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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 103

Fatal Collision. Naval Rating Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 14

Arthur Johnstone, a middle-aged married man, was riding a motor cycle with side-car attached, into the Flinders Naval Base at Western…

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Man Drowned. Surf Boat Swamped

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 10

A surf boat, containing four men from the steamer Pakura, swamped at Akitio (N.Z.). Three of the men were rescued, but the fourth, John Carney…

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Motor Fatality. Through Bridge and Into Creek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 11

Hillon Cerise, a land salesman, of Melbourne, was drowned on 11th inst., when a motor car crashed through a bridge on the…

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Manslaughter Charge. Sequel to Motor Car Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 16

At the conclusion of the inquest at Adelaide into the death of Miss Dorothy Grace Kentish, secretary of the Young Women's Christian…

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Boy Injured. Damages Against Newspaper Company

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 11

In the case in which Keith Collins, a boy, proceeded by his next friend his mother, against Smith's Newspapers Ltd., claiming damages for…

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Car Somersaults. Driver and Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 14

When the steering gear in a motor car, driven by Mr. L. J. Jarvis, president of the Western Suburbs Motor Cycle Club, become defective as the…

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Constable Injured. Violent Struggle with Prisoner

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 14

Constable Johnston, of Brunswick (Vic.), arrested two men on Saturday night, but one escaped in the fog. The constable got the other man to the local…

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Fireman Killed. Six Others Injured. Engine Crashes Into Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 3

A collision between a fire engine and a motor car in Christchurch (N.Z.) resulted in one fireman being killed and six other firemen…

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Railway Fatality. Death of Michael O'brien. Inquest at Weston. Weston

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 16

The District Coroner, Mr. George Brown, at the Criterion Hotel, Weston, this morning concluded the inquiry into the circumstances…

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Six Injured. Capsize of Motor Lorry. When Returning From Picnic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 14

A motor lorry, containing a picnic party, ran off a road at Randwick last night, and capsized, six persons being injured. Three were seriously…

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Miner Crushed. Accident at Paxton. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 5

Arnold Chapman, a miner, residing at Millfield, and employed at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery No. 2, was yesterday badly crushed between two…

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Struck by Train. Accident at Weston

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 9

Michael O'Brien (50), a miner of Abermain, was struck by a train at Wosten on 12th inst., and seriously injured. He died next day…

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Vigorous Football. Accidents in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 14

When playing football at Belmore on Saturday Percival Mason aged 18, of Mortdale, fractured his right leg, and was admitted to…

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Damages Awarded. Rozelle Tram Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 16

Robert William King, an agent, sued the Railway Commissioners before Mr. Justice James, in Sydney, for injuries caused to him in a tram accident at…

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Shouts of Greeting. Prince in Swaziland. Killed in Motor Accident. Capetown, June 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 2

The great gathering of Swazis at Msbabane, which included 4000 warriors, locally ovationed the Prince of Wales when he addressed them…

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Boolaroo Fatality. Run Over and Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 6

Herbert Thomas, aged about 45 years, sustained fatal injuries at Boolaroo about midday on Saturday. The deceased was carting wood…

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Ribs Fractured. Ship's Cook Injured. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 5

James Silltrees, a cook, on the vessel Our Elsie, slipped on deck this morning, fell and fractured several ribs on one side. He was taken to…

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Two Injured. Motor and Motor Cycle Collide. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 5

A motor car collided with a motor cycle at Dawe's Point, Sydney, this morning. Jack Miller, driver of the latter…

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Injured in Collision. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

A motor ear collided with a motor cycle at Dawes Point, Sydney, this morning. Jack Miller, driver of the latter, sustained a compound fracture…

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Floods in Various Parts of the State. Hawkesbury River Rising Road 14 Feet Under Water. a Man Drowned. Heavy Loss of Stock. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

News from the Hawkesbury this morning states that the road between Windsor and McGrath's Hill is 14 feet under water…

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