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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1924

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Boy Drowned. Trapped by Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 7

A car party in charge of Mr. Puxley became trapped in the flood waters of Sapphire Creek (says a Port Meresby message), and Allan Munaero, aged…

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Seaman Killed. Fatality at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 5

A seaman named Alexander Morris while attempting to cross the railway lines at Carrington early this morning, in order to join his ship, the…

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Abermain Fatality Girl Knocked Down by Motor Lorry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 7

An inquest was held at the Denman Hotel this morning, before the District Coroner. Mr Geo. Brown, concerning the death of a four-year old girl…

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Shocking Fatality. Railway Gang Run Into. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 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…

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Shocking Accident. Boy Under Tram. Remarkable Surgical Operation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

A shocking accident occurred in Oxford-street, Sydney, on Monday, when a school boy, in attempting to board a moving tram, had his right…

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Driver Killed. Fatal Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 7

A fatal motor accident occurred between Woorndon and Mortlake (Vic.) the driver of the car, Robert Hume, aged 35 years of Mortlake, being…

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Through a Window. Motor Bus Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 5

A motor 'bus which was being driven along Old South Head-road at Bondi this morning, smashed through the window of Lasiett's, estate agent…

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Street Fatality. Little Girl Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 7

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

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Motor Fatality. Singleton Man Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 11

Arthur Angus McDonald, 53, residing in York-street, Singleton, met with fatal injuries while proceeding home at a quarter to six on 17th inst…

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Railway Fatality. Night Officer Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 4

Michael F[?]nigan, aged about 34, a married [?]ian, with a wife and three children[?] was run over and killed at the North Sydney Tramway…

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Waterrhole Tragedy Little Boy Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 14

Walter 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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Car Overturns. Woman Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 6

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

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Three Injured. Rail Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 4

A rail car, used by [?] A. Price, a railway pay-clerk, who was accompanied by Mounted-constable Whitlock, left the rails between Paringa…

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Motor Fatality. Inquest at Singleton. Medical Evidence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 16

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

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Fell Thirty Feet. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 7

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 3

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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Severely Injured. Run Down by Motor Car. Branxton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 16

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

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Two Injured. 'Bus Out of Control. Dash Across Footpath

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 7

A mishap to a bus in Old South-Head road, Waverley, on friday threw the steering gear out of use. the vehicle, completely out of…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 3

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

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