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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Severely Injured. Run Down by Motor Car. Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1924 · page 8

Mr. Gus Mcdermott, of East Branxton met with a painful accident on Saturday evening last. He was riding a bicycle along High…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. Ritchie, a married man living in Alexandria-street, Kurri Kurri and employed as a deputy in Kirk's section of Hebburn Colliery,…

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Accident in Hannan-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1924 · page 4

A nine months old infant had in most remarkable escape-from death in Hannan-street on Saturday morning. The mother, Mrs. Hinman had…

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Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 2

On Saturday last a motor cycle and motor car met in collision at the intersection of Dowling and Hooke streets, Dungog. Mr. Bruce…

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Fumigation Fatality Comments by Coroner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 8

At an inquest held by the District Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, concerning the death of Miss Bridget Eileen O'Kane, at the George Hotel…

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Little Boy Drowned Launceston

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 2

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

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Blazing Lamp Bellbird Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Desmond, employed at Bellbird No. 2 tunnel, is reported to have, been filling his lamp on Saturday morning, when it burst…

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Motor Fatality. Inquest at Singlet0n. Medical Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 5

The District Coroner (Mr. Alex. Morrison) opened an inquest at Singleton Courthouse on Monday, respecting the death of Arthur Angus…

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Motor Fatality Mr A. A. M'donald Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Angus M'Donald, aged 53, a resident of York-street, Singleton, was fatally injured on Friday evening, and died on Saturday morning. He was…

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Motor-car Overturns Man Killed, Another Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 2

John Thomas Spears, aged 45, was killed and Charles Tinham was injured when a motor-car, in which they were riding, overturned near Goulburn on…

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Foot Severed. Shocking Accident at Steel Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 3

William E. Soambery, 44, a shunter, employed at the Steel woks, and living at Hamilton, was riding on the buffer on an engine last, night, when…

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Accident at Branxton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 2

A telephone message yesterday from our Branxton correspondent stated that Mr Gus M'Dermott, a son of Mr P. M'Dermott, of Branxton, met with an…

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Linesman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 4

While working on an old telephone pole yesterday at East Maitland goodsyard, Jack Euman was injured owing to the pole snapping off near…

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Street Fatality. Little Girl Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 6

Shortly after five o'clock on Mon-day afternoon, Dorothy M'Allen, aged 6, of Elizabeth-street, Waterloo, was playing in the street with some other…

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Fell Thirty Feet. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 6

Mr. R. Harris, whilst engaged sinking a well at Pembroke, Collaroy (writes our Merriwa correspondent), fell from a bucket and…

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Locomotives Collide Driver Seriously Injured. Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 5

A collision occurred between two locomotives at Bathurst last night. The driver of one, Ernest Naylor, was seriously injured. The engines were…

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One Killed. and Three Injured. Run Down by Train. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 5

Stephen Askill was killed and Henry Murray, Lewis Brandhan and Thomas McGovern were injured, when they were run down by a train…

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Foot Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 4

J. Lightfoot, employed at Baker's Bricks Works, East Maitland, and living at Tenambit, had the nail torn off the great too of his right foot this…

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Railway Fatality. Night Officer Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 6

Michael Finnigan, aged about 84, a married man, with a wife and three children, was run over and killed at the North Sydney Tramway…

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Shocking Fatality Railway Gang Run Into. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 2

A shocking fatality happened this morning on the railway line in the Sydney yards. Stephen Askill was killed, and Henry Murray, Lewis Brandham,…

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