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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Street Collision. Heavy Damages Awarded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

The jury returned a verdict in favour of the plaintiff in the Civil Court, Adelaide in the case which Leslie Peterson Gellert sued Duncan…

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Motor Smash. Collision with Balcony

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

Mr. Vincent Allen, accompanied by Miss. Mary Dagg, was driving a single-seater Ford car early on 7th inst. from a dance at Singleton…

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Two Children Drowned. Parents Rescued

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 16

A double drowning accident occurred in the Mary River, at Widgee Crossing, four miles below Gympie (Q.), on Sunday…

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Shockingly Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 16

John McDermott was knocked down and killed by an engine at the mortuary station this morning. He received shocking injuries…

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A Miner's Death. Pelaw-main Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 4

An inquiry was held at the Kurri Kurri courthouse concerning the death of John Thomas, a miner, who died in the Kurri Kurri District…

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Motor Smash. Man Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 14

Fatal injuries were received by Charles Cornelius Blower, 27, of Randwick, when the side of a motor car struck a telegraph post at South…

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Bather Drowned. Tragedy at Rockhampton. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 13

Mr. J. R. McHaffe, a commercial traveller, and a friend named Fred Hopping, were swimming across the river on Saturday night when the…

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One Killed. Two Seriously Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 3

A motor car capsized at Brunswick to-day following the bursting of a tyre. One passenger named Rankin was…

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Tragedy in Sydney Woman Murdered; Another Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 6

Mrs Mary Smith, aged 46, of Douglas-street, Redfern, is dead, and her daughter, Alice Quirk, aged 23, is in Sydney Hospital in a serious condition…

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Fatally Injured. Knocked Down by Train. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 14

Thomas Stover was knocked down by a train in Rockhampton railway yards and fatally injured. When found, he was in a sitting…

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Tram Conductor Injured. Swept Off Footboard by Omnibus

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 14

Charles Nicholson, 27, living at Adamstown, a tram conductor, was knocked oft the footboard of an electric tram by a motor omnibus near…

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Driver Killed. Three Others Injured. Car and Tram Smash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 13

Thomas Glover, 37 years of age, of Turramurra, was fatally injured in a collision between a car he was driving and a tram at Dee Why late…

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Cars Collide. Two Men Injured. One Seriously. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 5

Two men were injured when a motor car which they were driving collided another car at [?] to-day…

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Boy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 4

William Merchant, aged 12, living at Hilldale, fell over a bank 12 feet high, while out looking for a horse on Saturday night. He sustained a…

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Gun Accident. Cessnock Youth Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

Reginald Jones, 16 years of age, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital yesterday, with gun shot wounds in his arm as a result of an accident…

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Exciting Chase. Constable Injured in Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

An exciting chase took place between Darlinghurst and Watson's Bay on Sunday afternoon by a constable in pursuit of a motor car…

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Horse Injured at Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 4

While competing in a heat of the tandem race on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon, Mr. J. Moad's horse Dolly and her right shoulder…

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Communists in Saxony. Collision with Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

A collision between police and Communists is [?] from [?] in Saxony, [?] miles from leipzig. Four persons were killed, 23…

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Motor Cycle Smash. Collision with Fence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 4

A motor cycle and sidecar driven by Jack Johnston, aged 19 of New-town, collided with a fence at [?]…

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Cars Collide. Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 4

Two men were injured when the motor car in which they were passengers collided with another car at Mascot on Sunday. The impact was…

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