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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 103

Peacemaker Injured Argument Between Man and Wife Husband Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 5

John Henry Davies, a labourer, was charged at the central central court today with having assaulted Edward played, occasioning him actual…

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Local and General. Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Hicks, senr., of Raglan station, near Dungog, was killed instantly on monday afternoon when his sulky overturned, crushing his…

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Serious Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

Allan Turton and Henry Brown were painting the exhibition building at Prince Alfred Park to-day when the scaffolding broke, and…

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Shooting Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

On Thursday morning at the Gloucester Police Station, while Constable Carroll was unbuckling his belt, which contained a loaded…

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Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 3

Shortly after 11 o'clock on Monday night, as the crowd was dispersing after the Scottish concert, Mr. Stanley Dight (45), a visitor…

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Injured His Eye. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 5

Robert Hungerford, 14 years of ago, and a son of Mr.R.F. Hungerford, of Cessnock, met with all accident this morning that may…

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Hose Electrified. Exciting Fire at Canterbury Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

Exciting scenes were witnessed at a fire which occurred at Canterbury, when a row of shops was threntened with destruction…

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Canterbury Fire Shops Destroyed and Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

An outbreak of fire in a furniture shop in Canterbury-road, Canterbury, on Tuesday night spread to five other shops in the block, severely, damaging…

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Three Injured. 'Bus and Motor Car College. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

A bus and motor car collided at Haberfield last night, with the result that three persons were injured. The 'bus and car were badly damaged…

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Playtime Accidents a Touch of ZAM-BUK Enables Little Sufferers to Quickly Forget Their Cuts and Bruises

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 1

Little mischievous spirits cannot resist playing whree danger lies. It is natural and childlike. The wise and experienced mother, however, prevents…

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Mining Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 8

As a result of a fall of coal at the Killingworth colliery yesterday morning, John Evans, 40 years of age, a married man, lately residing at 117…

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Railway Fatality at Wallarobba

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

A sad railway fatality occurred at Wallarobba station at 1.20 a.m. on Wednesday morning when Mrs. Johnson (nee Mary Hicks) of…

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Thrown From Sulky. Fatality Near Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

An inquiry into the death on Monday last of Thomas Hicks was held in the couthouse on Thursday at 10 a.m., before Mr. W. H. Green, Coroner…

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Collision on Railway Coal Train and Trucks

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3

Early on Wednesday morning a coal train of 40 full waggons was brought to a standstill outside the Abermain marshalling yards when…

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Man Injured. Heavy Rainstorm at Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

A man was injured and considerable damage was done in various parts of the town in the course of a heavy rainstorm which broke over Bathurst late…

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Cars Collide. Three Persons Injured. Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

A collision occurred between two motor cars near Dubbo last night as a result of which three persons were injured…

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Canterbury Fire Shops Destroyed and Men Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

An outbreak of fire in a furniture shop in Canterbury-road, Canterbury, on Tuesday night spread to five other shops in the block, severely damaging…

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Accident to Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Keith White, aged 4 years, living at Golden Grove, Largs, fell on a glass bottle while playing yesterday, sustaining a lacerated wound to the…

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Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Mrs. J. Campbell, living at young-street, East Maitland, fell Cown while working yesterday, and struck a poker with her left arm. The…

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Nelson's Plains Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

The drowning [?] at Nerson's Plains on Sunday evening last cast a gloom over our district. Joseph Hughes was a very highly respected…

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