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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Miner Injured. Accident at South Greta

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 16

James Poole, aged 53. a married man, living at Farley, and employed as a miner in South Greta Colliery, was injured on Tuesday…

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Exciting Chase. Constable Injured in Motor Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 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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Street Collision. Heavy Damages Awarded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 14

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 Cycle Smash. Collision with Fence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 13

A motor cycle and sidecar, driven by Jack Johnston, aged 19, of Newtown, collided with a fence at Bankstown, on Sunday…

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Damages Awarded. Train and Sulky Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 8

The case in which Stanley Mattieson, of Yalla, near Albion Park, claimed £2000 compensation from the Railway Commissioners, in…

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Cars Collide. Two Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 13

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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Brothers Drowned. Tragedy at Marrickville. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 5

Two brothers, Norman and Kevin Bishop, aged 10 and 12 respectively, were drowned near Daly's Waterhole, Marrickville, this morning…

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Communists in Saxony. Collision with Police. London, March 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 12

A collision between police and Communists is reported from Halle, in Saxony, 20 miles from Leipzig. Four persons were killed, 23…

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Cars Collide. Two Men Injured. One Seriously

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 16

Two men were injured when a motor car which they were driving collided with another car at Mascot on 14th inst…

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Scaffolding Collapses. Two Men Injured at Penrith

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 14

Mr. Charles Tipping, a well-known business man met with a serious accident, at Penrith. He was standing on a scaffolding directing building…

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Accident to Butcher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 4

Jim Evans, 70, working at Messrs. Green and Nicholls' butchering establishment at Homeville, had the first joint of the second finger of…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 4

An examination of the spot opposite the residence of Mr. Brown (manager Ayrfield Colliery), on the Maitland to Kurri Kurri-road,…

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Three Accidents. Motor Cars Involved. Fractured Limbs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 3

In the space of one hour three accidents in which motor cars were involved occurred in Sydney last evening…

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Gun Accident. Youth Dies From Injuries. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 4

Reginald Jones, the youth who was accidentally shot in the forearm on Saturday, died in Cessnock Hospital yesterday. He stumbled over a log…

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Four Injured. Motor Car Somersaults. Smash Near Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 2

Four men were injured in a serious accident, which occurred to a Chandler "Six," which was one of the competing cars in Saturday's…

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Fatal Accident. Fall From a Sulky. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 2

Ellen Lefevre, wife of Peter Lofevre of Abernethy, fell from a sulky close to her home on Saturday evening, and broke her neck…

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To-day's Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 4

Jack Modinger an infant, living at Lee-street, had his left hand badly scalded through dipping it in a dipper full of hot water at…

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Accident at Thornton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 4

An accident occurred at the crossroads near Thornton, on Sunday afternoon, when Miss M. Kirkman, of Thornton, fell from a high landing…

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Cowardly Assault. Man Severely Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

Leonard Newton was walking along Hickson Road City, late last night, when a man approached and struck him with some hard substance…

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Motor Fatality Elderly Couple Killed Shocking Injuries. Search for Motorists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 3

An elderly couple were knocked down by a motor-car in Parramattaroad, Pivedock, on Friday night, and received shocking injuries, from…

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