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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 103

Motor Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

A motor fatality occurred at Port Fairy, in Victoria, on Satuiday evening. Messrs L. Buckland and John Leo Gavan Duffy, solicitors, of…

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Family Drowned Bodies in Dam

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

A report from Temora on Tuesday states that the family of Rebert Parker has been wiped out of existence. Father, mother, son, and daughter…

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Infant Drowned. Body Found in Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

Gwen Kerslake, aged 15 months, wandered away from her parents' residence at Matcham, near Gosford, about 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Later in…

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Tram Smash. Nine People Injured. Collision Near Manly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 4

Nine persons were injured and considerable damage was caused to two trams in a collision at Brookvale last night. The scene of the accident was…

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Aeroplane Fatality

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 3

The inquiry into the death of Thomas Linn and Mark Hickey, who were killed in the aeroplane smash on Wednesday week, at Orange, was resumed. It was…

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Buried by Coal. Accident at Pelaw-main. Man Badly Injured. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

Horace ("Boxer") Goodwin, a young man employed in Pelaw Main colliery, was badly injured by a fall of coal in No. 6 east section this morning…

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Family Drowned. Bodies in a Dam. Temora

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

A shocking tragedy has occurred at Beckom. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker and their two children, boy and a girl, aged 11 and 9…

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Orange Air Smash. Accidental Death Verdict. Ex-Soldiers' Heroism

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

The inquiry concerning the Orange aeroplane tragedy was concluded on Tuesday. The coroner found that Thomais…

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Accident at Tenambit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 4

Mr. Samuel Muddle, aged 42, residing at Tenambit, was cutting: firewood at his residence yesterday afternoon with a circular saw when his…

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Motor Smash. Collision at Kogarah. Three Injured Taken to Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 13

A motor ride, after a visit to some friends, came to an abrupt termination in the early hours of Sunday morning, when a collision occurred between…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Killed at Gundagai

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 16

A shocking motor accident occurred on the Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai, on Saturday night. A motor car containing four…

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Writs Issued. Sequel to Steamer Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 11

A writ has been issued out of the Supreme Court, Brisbane, against the owners of the Federal Steam Navigation steamer Surrey by the Australian…

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Infant Drowned. Body Found in Creek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

Gwen Kerslake, aged 15 months, wandered away from her parents' residence at Matcham, near Gosford, about 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Later in…

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Fisherman Drowned. Boat Smashed by Heavy Seas

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

Three brothers, John, James, and Donald McDonald, fishermen at Port Fairy (Vic.), went out crayfishing on Tuesday. Their boat was smashed by…

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Family Drowned Note Suggests a Suicide Pact

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 8

In connection with the terrible tragedy at Parker's farm, Beckom, near Ardlethan, when the entire family was found drowned in a dam (as reported…

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Tram Smash Manly Nine People Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 7

Nine people Were injured on Thursday night, when a crowded tram dashed into, the rear of another at Brookvale, near Manly…

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Two Injured. Bus and Sulky Collide

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

When a motor 'bus going to Cardiff on Saturday night collided with a Bulky, in which were seated Hector Maclean, a bread-carter, of New…

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Two Injured. Motor Smashes Into Tree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

As the result of its steering gear fatting to act, a motor car dashed into a tree near Bathurst and hurled the two occupants a considerable…

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Level Crossing Smash Lorry Driver Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

Victor Smith, driver of a motor lorry, was injured seriously on Tuesday afternoon, when a goods train collided with his lorry at a level…

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Railway Collision. Claim Against Company. Verdict for Plaintiff

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 9

The hearing was continued before Justice Ferguson and a jury at the Maitland Circuit Court of the claims of £1500 by William…

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