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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

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Aberdare Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

An inquest touching the death of the late Mr. Arthur Green, as the result of an accident in the Aberdare Colliery last Monday week, will be…

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Free Fight Policeman Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 1

Two policemen and two civilians were injured on Friday night in a free fight near the Marrickville Town Hall. Following the disturbance, George…

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Tram Hits Lorry. Driver Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Harry Lee was driving a lorry across Oxford-street this morning when it was struck by a Coogee tram. Lee was thrown from the lorry,…

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Aberdare Central Fatality. Death of Leonard Billiet Evidence At The Inquest Ambulance Boxes and Blankets Interfered with

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 7

An inquest touching the death on January 8 of Leonard Billiet, as the result of a fall of coal in the Aberdare Central Colliery, was held in…

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Motor Accidents. Cars Overturn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 6

A serious motor accident occurred on the Windsor-Pitt Town road, about three miles out of Windosr. Four people were injured, their…

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Railway Accident. the Departmental Enquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 6

A departmental inquiry into the cause of the collision which occurred in the Sydney station yard near the Redfern tunnel on Wednesday night…

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Fatal Accident at Upper Avon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

Mrs. Ellis of Ward's River, was thrown from her horse at Upper Avon on Wednesday last and killed instantly (writes our Gloucester…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. L. Hartley, son of Mrs. J. A. Cattell, received severe injuries to his knee on Thursday last. He was climbing a bank at the river when…

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Railway Accident. Trucks Crash Through Culvert. Remarkable Escape Bogan Gate

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

A railway accident which might have resulted in a serious loss of life happened to the Tottenham Parkes (mixed) up train to-day…

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Accident to Dramatic Coy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

Mr Edmund Duggan's Dramatic Company which played in Singleton last week, had an unemviable experience at Antiene Crossing in the early hours of…

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Accident to Cricketer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. H. A. Johnston, while, batting for Northern Division against Marist Bros., on the Maitland Park, was struck on the left hand by a fast…

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Accident to a Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Thelma Pitcairn, 2½ years, residing with parents on Government-road, Homeville, received a lacerated would to the left check as a result…

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Speedway Accident Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

A conference of delegates from the H.R.A. and H. Association, the Northern District Cyclists' Association and the Northern League of…

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Accident to Miner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

Lewis Pryor, 18, living at Abbot-street, West Maitland, and employed as a wheeler at South Greta Colliery, sustained a crushed right foot…

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Driver Responsible. Sydney Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

The special board of inquiry into the railway accident in the Sydney station yard on the 14th instant, when an incoming train from Ashfield…

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Brakes Fail to Act Accident on Bulli Pass

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

A motor party, consisting of Mr and Mrs M'Grath and two children, of Sydney, who were on their way to Adelaide, had a sensational escape while…

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Injured Back. Accident at a Circus. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

While the staff was disnanthing the lion's case at Sole Hros. Cirens, at Granville, last night, Thomas Scolt caught one foot in portion of the…

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Aberdare Colliery Fatality. Method of Drawing Timber Facts Elicited At Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 11

An inquest touching the death of Arthur Herbert Green, following an accident in the Aberdare (Caledonia) Colliery on Monday, January 12, was…

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Fireman Burnt. Accident at Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

William Summers a fireman, employed at Aberdare Colliery, while stoking yesterday afternoon was caught by the back draught and hurat about…

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Constable's Death. Remarkable Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

Constable Bowley, aged 34 years, a well-known and popular member of the Adelaide poice force, ared at the Adelaide Hospital on Thursday, as a…

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