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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 103

Struck by Tram. Fatality at Balmain. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

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

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Clan Monroe. Dutch Vessel's Collision. London, April 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 13

The steamer Clan Monroe, which left Sydney on February 7 and Fremantle three weeks later for Continental and British ports collided with the Dutch…

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Seriously Injured. Fall Down Lift Well

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

When engaged painting on the third floor of Bathurst House, at the intersection of Bathurst and Castlereagh streets. Sydney, William Langhorne…

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Motor Overturns One Killed, Four Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

A message from Melbourne states that a young women was killed, and four other persons injured, when a five seater motor car skidded and turned…

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Widows Drowned. Bodies Recovered From River. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

Mrs. Abigail Orford and ,Mrs. Ada Elizabeth, Tadman ended their lives by drowning in the Fitzroy River on Thursday night or early on…

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Falls at Sydney Show Miss Vera M.millan Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 1

The concluding, day of Sydney show on Wednesday was marred by two serious falls, Miss Vera M'Millan and Mrs M. A. Maitland being injured. The…

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One Killed. and Four Injured. Motor Smash at Bankstown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 9

A motor car crashed into an electric light pole at Bankstown 10th inst, night, and a boy was killed and four other people injured, one seriously…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

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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A Rabbiter's Death. Accidental Poisoning. Wellington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

At the inquest into the death of a man named John Hobbs, at Pine Park, Charles Stubberfield said on the day of Hobbs' death he called at…

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Accidents at Hebburn Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 4

Our Weston correspondent writes that during the last few days, four accidents have occurred at the two Hebburns. William Johnson, aged…

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Riding Accidents. Horse and Rider Killed. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 16

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

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Tram Accident. Compensation for Enmore Resident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 11

Mrs. Thirza Taylor, of Enmore, sued the Railway Commissioners in the Sydney Jury Court for £1000 compensation, in respect of injuries she received…

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Lost an Eye. Through Blasting Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 11

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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Motor Accident. Driver's Skull Fractured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 16

A serious motor accident occurred on the Manildra-road 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 16

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

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Cessnock Collision. Motor and Bicycle Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

A motor car driver by Mr. J. Waite, of Cessnock, and a bicycle, ridden by two boys came into collision at the intersection on Hall and…

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Serious Motor Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

A collision attended with serious results for one of the parties concerned occurred on Sunday afternoon on the Rothbury read, near the…

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Singleton Resident Injured by Horse

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

Whilst spending a few days with his daughter in Newcastle during the week end, Mr William Porter, of William-strect, an old identity of Singleton…

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Miner Crushed. Fatality at Redhead. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

A miner named John Maddison, living at Wickham, and working at the Redhead Colliery, fired a shot this morning…

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A Fatal Collision Motor Cycle and Car

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 3

A child named Betty Sylvia Smith was fatally injured on Sunday, afternoon, when a motor, cycle and car met, head on, in Bay-street, Brighton-le…

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