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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 101

Horrible Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5

Walter Tooney, a taxi-driver, left Cessnock .with a party of three for a motor tour of the North Coast on Friday evening last. They had…

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Fingers Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 4

G. W. Guy, 18, of Roxburg-street Lorn, a carrier, employed by Guy Dros., had the first second, and third fingers of the left hand…

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Fatal Motor Smash One Killed, Four Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

A motor car, containing Mr and Mrs Burchett, of South Kinsington, and their four children, capsized on the Parramatta-road, Auburn, on Sunday…

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Peculiar Accident Flying Wheel Rim

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 5
Also in Singleton Argus

A steel rim of a motor-'bus. wheel flew through the air when a tyre on the 'bus burst late on Saturday night in Flinders-street, Darlinghurst, and, after…

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Crushed by Log. Fatal Accident Near Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 2

A fatal accident accident occurred on Monday morning at Elands, near Wingham, when a young man named William Curry lost his life through a…

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Peculiar Accident. Wheeler Kicked by Horse. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 2

Robert George, a wheeler, employed at Aberdare Central Colilery, met with an unusual accident in the colliery last evening…

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Motor Fatality. Broker Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 5

At the Paddington Police Court to-day, David Shaw Anderson, 43, a broker, was charged with having slain Annie Pe[?]rson, 32, a widow…

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Car Plunges Into Creek Five Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 4

Five persons were injured when a motor car, driven by Arthur Thorne, plunged into a creek on the Bungoniaroad, Goulburn, during the week-end…

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Workmen Injured. Pole Falls on Them. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 4

George Simmons, 52, and John Monico, 54, were working on the Orient Company's wharf at Woolloomooloo to-day, when a pole, 15 feet long, fell…

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Recent Street Collision Motor Cycle and Sweeper

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 5

A report by Constable Martin, stationed at Cessnock, was forwarded from the Police Commissioner's Office, Sydney, for the…

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Captain Wilkins Injured Right Hand. Preparing for "Hop-off." VANCOUVER, April 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 5

A message from Fairbanks received by the Associated Press, says: Suffering from a wrist slightly sprained and an arm badly braised, Captain…

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Accident to Taxi-Driver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. Bert Walmsley, of Wallace-street, West Maitland, a taxi driver, received abrasions to the nose last evening, whilst returning from a…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 2

A fatal accident occured on Monday morning last at Messrs. Wallace and Whitbread's sawmill at Elands, near Wingham, when Mr…

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Nine Injured. Teams in Collision. Breaks Fail

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 16

Owing, it is stated, to the breaks failing, a tramcar, which was proceeding along George-street, West, Sydney, near Abercrombie-street…

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Boy Drowned. in a Cattle Dip

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 9

Reginald Frederick Conulson aged six years, of Corunna-avenue, Homebush, was drowned, in the cattle dip at the Homebush saleyards…

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Girl Injured. Played with Detonator

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 3

Thinking a detonator which had been, brought home by her brother was a needle case. Hazel, Andrews, 12, of Rosebery, commenced to pick…

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Fatally Injured. Lorry Bumps Post

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 15

Thomas Henry Fletcher, aged 47 years, lately residing at Moore Park, sustained fatal injuries when he feld from his lorry on Saturday. The…

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Blasting Fatality. Young Man Killed. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 5

While F. Ilitchins, a young married man, was charging a hole for blasting at the State hydro-lectric extension works on the Shannon…

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