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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 103

Mining Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 6

John Evans, aged 40, a minor, employed at the Killingworth colliery, and who lived in Wickham, was killed while at work at the face on Thursday…

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Railway Fatality Woman's Head Severed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

Mrs Leslie Johnston, of Wyong, was killed on the North Coast railway line at Wallarobba station on Wednesday morning…

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Mob Assault. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 6

Arthur Moss 39, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night in a serious condition, suffering from concussion and a fractured skull. According an…

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Violent Storm at Bathurst Man Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 6

A Bathurst message states that a man was injured and considerable damage was done in various parts of the town in the course of a heavy rainstorm…

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Seriously Injured. Cycle and Car Crash

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

A serious accident accirred when a motor car, driven by Air. Upton, licensee of the Willow Three Hotel, cashed into the motor cycle ridden by…

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Three Injured. Motor Cars Collide Near Wellington

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

A collision occurred at Maryyale, a few miles out of Wellington (N.S.W.), between motor cars driven by Mr. Baird and Constable Fuller…

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Painful Accident

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

A very painful accident befell Mr. J. M. Moy at Mr. George Coote's farm, Miller's Forest (writes our correspondent). A horse broke into…

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Surf Tragedy. at Tuggerah Beach. Man And. Woman Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 6

A double drowing fatality occured at Tuggerah Beach near Wyone on Sunday morning John Wills, aged 37, officer in charge…

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Four Injured Two Men and Two Women. Motor Hits Sulky. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

A Collision occurred at Pen did Hill, near Parramatta, last night between a motor car and a. sulky. Four persons, two men and two…

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Accident to Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 4

Douglas Giggins, aged 3, a son of Mr. A.O. Giddins of Bolwarra Heights, received a deep lacerated wound on the bridge of the nose and…

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Lorry Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

John Baker, son of Mr W. J. Baker, manager for Messrs M'Pherson, Thom, and Company, stock agents, was killed last Friday evening when returning to…

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Car and Milk Lorry. Collision at St. Peters. Two Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

A car was proceeding along King street, St. Peters, early this morning, when it swerved to avoid a Chinese cart and collided with a milk lorry…

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Surf Tragedy at Tuggerah Man and Woman Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

A man and a woman were washed out to sea and drowned at Tuggerah on Sunday. The. double tragedy occurred at The Entrance, Tuggerah, a…

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Surf Tragedy at Tuggerah. Man and Woman Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

A man and a woman were washed out to sea and drowned at Tuggerah on Sunday. The double tragedy occurred at The Entrance…

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Miners Injured. Falis of Stone at Newcastle Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 7

Two miners were injured while at work in Newcastle Collieries on Monday, in each by it fall of stone. Hugh Dobbinn, 24 employed at…

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Fierce Assault. Two Greeks Injured. Attacks by Itam[?]ans

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

Two men, believed to be Italians, committed a fierce assault upon two Greeks, who are believed to be brothers, at Redforn, One of the…

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Brutal Assault Motor Mechanic Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Richard Craig was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having assaulted Arthur Burns, motor mechanic. Evidence was given that…

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Skull Injured. Alleged Assault at PYItMONT. Victim's Serious Condition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

Jonn Blair, [?] a labourer, was charged at the Central Court to-day with assaulting Arthur Mott at Pyrmont, occasioning actual bodily harm…

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Narrow Escape. Remarkable Bathing Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

While bathing in the Richmond River, opposite Carrington Park, Casino, Ronald Montgomery, aged 14 years, a son pf Mr and Mrs, A…

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Startling Accident. Car Falls Three Hundred Feet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

Mr. E. Chesser, had a milraculous escape on the Mount Barker road (S.A.), when a car he was driving crashed into a fence at the top of…

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