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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 103

Five Injured. Electric Trams Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 3

The third serious transport accident in Melbourne within 24 hours occurred about 9.30 on Tuesday morning, when a heavy electric tramcar, after…

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Four Injured. Motor Car Somersaults

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 7

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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Brothers Drowned. Tragedy at Marrickville. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 9

Two brothers, Norman and Kevin Bishop, aged 10 and 12 respectively, were drowned near Daly's Waterhole, Marrickville, on 21st inst…

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Seriously Injured. Cyclist and Car Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 4

As a result of a head-on collision between a motor car and a motor cycle on the Gundagai Road Gorden william scott (20) was admitted to…

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Shark Attack. Youth Serverely Injured. Leg Amputated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 6

A dreadful experience happened to James Dagworthy, aged 18, living in Kurawa-avenue Coogee, when he was surfing at Coogee evening…

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Cowardly Assault. Man Severely Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 15

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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Fell From Window. Sleep Walker Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 8

While walking in his sleep at his parents residence. Randwick early this morning, Nevil Talt, aged 9, fell 20 foot from a window, sustaining…

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Fatal Accident. Fall From a Sulky. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 3

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

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Parramatta-road Accident Further Damages Awarded

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

The fatal motor accident on Parramatta-road, Annandale, on September 14 last, again formed the subject of claims before Mr Justice Ferguson and…

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Newcastle Accidents. Chin Use Gardener Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

Hing War, a Chinese gardener, was thrown from his cart at Teralba on Saturday. He was admitted to Wallsend Hospital, suffering from…

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Two Drowned. Surf Boat Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

Chief Officer Robertson and Seaman Barton, both from the Lady Loch, were drowned when a surf boat landing supplies for the lighthouse at…

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Skull Fractured. Accident at Melbourne. Motor Drome. Side-car Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 2

Failing heavily in the last lap in the final of the Special Handicap at the motordrome on Saturday night, A.J. Dixon, aged 29 years, received a…

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Abernethy Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

An inquest was held to-day at the Cessnock Courthouse, before Mr. Geo. Brown, District Coroner, touching the death on March 21 of Ellen…

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Abernethy Fatality. Ellen Lefevre's Death. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

Mr. G. Brown District Coroner, held an inquest at the Cessnock Courthouse this morning into the circumstance surrounding the…

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Fatal Explosion Man Frightfully Injured. (By Telegraph.) Rockhampton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on the Many peaks—Monto line. It appears that one party of workmen had put down 26 holes at one end of a tunne…

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Fractured Limbs. Accidents at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 6

Victor paynes, 48, a miner, employed at the Seaham No. 1 pit, and living in Wilson-street, West Walisend, was endeavouring to lift a horse…

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Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 4

May Pollock— (16),— residing at Grant-street, West Maitland, had the fingers of her right hand severely scalded this afternoon. The…

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Accident to Youth. Both Jaws Broken. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

Jack Robinson, 10 years of age, a son of Mr. Robinson, of Vincent-street, fell from a fruiterer's cart on Saturday afternoon, and the cart…

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Boy Shot Dead. Accident at Pennant Hills

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

While out shooting near Pennant Hills, Nelson Blissot; aged 17, accidentally killed his brother, John Hillton Blissot…

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Another Gun Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 7

A boy named Lloyd died in Bega Hospital from a gunshot wound. He was out shooting dingoes in tall fern when the gun of a companion caught…

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