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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 103

Woman Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 13

At the Central Police Court to-day William Jacob Pritchett, 36, a manufacturer, was charged with having caused bodily harm to a woman…

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Fatally Injured. Hurstville Motor Tragedy. Youth Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

At the Hurstville Police Court to-day Arthur Joseph Crisp, aged 18, was charged with the manslaughter of Charles F. Robinson, who was knocked…

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Miner Injured. At Stanford Merthyr Colliery. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 6

George Richards, 24, a single man, residing in Maitland Street, Kurri Kurri, was caught by a set of ful skips at Stanford Merthyr Colliery…

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Motor Smashes Car Strikes Tram. Constable Seriously Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

At a late hour last night, a motor car, dashed into the rear of a tram near Anzac Parade, Kensington. The occupants were…

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Fatally Injured. Motor Car Overturns. Victim's Son Charged with Manslaughter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 16

Thomas Henry Cundy, about 65 years of ago, was fatally injured when a motor car, which, it is alleged, his son, Robert Henry Cundy, was…

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Terrific Hurricane. Plight of Oil Tanker. Several of Crew Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 6

The oil-tanker, Agwipond, which arrived at Wellington (N.Z.) from California, encountered a terrific hurricane cast of Hawaii, Several members…

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Collapse of Arch Two Workmen Injured. At Sydney Post Office

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 9

Buried under about ten tons of concrete, when an archway, which he was demolishing collapsed in the interior of the G.P.O. on 15th inst…

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Three Drowned Mother and Two Sons. Motor Plunged Into River. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 13

Charles Herbert Withers was motoring home last night with his wife and two boys, aged 11 and 7, after a visit to the fleet at Wellington, when…

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Cowardly Assault Constable Severely Injured. Struck With Bottle of Beer SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

While Constable Young was on duty in Redfern early this morning, he saw three men drinking beer and causing a disturbance…

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Steel Works Accidents. Caucus Asks for Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 3

Complaints concerning the occurrence of accidents at the Broken Hill Proprietary's works at Newcastle were made at a meeting of the Government party…

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Railway Accidents. Victorian Statistics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 9

Replying to a question in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Mr. Eggleston, the Minister for Railways. said that there had been 2387 railway…

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Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 8

Nancy Maguire, six years of age, a daughter of Mr. C. A. Maguire, of Campbell-street, was crossing the street to her home, when she…

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Broken Neck. Killed in Car Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Armidale coroner at the inquest, concerning the death of Thomas Henry Cundy, aged 60 years, who…

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Accidentally Shot. Accident at Kurri. Bank Clerk the Victim Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 13

Cecil O'Toole, aged 17 years, a son of Mr. T. O'Toole, secretary to the Pelaw Main Miners' Lodge, was accidentally shot this afternoon…

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Legs Amputated. As Result of Accident. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 7

Christopher Toppenberg, the lad who was injured in the train accident near Mt. Morgan a few days ago, has had both his legs amputated…

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Child Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 4

The infant daughter of Mr. Dunn, of William-street, Homeville, fell while playing at her home yesterday morning, and sustained a probable…

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Local Jockey Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

A[?] jockey, Andy King, who is apprenticed to Mr. George Nattrass was injured while riding work on the Cessnock racecourse on Saturday…

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Just One More. Paris Express Collision. London, Aug. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 5

Another collision occurred on the French railways last night. An express from Paris collided with a stationary train in a siding at Dijon…

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Into Hot Kiln. Accident at Brick-yards. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred at Bakewells' Brick Works, St. Peter's this morning, when a patent kila collapsed, and four men were precipitated…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

Francis C. Loy, 28, a slagle man, employed as motor driver and mechanic at the Walks Water Works, was badly-injured at about 1.30 a.m…

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