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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

1,908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 96

Bashful Man Runs Away Meets with Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 3

A young man, named John Easton, who was only recently married, met with a serious accident at Charleville (Q.) on Friday night. Easton, who…

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Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 5

A wheeler, named Ray Dixon, met with an accident while working in the Central mine on Friday night, caused by being jambed between two skips…

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Fell Twenty Feet. Child Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 5

Victor Morton, aged four years, fell 20 feet from the balcony at his home at Pyrmont this morning. He struck top a shed and rolled…

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Bolting Horses. Accidents at Kukri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 6

While Mr.Thomas Anthony, or Kurri, was driving his daughter in law, Mrs. John Anthony, in a sulky late on Monday afternoon un Cessnock…

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Struck by Car Man Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 4

On Monday evening a car, driven by Mrs L. R. Hind, with Mr Hind in the back seat, was travelling down Old South Head-road towards Bondi, when…

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Recent Cycling Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 7

The two lads, Keith Sarroff and Phil Broadley, who met with a serious accident while double-banking on a bicycle on the Mount View Road…

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Weston Fatality. Coronial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 11

At the Criterion Hotel, Weston, Mr. George Brown, District Coroner, held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of…

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Drowned His Sorrow. Young Man Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 9

Before Mr. H. H. Chippendall, P.M., at the East Maitland police court on 10th inst. James Roarty was charged with using indecent language…

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Lake Disaster. Two Drowned at Ballarat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 13

Oswald Cornish (21) and his brother, Athol (18), of Sevastopol lost their lives in Lake Wendouree, Ballarat…

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Motor Fatality. Singleton Man Killed. Singleton, Sat[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 5

Arthur Angus McDonald, 53, residing in York Street met with fatal injuries while proceeding home at a quarter to six last evening…

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Two Injured. Motor Smashes Into Sulky

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 16

As the result of a collision between a motor car and a sulky at the corner of Balmain-Road and Leichhardt-street, Leichhardt, two persons were…

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Under a Tram. Old Man Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 3

William Randall, aged 80, was knocked down by a tram on the Parramntta Road on 10th inst., and dragged several yards before the…

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Jockey Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 13

A young man named John Easton, who was only recently married, met with a serious accident at Charleville (Q.) Easton, who was a visitor…

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Thrown From Bicycle. Two Cessnock Boys Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 13

Keith Saroff, 9 years, and Thomas Broadley, 10 years, met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon, while double-banking a bicycle…

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Severe Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 4

Jack Laybutt, 4, son of Mr. William Laybutt, of Rose-street, West Maitland, met with severe scalding accident this afternoon. He…

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Accident at Luskintvre Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 4

On Friday, shortly before noon, an accident occurred on the Luskintyre Bridge. Mr. Herbert King's milk waggon, weighing approximately 10…

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Bolting Horses. Accidents at Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 1

While Mr. Thomas Anthony, of Kurri, was driving his daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Anthony, in a sulky late on Monday afternoon un Cessnock…

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Fatally Crushed. Accident on Rock Drill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 14

Erie Bolton Carpenter was fatally injured while at work on the rock drill Miner at Newcastle on 9th inst. Carpenter, with several other…

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Car Overturns. Woman Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1924 · page 6

Mrs. Eastmuir, of Dover-street, Summer bHill, Lies in St. Joseph's Hospital, Auburtn, in a serious condition as a result of a motor accident on…

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Waterrhole Tragedy Little Boy Drowned. Launceston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1924 · page 5

Water Bell, aged seven while playing with two other little boys, pushing sticks into a waterhole at Legana, fell in and was drowned…

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