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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 103

One Killed. and Four Injured. Motor Smash at Bankstown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 6

A motor, our crushed into an electric light Polo tit Bankstown on Friday night, and a boy was killed and four other people injured one seriously…

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Lost an Eye. Through Blasting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 3

Whilst engaged in blasting operations John Delaney 43, a married man with a wife and small family residing at Locksley near Bathurst…

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Accident at Parramatta

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 14

When proceeding along Woodville-road, Granville, on Saturday night, Alison M'Gregor, of Parramatta, the rider of a motor cycle,…

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Fatal Accidents in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 14

While driving along the Elwood Esplanade at Point Ormonde (Vic), Mr. R. Rawlings, of the Grove, Malvern, ran down two women who stepped…

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Cricketer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 4

When playing cricket on the Show Ground to-day with Hunter Association B grade against the A grade, E. Brossman, of East Maitland, received…

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Kyogle Tragedy. Young Woman Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 2

A young woman, Miss Carrie Blanch, was drowned at Eden Creek, says a Kyogle message. She was on a [?] expedition with friends,…

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Struck by Tram. Fatality at Balmain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 5

Henry White, aged 50, was crossing Rozolle-street, Balmain, this morning, when a tram Struck him. He was badly injured, and died a…

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Bad Smash in Sydney Cup. Six Horses Down. Jockeys Severely Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1925 · page 5

There was a bad smash in the Sydney Cup at Randwick this afternoon. There was a field of 23, and after going a couple of furlongs,…

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Collision at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

Hector McLaren, aged 23, residing at Thornton, received a punctured wound on the left upper arm in a collision between a motor cycle…

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Shooting Fatality. Boy Kills His Brother

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 2

A fatal shooting accident occurred at Paracombe (S.A.) on Good Friday when Hubert Geoffrey Bas sett Scarfe. son of Mr. W. Scarfe,…

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Motor Accident. Driver's Skull Fractured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

A serious motor accident occurred on the Manildra-roan on Sunday night. Alf. Allen (25) was driving, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs…

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Ribs Fractured. Accident at Steel Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 6

William Archibald, 35, living at Mayfield, and employed as an assistant foreman at the stool works of the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Accident to Motor Cyclist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

W. Payne, of Newcastle, who was admitted to the Maitland Hospital last evening in an unconscious condition, was reported this afternoon to…

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Riding Accidents. Horse and Rider Killed. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

William Douglas was riding a horse at a picnic meeting at Altondown yesterday, when the animal bolted and dashed into a tree and…

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Motor Fatality. One Killed and Four Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 2

A young woman was killed, and four other persons injured, when a five-senator motor car skidded and toured over twice at Oaklands…

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Injured Motor Cyclist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

W. Payne, the motor cyclist, who was injured on the Show Ground on Monday night, was reported to be improving this afternoon. He is…

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Injured in Hebburn 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

Our. Weston correspondent writes that William Johnstone, a youth of 15, employed in Hebburn 2 Colliery, wan removed from there by motor…

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Accidents at Tenambit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

Mrs. W. Way, with her son and daughter, were driving in a sulky near their residence at Tenambit, on Monday, when the horse shied…

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Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

Stan Stanmore, a wholer, aged 23, had his left foot crushed by a skip in Central colliery, Cessnock. He was admitted to Newcastle…

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State Governor. in Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

Sir Dudley de Chair, State Governor, Lady de Chair, Miss Elaine de Chair, and Captain Coote, A.D.C., figured in a motor collision on…

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