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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

1,908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 96

Eye Injured. Poy Attacked by Peewit. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 5

A boy named Pearce, aged eleven, of Mullumbimby, was attacked by a peewit, which pecked him in the eye. The outer covering of the eyeball…

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Motor Fatalities a Callous Driver. Man Killed, Two Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 2

One man was killed outright and two others were seriously injured, when they were scriously down early on Sunday morning, in Parramatta-road,…

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Newcastle Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 7

W. E. Williams, 38, a fruiterer, and greengrocer, living in Fern-street Islington, was driving his cart in Maitland-road, islington when the…

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Car Overturns. Accident Near Merriwa. Family's Narrow Escape Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 5

S. Hatton accompanied by his wife two sons, two daughters, and a nephew, yesterday went on a motor trip to Merriwa, returning in the…

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Late James Durie Evidence at the Inquest Verdict of Accidental Death

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 7

An inquest touching the death of James Durie, clerk and surveyor at Bellbird Colliery, on September 6, was held in the Cessnock Court House on…

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Accident at Railway Station

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 4

Charles Johnston, living at Paxton, fell down the steps at No. 1 platform, West Maitland railway station on Saturday last, receiving a wound 3 inches…

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Riding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 4

While out riding with two companions the Gloucester, Miss Blight was thrown heavily as a result of a stirrup leather breaking. When picked up,…

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Seriously Injured. Knocked Down by a Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

Patrick Donnelly aged 63 years, a travelling tinker, was knocked down by the motor of an outward bound Carrington tram on Scott-street, near…

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Fatally Injured. Dubbo Man's Death. Murder Charge. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 5

The Dubbo police have made another arrest in connection with the death of Randolph Cash[?]m, better known as Ted Bowling, who died on Sunday as the…

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Accident to Mr. David Ley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

Mr. David Ley, the well-known chemist, of East Maitland, had a narrow escape from very serious injuries this morning. At about 11.20 a.m…

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Accident Near Merriwa Motor Car Overturns

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 2

My S. Hatton, of Muswellbrook, accompanied by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and a nephew, on Monday went on a motor trip to Merriwa,…

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Three Injured. Collision at Kensington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 4

In a collision at South Kensington, between a cyclist and a motor car, three people were injured. John Burling, aged about 22 years,…

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Motor Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 7

A collision occurred on August 28, on the Maitland Kurri Kurri road, between a Marble Bar motor bus, formerly belonging to…

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Collision with Dead Whale

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 3

The steamer Hatarana, which arrived in Sydney on Monday, reported having hit a 90 feet dead whale when three hours out from Melbourne…

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Witness Badly Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 7

The recent Cessnock tragedy, when Charles Murphy was found dead in a waterhole, was brought into prominence again this week, when one of the…

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Motor News Blow-outs. Do They Cause Accidents? French Experiments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 2

Especially in warn weather, when tyre trouble is rife, an astonishing percentage of accidents is attributed to tyre troubles…

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Damages Claimed. Sequel to Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 6

Brainard Clark, commenced an action in Sydney against the Government of New South Wales for the recovery of £1000 damages in respect of…

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Accident Near Merriwa. Motor Car Overturns

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 4

Mr: S. Hatton, of Muswellbrook, accompanied by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and a nephew, on Monday went on a motor trip to…

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Strange Burning Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 7

A remarkable burning accident occurred on the Walcha-Wauchope-road, the victim lining Mr. William Coombes, and aged settler. The…

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Boating Fatality. Young Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 14

A boating fatality occurred on the Murrumbidgee River, on Sunday, says a Wagga message. A young married man, Christopher Mynott, and C. and…

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