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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 78 of 103

An Injured Hand

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 7

Mr. Hilton Guest, secretary of the Pokolbin Race Club, dreamed last night that the money he handled at Pokolbin races was so heavy that he…

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Diver Drowned. Air Line Fouls Reff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 7

A Japanese diver, Nizo Okuna, about 35 years of ago, was drowned while engaged pearling 80 miles from Broome (W.A.) in consequence of the…

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Compensation Awarded. Injured in Railway Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 6

Edward james Gibson, a postman in the deploy of the Commonwealth Government, sued the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, claiming…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Cyclist Killed. Head Crushed by Steam Waggon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 3

David. Robert Williams, a motor cyclist, was killed with shocking suddenness in Hunter-street, Newcastle, near Cottage Croek, on Thursday…

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Drowning Fatality. Inquest at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 16

Mr. G. Brown, coroner, held, an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse on Monday into the death of John Lees Grimes, the ten-year-old son of…

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Motor Smash. Cyclist Fatality Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 13

A head-on collision between a motor car and a motor cycle occurred at Randwick, on Saturday afternoon, with the result that Arthur…

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Lorry and Tram. Collision in Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 16

A sensational collision between a motor lorry and a tram in Oxford-street Paddington, delayed traffic for a considerable period last night…

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Surf Tragedy. Boy Drowned at Coogee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 14

Frederick George Harris, aged 13 years, residing with his parents at Waterloo, was surfing with several boy friends on Coogee Beach on…

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Tram Derailed. Two Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 16

Two passengers, Walter Phara and Sydney Parsons, were injured when a tram ran off the rails at Mosman. It crashed into a telegraph pole…

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Motor Fatality. Alleged Feloniously Slaying Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 14

At the Central Police Court to-day, John Montague McDermot, 20, a motor salesman, was remanded on a charge of having feloniously slain…

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Fatally Injured. Woman Thrown From Sulky

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 14

Mrs. Emily Shellibeer, aged 41 years, wife of Mr. J. Shellibeer, of Charlestown, died in the Wallsend Hospital on Saturday night from…

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Three Injured. Motor Crashes Into Post

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 13

Owing to a motor car crashing into a post at an awkward turn on the Windsor road. Kellyville, three men were badly injured…

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Woman Killed. Crushed Against Wall. Motor Collision at Darlinghurst

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Eaton, aged 47, was killed, and her husband, Thomas Eaton, 50, suffered abrasions to the face and left leg, when a motor lorry and taxi…

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Omnibus Capsize. Passenger Severely Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 13

A motor 'bus, containing 8 passengers, was proceeding along Cobar-street, Dulwich Hill, this morning, when a garbage curt swerved across…

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Train Smash. in New Zealand. Woman Killed: Many Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 5

A disastrous railway accident occurred at 4.10 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon near Te Aute (Hawkes Bay) on the Palmeraton-North…

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Fell From Train. Accidents at Central Station

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 5

A narrow escape from serious injury and possibly death was experienced by Christina Williams (44), of Surry Hills, on Wednesday…

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Second Death. Hexham Motor Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 13

Stanley Woodward, who was severely injured in the motor car accident at Ironbark Bridge, Hexham, on Sunday evening, died in the…

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Car in Flames. Accident Near Toowoomba. Toowoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 1

Clarence Sheehan was driving towards town yesterday, accompanied by Eric Lingreel, when he lost control of the car…

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Motor Accidents. Questions of Insurance Policies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Secretary, replying to Mr. Gosling, who asked that motorists should be compelled to take up insurance…

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Ellalong Fatality. Jockey's Injuries Verdict of Accidental Death. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 8

At the Cessnock Courthouse this morning, Mr. G. Brown, District Coroner, held an inquiry into the death of Henry Oswald Curtis, who…

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