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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 101

Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

A miner named Isaac Marsh, residing on the main road between Weston and Abermain, sustained a broken thigh while working in…

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Train Accidents. Two Bad Smashes. Between Kempsey and Taree

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

We were unable to obtain particulars of the North Coast train accidents for last issue. We are indebted to the Macleay "Argus" for…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

The O'Regans have had a run of bad lucK. When the fire bell rang out in connection with Green's fire, Mr. Frank O'Regan jumped on his…

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Cause of Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

During the past two years there have been more accidents on the lower sections of the North Coast line than all the other lines in the…

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Car Hits Tree. Eight Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 9

Eight persons were injured when a touring motor car crashed into a tree near Cronbourne (Vic), and capsized…

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Car Overturns. Several Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 13

Newell Oldfield, of Lockhart, lies in Junee Hospital in a critical condition, with severe injuries to his head and chest, as a result of his…

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Infant Killed. Mother Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 4

Mrs Sarah Booth, aged 42, of Argyle-street, Fitzroy (Vic.) and her daughter Kathleen, aged 4 1/2 years were knocked down by a…

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Seized by Shark. Woman Frightfully Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 3

The coroner has deemed unnecessary an inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Kathleen Whyte, of Port Augusta. She was seized by a shark…

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Knocked Down by Train Man Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 4

A fitter named Sydney Bone, in charge of the Valley Heights loco, depot, was knocked down by No. 18 passenger train on Thursday morning…

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Three Injured. Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 13

Three persons were injured when a motor car and a motor cycle collided at Hurlstone Park on Sunday. Robert Brown, aged 18, of…

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Leg Amputated. Tram Ticket Examiner Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 16

Charles Dohrman, a tram ticket examiner, was about to board a tram in Queen's Square this morning, when a motor lorry crashed him…

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Fall of Coal. Miner Injured at Burwood. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

George Barlow, 45, a resident of Robert Street, Wallsend, was Injured by a fall of coal at Burwood Colliery this morning…

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Miner Injured. Run Over by a Skip. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

Robert Johnson, son of Mr. R. Johnson, of Barton street, Kurri, sustained a probable broken foot, caused by an empty skip running over it…

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Fireman Killed. Three Others Injured. Collison with Motor 'Bus

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

One fireman was killed and three others Injured when the hose carriage from the Hoddle-street fire station, Melbourne, while going to a…

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Jockey Injured. McKENNA Junior Receives Concussion. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

The lightweight jockey McKenna, junr., was exercising an unnamed two year-old in Randwick when the youngster slipped and fell McKenna…

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Fierce Battle. Angry White Invades Chinatown. Four Celestials Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 13

Retreat-street, Alexandria, the headquarters of Alexandria's Chinatown, was the scene of a miniature battle on Saturday afternoon, when…

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Two Men Killed Two Women Injured. Tree Falls on Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 5

While a party of motorists was driving through Loanholme (Q.) a dead tree fell on the front of the car, killing two men instantly and…

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Knocked Down by Motor Car. Mr. Fitzsimmons. M.l.a., Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 16

Mr. W. R. Fitzsimmons, M.L,A., one of the members for Cumberland, was admitted to Sydney Hospital on Monday suffering from a…

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Newcastle Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 2

J, Battram, aged 57 years, a fireman, employed at Ruttley and Willllams' saw mill at Tea Gardens, was cruslied by a log while at work…

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Accident to Boy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

A boy named Frank Austin, 12 years of age, was handling a live cartridge at his father's [?]sidence in View street yesterday morning, when it exploded…

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