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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 72 of 103

Accident at Ardglen. Strock by Bale of Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred at Ardglen shortly before one o'clock on Friday, when Stanley Jurd, a boy about 15 years, was killed. He was…

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Motor Accidents. Big Total for Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 5

Mr. Lazzarini gave figures in the Legislatives Assembly showing the number of persons killed in motor accidents in Sydney streets during…

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Pathetic Accident Child Shot Dead

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 2

A pathetic accident occurred in a residence in Goulburn-street, Sydney, on Saturday night, when Thomas James Fleming, aged 4 years and 6 months,…

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Mining Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 5

A topman, named Thomas Monaghan, employed at Aberdare Colliery, was injured While at his work on Saturday morning through being…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Acquitted of Manslaughter. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Ernest Alfred Kemp, 39, a motor demonstrator, was charged with having slain Mrs. Minnie McGarry…

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Agonising Crawl. Returned Soldier Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 2

Wonderful courage was shown by Tasman Keating (30), returned soldier farmer. Balliang East (V.), yesterday in crawling three-quarters of…

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Committed for Trial. Hurstville Motor Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 5

An inquiry was hold by the City Coroner to-day concerning the death of Alexander Christopher Robinson (26), who was knocked down and…

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Shocking Accident Whirled to Death

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 4

Robert Dawson, aged 25, of Glencoe, who died in Glen Innes Hospital on Monday morning, had a leg wrenched off, an arm shattered, teeth knocked…

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Motor Accidents Big Total for Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Lazzarini gave figures showing the number of persons killed in motor aceidens in Sydney streets during 1924…

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The Ardglen Fatality. Partuulars of Targedu. Dear Boy's Comrades Interviewed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 9

Particulars of the terrible accident were given by John Boland, son of Mathew Boland, of Moree, who was in. the same compartment when the…

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Shocking Accident. Whirled to Death

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 2

Robert Dawson, 25, of Glencoe, who died in Glen Innes Hospital on [?]onday morning, had a leg wrenched off, an arm shattered, teeth…

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Train Fatality. a Schoolboy Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 11

Stanley Joseph Jurd, a schoolboy, who was returning to his home at Moree from St. Joseph's College, Sydney, for his holidays, was killed on…

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Motor Fatality. Girl Killed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 3

The girl who was knocked down and killed by a motor car at Annandale on Saturday night, was this morning identified as Ellie Knudson, aged 15…

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Agonising Crawl. Returned Soldier Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

Wonderful courage was shown by Tasman Keating (30), returned soldier farmer, Balliang East (V.), yesterday, in crawling three-quarters of…

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Priest Killed. in Motor and Tram Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 14

As the result of a collision between a tram car and a motor car on the Musgrave-road, at Red Hill (Q.), the Rev. Father Lalor, of the…

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Found Hanging. Fatality at Raymond Terrace. Youth's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 14

Arthur Alchin, aged 15 years, a State school boy, residing and employed at Mr. Rocth's dairy farm, was found hanging from a tree in the bush…

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Mining Fatality. 1[?] Koreans Killed. Tokio, Sept 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

A report received from Pingyang in Koren states that the authorities are investigating the cause of a mine explosion which took place last…

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Motor Fatality. Driver Acquitted of Manslaughter. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 7

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Ernest Alfred Kemp, 29, a motor demonstrator, was charged with having slain Mrs. Minnie McGarry…

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Motor Omnibus Overturns. Old Man Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 14

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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Car Capsizes. Town Clerk Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 3

The car in which three men were proceeding to Dundee to attend a church meeting, overturned William Gibbs, town clerk at…

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