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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1925

2,051 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 103

Five Injured. Motor Cars Crash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 2

When two motor cars colldied with great fore in Anzac parade, Knsing[?] on Saturday night, five men were injured one scriously…

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Woman Killed. Two Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 3

Miss May Anderson (24), of St. Kilda, was killed; John Kenneth Chingman, of North Brighton, suffered from abrasions and shook; and harold…

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Jumped the Rails. Botany Tram Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1925 · page 5

There was an exciting incident at Botany early this moring, when [?] crain jumped the rails and crashe into a post on the footway…

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Four Injured. Taxi-cabs in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 7

Four, men were injured when two taxi-cabs came into collision, at the intersection of George and Wattle streets, Sydney, last night…

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A Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 5

A collision between a motor car and motor cycle occurred on Saturday afternoon on Mt. Vincent road. It happened when the race traffic was…

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Woman Killed. Seven Others Injured. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 5

A sensational motor [?]ash occurred on the old Cleveland Road to-day, as a result of which a young woman was fatally injured and…

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Motor Crash Girl Killed, Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 4

Swerving to avoid another car, coming towards it, a double-seater crashed through a fence in Beach-road, near Beaumaris (Vic), on Friday night and…

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Child Killed. Motor Accident in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 4

A motor car driven by J. Paxton, licensee, of the Esplanade Hotel. Perth, ran off a bridge near Bull's Brook yesterday afternoon and…

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Speedway Victims Accidents at Penrith. Rider and Inured Spectator Succumb. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 5

David Littlejohn, 19, and Harold Lofts, who were seriously injured as the result of accidents on the Penrith Speedway yesterday, died in the local…

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Fatal Accident Verdict for £800

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 4

In the Banco Court, Sydney, Gertrude Chishelm, widow, and administrator of the intestate estate of Donald Cameron Chisholm sued James Gibson,…

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Serious Street Accident Knocked Down by Motorist

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1925 · page 5

A serious accident befel a girl of eight years of age, named Kathleen Roberts, who resides at Merewether, Newcastle. About 3 o'clock on…

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Steamer Damaged. Collision at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1925 · page 5

The steamers Wallsend and Bealaba collided off the southern breakwater entrance to Newcastle harbour at about one o'clock this morning…

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Accident on Cricket Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1925 · page 9

While playing in a cricket match on Saturday between Goorangoola and Mount Olive, Mr. Vic. Andrews, of the latter place, had several small bones…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 4

Richard Atchison, of Third-street, Pelaw-Main, a miner, employed at Richmond-Main Colliery, was injured by a fall of coal yesterday…

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Two Men Injured. Motor Cycle and Car Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 6

George Beyson and John Upton, residents of Corrimal, who were returning from Sydney by a motor cycle and sidesar attached, met with a…

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Sensational Motor Smash Two Persons Killed, Six Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 2

A messages from Brisbane states that a motor disaster occurred at 2.30 a.m. on Tuesday on the Old Clevclandroad, resulting in two deaths, and…

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Crashed Into Tram. Young Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 5

George Brady, 23 sustained a fractured right thigh, a compound fracture of the lower right leg, and abrasious to the thigh, logs and fine when his…

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Accident in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. Tippett of West Maitland, had a narrow escape this morning in High-street. He was riding down the street when a car coming in…

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Three Injured. Capsize of Motor Bus. Newcastle Accident. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 5

About 7.30 o'clock this morning a large motor bus, named Gloaming No. 2, was taking a body of about 3[?] men to the steel works…

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Notes and Comments Traffic Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 10

There are now nearly 2,0.00,000 motor driving licenses in Great Britain. In 1924 there were no fewer than 3631 fatal street accidents and…

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