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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 103

Accident to Dwarf

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 7

Bobby Guddgery, of Lett, a dwarf, little more than three feet in height, an interesting figure in Queensland at show time, was the victim of a…

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Motor Smash. Woman Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 2

Mrs. Allen, a resident of Potts Point, was seriously injured when her motor car skidded on the greasy road from Narrabeen to Manly, and…

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Motor Cyclist Killed Collision with Motor Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 6

As a result of a collision at Adelaide between a motor cycle ridden by a young man, whose name is believed to be F. Hume, and a stationary…

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Miners Injured Fall of Coal in Balmain Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 2

Two miners were severely injured by a fall of coal at the Balmain Colliery shortly after nine o'clock last night…

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Top Hand Injured. at Aberdare South. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 4

Peter Brennan, 60 years, a top-hand, employed at Aberdare South colliery and residing at Abernethy, met with a serious accident while engaged at his…

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Assault at Scone. Hotelkeeper Injured. Case at Newcastle Sessions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 2

Arthur Pearce, (28), was arranged at Newcastle sessions, with having maliciously wounded William Joseph Bowen, at Scone, on July 11. There…

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School Girl Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 5

At the High School sports this afternoon Doris Gilbert 14 years of age fell while taking part in a rac[?] and fractured her right forearm near…

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Railway Fatality. Run Down by Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 6

A man, whoso name is bellowed to be George Henry Monk, a flagman, employed by the Railway Department, was crossing the railway the…

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Trams Collide. Four Passengers Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 7

A collision between two trams in Centennial Park Woollahra resulted in four passengers being injured and the trams being considerably damaged…

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Local and General. Accident to Schoolboy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

N. Aubin, a pupil at the Boys' High School, was competing at the sports gathering yesterday when he fell and sustained a fracture of a…

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Kurri Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

Mr. Cecil O'Toole, junior clerk, employed at the Kurri Kurri branch of the Government Saving Bank, who was accidently shot on the 17th…

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Man's Narrow Escape Accident at Kandos Cement Works. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 2

While George Core, a workman at Kandos cenient works, was repairing some rubber; bolting which had broken, belt snapped and he fell to the…

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A Miner Seriously Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 7

On Tuesday last, at the Aberdare South Colliery, Peter Brennan, 60 years of age, employed as a surface hand, had his leg caught in the…

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Motor Omnibus Overturns. Old Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 3

"When a motor omnibus was travelling along Prince's Highway, Blakehurst, the driver suddenly applied the breaks, causing the wheels to skid on…

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Stop Press Explosion at Mine. Three Men Injured. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 5

An explosion occurred at Mount Morgan mine yesterday, While an electric wire was being repaired, three man were badly burned, William…

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Serious Motor Cycle Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last a serious accident befel Mr. "Jimmy" Bourke while riding a motor cycle along the Avon Flat Just outside of…

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Train Fatality. a Schoolboy Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 6

Stanley Joseph Jard, a schoolboy, who was returning to his home at Morce form St. Joseph's College, Sydney, for his holidays, was killed on…

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Railway Fatality. Run Down by Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 8

A man whose name is believed to be George Henry Monk, a flagman, employed by the Railway: Department, was crossing the railway line…

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Motor Cyclist Injured Early Morning Smash. Accident in High-street

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 16

Frances C. Loy, 28, a single man, employed as motor driver and mechanic at the Walka Water Works, was badly injured at about 1.30 a.m. on 21st…

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Trams Collide. Four Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 5

A collision between two trams in Centennial Park, Wollabra, resulted in four passenger being injured, and the trams being considerably damaged…

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