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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 101

Car Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 5

While motoring from Singleton yesterday a car, driven by Mr. N. C. Graham, of Singleton crashed into Green's bridge, between…

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Eight Injured. Motor Collides with Post. Swerved to Avoid Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 8

Swerving to avoid a [?] at Edgecliff last night, a large motor omnibus crashed into a telegraph [?] and was smashed to pieces…

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Accident to Mr K. Briscombe

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 2

The many friends of Mr Ken. Briscombe, who was in business for some years in Singleton, and now residing in Sydney, will regret to learn 'that he…

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Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 4

While riding to work at Bulahdelah, George Piper was accidently killed. The young man was accompanied by his brother, when, as they were…

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Five Injured Motor Bus Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

A motor omnibus laden with employees at Messrs. Rylands' works, who were proceeding to their employment, overturned on a low…

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Motor Cyclist Injured. Collided with Milk Cart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

While riding a motor cycle along a street at Maroubra, Charles Vandenbergh, 42, a tram conductor, collided with an unattended milk cart. He was…

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Motor Accident. Mr. Badgery's Account

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. T. Badgery, of Redbank, Scone, writes Vd his recent motorcar accident:—"As the paper reports of my motor-car accident are very…

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Six Injured. Head-on Motor Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 2

When the two motor cars collided head-on at Shadforth, on the Bathurst-road, about 12 miles from Orange, on Sunday, six persons were…

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Newcastle Accidents. Six Person's Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

Miss Ollic Reece, aged 17 years, employed by the Waratah Steam Laundry, and living at Tighe's Hill and her right hand crushed and burned…

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Skull Fractured. Boy Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 13

As the result or injuries received through being struck by a motor car on Saturday, Bert Dovell, 15, of Canterbury, died in hospital…

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Blown to Pieces. Shocking New Zealand Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 10

A shocking fatality occurred near the Shannon (N.Z.). A five-seater motor car and its sole occupant, W. Campbell, being blown to pieces by an…

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Motor Fatality. Youth Dies From Fractured Skull

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 16

Hugh Gemmell, 16, died in hospital on Sunday morning as the result of injuries received in a head-on collision between a motor cycle…

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Motor 'Bus Smash Eight People Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 1

Swerving to avoid a tram at Edgecliff on Wednesday night, a large motor omnibus crashed into a telegraph pole, and was smashed to pieces. Eight…

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Three Injured. Motor and Sulky Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 13

Three persons were injured when a motor car and sulky collided in Gordon on Sunday night. The sulky, which was driven by…

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Two Injured. Motor Collides with Horseman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 9

A motor cycle driven by Lionel Huthance, collided with a horse ridden by Sydney English, on the Camden bridge…

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Two Drowned. Storm in Auckland Harbour. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 13

Two men were drowned in Auckland Harbour. As a result of stormy weather a number of yachts capsized. Two…

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Killed Instantly. Narromine Motor Fatality. Car Somersaults Twice Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

A message from Narromine says that John Ferguson Dunfield was killed as a result of a motor accident yesterday…

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Crossing Smash Train Strikes Lorry. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

"There was a sensational accident at Riverstone, near Sydney, early to-day, when a train crashed into a lorry at a level crossing…

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Fall of Coal. Miner Injured at Stanford. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

An accident similar to that which befell Don. Price in No. 3 bord, Canberra jig, Stanford Merthyr Colliery, at the week-end, occurred in the same…

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Eight Injured. Motor Collides with Post. Swerved to Avoid Tram

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

Swerving to avoid a train at Edgecliff last night, a large motor omnibus crushed into [?] telegraph pole, and was smashed to pieces…

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