Waggon. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 5

An Ambulance waggon containing a number of patients left the Lidcombe State Hospital this morning for Sydney Hospital…

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Fatal Burning Accident Little Girl the Victim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

The sad death of the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, of Allandale, caused through a burning accident, is reported. It…

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Fatal Collision. Man Killed: Woman Injured Smash Near Prospect

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 16

Ernest F. G. Grosser, of Mosman, was killed and Ivy McDowell, of Darlinghurst, received a bad cut on the head and suffered severely from…

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Fatality Near Dungog

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 7

A big steam lorry got out of control on a hill near Dungog on Thursday, and a boy was killed and the driver seriously hurt. The lorry remained…

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Collision at North Sydney Tram Conductor Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 6

A motor bus collided with a tram at Oremorne Junction, North Sydney, this morning. The tram conductor, William Saubor, who was collecting fares,…

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Collision in Church-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 4

A collision occurred in Church-street this morning between a lorry and a motor car. The lorry, owned by Mr. Frank Kennedy, was loaded…

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Motor Fatality. Alleged Feloniously Slaying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 11

Reginald Bethel Cornell, 32, a traveller, was charged at the Central Police Court, Sidney, with having feloniously slain Jane Bentley. He was…

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Rothbury Fatality. Child Shockingly Burned. Nightdress in Flames

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 3

A shocking burning fatality occurred on Monday morning at homo of Arthur John Bell, dairy former, who has a farm on the Allandale Road…

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Five Injured. Car Struck by Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 16

A motor car occupied by five Ashburton (N.Z.) residents, was struck by a train on a level crossing near the town. All were injured, two seriously…

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Two Injured. Sulky and Motor Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 4

John Templeton, of Charles Street, Forest Lodge, was driving with his wife in a sulky along Rocky Point Road, Arncliffe, towards Sydney, on…

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Some Injured. Fall of Stone at Waratah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 7

James Brown, 55, a miner employed at the Waratah Colliery, and living at Lambton, sustained an injury to the spine, internal injuries and a…

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Seven Injured. Motor Over Embankment. Result of Skid

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 14

A motor car containing nine persons overturned and fell over an embankment at Rockdale shortly after midnight on Saturday. Seven were…

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