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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 101

Ammonia Cylinder Bursts Accident at Riverstone Meat Works. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

An ammonia cylinder burst at Riverstone meat works last night. The cylinder, which weighed 30 lbs, was flung 40 yards over the railway line…

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The Singleton Argus TUESDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY, 1926. LOCAL & General News Accident to Boy

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 2

Charles Beh aged 6½ years, the only son of Mr Chas. Beh, of Mitchell's Flat, was riding a pony on Thursday evening last, when he was dislodged by…

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Motor Car Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

A sensational motor car accident befel Mr. Cecil Russell, of Rutherford, as he was returning from Cessnock on Saturday afternoon…

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Linesman Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 1

Albert Charles Nicholls, aged 3G, a married man with two children was drowned in the Narrabri Creek on Saturday night…

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Shocking Fatality at Farmers' New Building. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred this morning at Farmer's new building, in Market-street. George Smith, dogman was standing…

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Quarry Explosion. Employee Injured. Toowoomila

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

At the Toowoomba City Council quarries yesterday Edward Sutherland, a quarry hand, was blown up by a premature explosion, and…

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Live Electric Wire Children Severely Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

Two little children, one 5½ years and the other 16 months old, sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens, residing in Main street, Cessnock, had a…

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Motor Accident. Chinese to Get £499

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

In Melbourne the jury awarded Lew Soon, Chinese cabinet-marker, £499 damages, the full amount claimed, against Miss Muriel Starr…

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Drowning Fatality. Tragedy at Abermain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 14

Irene Lee, aged 16 years, daughter of Mrs. J. Bell, of Charles-street Abermain, was drowned in a water hole on Sunday afternoon at the…

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Surfing Fatality. Child Drowned: Three Others Saved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 6

A surfing fatality occurred at Southport (Q.) Frederica Amy Wilkinson aged 8 years, with two other children, wem bathing, but was soon…

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Gave His Life. to Save Drowning Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 12

Henry Louis Joyce, aged 18, of Cookardinia, son of Mr. Bertram Samuel Joyce, a farmer, gave his life in an attempt to rescue a young…

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Four Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

A 'bus and motor car collided in Waverley this morning four persons being injured. They were: Mrs. Dargan, injuries to left wrist; Mrs. Sarah…

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Motor Fatality. Man Pinned Beneath Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 16

George Vincent Steele, aged 34 years, a baker and a resident of Hamilton, was killed in a motor car accident at Wickham on Monday…

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Cylinder Bursts Two Men Injured. Meat Works Accident. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 14

An ammonia cylinder burst at the Riverstone meat works last night. The cylinder, which weighed 30lb., was flung 40 yards over the railway…

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Five Injured. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 16

A serious motor accident occurred on the Mirrool road, about two miles from Temora, as a resut of which five persons are now lying in hospital in a…

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Seriously Injured. Callous Motor Cyclist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 9

Lion Valmpragg, 17, Was knocked down by a motor cycle in Sydney, but it is stated, the driver did not stop to attend to the victim, but…

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Man Drowned. When Teaching Boys to Swim

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 13

Justin Sarsfield Dillon (20)., assistant chemist, was drowned in a swimming pool at Dalhy (Q.) on Saturday, Dillon, who was a strong swimmer…

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Dragged to Death. Youth Shockingly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 14

Thos. Patrick Reeves, 18, a State ward, employed as a stable boy at Ballarat, Vic., was found dead on a road nine miles from the town on…

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Struck by 'Bus. Woman Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 14

Sadie Wright (40), of Darlinghurst, was knocked down by a motor bus in Oxford Street, on Saturday night, when passing from behind a motor…

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Man Killed. Overwhelmed by Bricks. Shocking Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred this morning at Farmers new building in Market Street. George Smith, a dogman, was…

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