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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

1,908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 96

Swedish Steamer in Collision S.O.S. SIGNALS. (Reuter's Cable.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

A message from Gibraltar states that the Swedish steamer Tisnarou, from Gothenburg to Brisbane and Sydney, came into collision off Cape Roca. The…

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Proto Man Injured. Head Badly Cut. Bellbird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 5

Charlie McDonald one of the Proto men engaged at Bellbird Colliery met with an accident this morning…

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Drowning Fatality Late John Wilkinson's Daughter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 2

Shortly before sundown on Monday, Mrs Alex. Cameron went to fish in the dam near her home at Glencoe, Rocky Creek, in the Narrabri district. A…

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Newcastle Accidents. Four Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 3

Robert Mullins, 30, a miner, employed at the Borehole Colliery, Cockle Creek, and living in idu-streat. Mayfield, was struck by a fall of coal…

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Steel Works Fatality Young Man's Tragic End

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 4

William, Taylor, aged 26 years, a demolisher, employed at the Steel Works, Newcastle, mot his death with tragie suddenness while at work on Monday…

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Street Sensation. Runaway Causes Wild Scatter. Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 4

A sensational runaway occurred in High-street at about, noon to-day, and as a result E. Thomson and William Smith were admitted to the…

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Curious Bicycle Accident Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 2

A rather curious accident happened to-day, when a young man was riding a push bicycle along the City-road. Camperdown…

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Proto Man Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 7

Mr. Charles McDonald, one of the Pioto men engaged in the re-opening operations at Hie Bellbird Colliery, met with a nasty accident on Wednesday…

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Cessnock Man Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 7

Mr. William Stein, who it is believed, is a resident of Cessnock, was found in a dazed condition by Mr. W. Martin, of the tramway department,…

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Accidentally Shot. Schoolmaster in Serious Condition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

William Gibson a young man, schoolmaster of the Public School at Darralume, nine miles from Dubbo, was found on the back verandah of…

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Ran Into Motor. Accident at Mayfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 3

Colin Crawford, aged four years, living at Mayfield (Newcastle), was running across Maitland-road near is Nile-street, when he dashed into a…

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Buggy Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

Mr. Andy Smith, of Broad Crossing, Aberdeen, met with a nasty accident on Saturday night last. He was driving a pair of horses…

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Miners' Accident Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

The annual report of the Department of Mines states that the allowances paid to beneficiaries under the Miners' Accident Relief, (Repeal) Act…

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Newsboy Injured. Collision with Motor Cycle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 6

While running behind a tram in Tudor-street, Hamilton, last evening, Clifford Harrison, 12 a newsboy, collided with a motor bicycle ridden by…

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Six Injured. Motor Car Accident. Sequel to Dance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 9

Two persons were seriously injured in a motoring accident which occurred at the corner of Riversdale-road and Power-street, Hawthorpe, (Vic.), early…

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S.O.S. Collision at Sea. London. Aug. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 12

A message from Gibralt[?] states that the Swedish steamer Tienaren from Gothenburg to Brisbane and Sydney suffered a collision off Cape…

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Street Sensation. Runaway Causes Wild Scatter. Two Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 4

A sensational runaway occurred in High-street at about noon Thursday, and as a result E. Thomson and William Smith were admitted to the…

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Collision at Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 4

A sulky in which were seated and MR. and Mrs.Wm. Hartsorn, and three young children, of Aberdare, sustained a rear-on collision from a motor-bus…

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Two Injured. Sulky and Motor Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 3

While Sylvester Jones, James Jones, and Katheen Jones (aged 14) were driving home in a sulky on Saturday night near Liverpool the vehicle came…

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Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Alex Cameron, of Narrabri, a daughter of the late John Wilkinson of Singleton fell into the river whilst fishing and was drowned…

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