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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Fatally Injured. Thrown From Sulky

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 5

William Lincoln, 40. who lived in Marrickville, died in hospital on Sunday as the result of injures received when he was thrown from a sulky on…

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Children Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 2

Marjorie Moloney, 12, and Ettie Parsons. 8, both living in Blakrhurst, were knocked down by a motor car in Prince's Highway, Blakehurst on…

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Fractured Limbs. Accidents at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 2

While playing football at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday, George, Clark, 25, a storeman residing at Islington, had a forearm fractured…

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Arm Broken. Accident at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 5

Mrs. Watson and Mr. Jackson were driving in from Congawal to Cessnock this morning in a buggy and when partly through Bellbird…

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Accident to Competitors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 5

Porrltt (New Zealand) had a narrow escape last night. Accompanied by five other undergraduates he was going about in a taxi, when another…

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Stanford Merthyr Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

At the Kurri Kurri Court House, this morning, before Mr. George Brown, J.P., District Coroner, and a jury of six, an inquest was held…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

In [?] course of a contest conducted by the Cessnock Motor Cycle Club the A[?]anda[?] [?]d on Saturday afternoon one of the return A. Re[?]…

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Recent Motor Fatality Strong Remarks by Coroner

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

An inquest was held at Parramatta into the death of Ernest Prosser, a taxi-driver, who was killed in a motor collision on the Great Western-road on…

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Stanford-merthyr Fatality. Evidence at Inquest- •Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 4

At the Kurri Kurri Courthouse "yes-terday before a jury of six, Mr. Geo. Brown District Coroner held an inquiry into the death, of Archibald Jones, a…

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Accident to Dr. P. Meagher

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

One day last week the Right. Rev. Monsignor P. Meagher, D.D., of St. Patrick's Church, Singleton, while visiting some, relatives in the…

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Bus Overturns. Accident at Camperdown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 3

Nine Persons received minor Injuries. when a motor 'bus. on route- from Sydney' to Bexley, hit a stone on the roadway in University street…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Boy the Victim

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

A very sad accident occurred at Scone late on Saturday afternoon, when Martin Eveleigh, aged 14 years and 7 months, accidentally…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 4

Edward Rennie; a young man, who was badly injured as a result of being thrown from his motor cycle at the week end, is now improving…

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Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 7

A minor named Edward Daore, employed at the Aberdare South Colliery, was injured by a fall of coal and was removed to the Cessnock…

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Injured Cyclist

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 7

A Rennie, who sustained a severe fall in the course of a competition conducted by the Cessnock Motor Cycling Club last Saturday afternoon…

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Jockey Injured. Thrown From Horse. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 5

Robert Middlemann was thrown from the racehorse Kitty Kiernan at Kensington this morning He sustained injuries to his right shoulder…

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Remarkable Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 7

A rather remarkable accident in which a horse, a box cart, and two men were concerned, occurred in Vincent Street to-day and caused a lot of…

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Racecourse Collision Trinity Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 14

While returning to their stalls after exercise at Kensington racecourse this morning Malapert unseated his rider, J. Magee…

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Stanford-merthyr Fatality. Evidence at Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 16

At the Kurri Kurri Courthouse Tuesday before a jury of six, Mr. Geo. Brown District Coroner held an inquiry into the death of Archi[?]ald Jones a…

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Manslaughter Charge. Sequel to Motor Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 9

Reginald Cornell, 32 a traveller was charged at the Central Court, Sydney with having driven a motor car while he was under the influence of liquor…

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