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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 101

Sad Accident on Vessel

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 1

A sad accident occurred on the liner Oronsay shortly after the . vessel left Toulon (France) on the way to Sydney. The electricians were testing a winch…

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Motorists and Trams Plan to Prevent Accidents

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 March 1926 · page 3

Referring to the accident in which Mr W. R. Fitzsimons, M.L.A., lost his life, the Premier, Mr J. T. Lang, declared on Tuesday night that such…

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Foot Severed. Engine Driver Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 6

When stepping up into the cabin of his engine at the Donald-street crossing, Nencastle on Thursday, George Henry Saunders, aged 53…

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Damages Awarded. Injured in Motor Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 6

At the Wellington District Court, at which Judge Armstrong presided, Abraham Brindley, a young articled clerk, sued G. H. Rowe, a farmer, of…

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"Very Fortunate" Muir Found Not Guilty Cessnock Motor Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 4

When the jury, after deliberating for an hour and a quarter, found Archibald G. Muir, who was charged at the Maitland Quarter Sessions…

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Cyclists Injured. Hit by Motor Car. Melbourne

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

Two youths, Montague Barlow (18), and Foster Priestley (19), were found seriously injured at East Caulifield [?]auly this morning…

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Recovering From Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 7

The motor cyclist, "Darkie" Heuston, who ran into the council's road sweeper in Vincent street in the early hours of last Saturday and…

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Found Drowned. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 5

After the had been served with papers in a divorce suit citing him as a co-respondent on Wednesday Percy Norman Shearing, 27, a single…

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Railway Guard Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. Carroll, 30, a railway guard residing at East Maitland-road West Maitland, sustained abrasions to the head, right hand and knee last…

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Cessnock Motor Fatality Accused Discharged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

At Maitland Quartor Sessions on Wednesday, Archibald G. Muir was charged with having feloniously slain Ethel Smith, at Cessnock, on December…

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Accident at Pelaw-main. Two Men Injured. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 5

"Moody," Palmer and "Micky" Desmond were injured at Pelaw Main to-day by a fall of [?] They were working the pillars and were…

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Severely Injured. Motor Driver Charged

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

At the Central Court, Sydney, Neville Stewart Trene, 18, a motor driver, was remanded until March 20 on £60 bail on a charge of having wantonly driven…

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Airman Injured. Struck by Propeller

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

Struck by a propeller while starting an earoplane at No. 1 Flying School, Point Cook (Vic.), Alrcraftsman C. H. Stanier, aged 27…

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Cessnock Bus Fatality Little Girl Killed. Accused Discharged

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

Archibald G. Muir was arranged before His Honor, Judge Curlewis, at the Maitland Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, on a charge of having, on…

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Fatally Injured. Caught in Chaffcutter Belting

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

While working on his farm at Dunolly (Vic.), William Henry Ballinger, about 40 years of age, was fatally injured through getting caught in the…

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Seized by Shark. Woman Frightfully Injured

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

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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Caught in Belting Man Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 8

While working on his farm. at Dunolly (Vic), William.Henry Ballinger about 40 years of age, was fatally injured through getting caught in the belting…

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Family Feud Three Persons Injured Man With Rifle

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

Following a family feud, a serious street affray took place at North Melbourne on Saturday night. Three people were injured—one…

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Harbour Collision. Tug and Ferry Steamer. Narrow Escapes From Injury. Sydney

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

The tug boat St. Giles collided with the lorry boat Lady Carrington in Jones Bay this morning. The ferry boat was badly damaged…

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[?]Fierce Struggle Fight in Police Cell. One Man Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 7

Thomas Siddons, who was detained on a minor charge, was placed in one of the large cells of No. 4 police station this morning with three other…

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