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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 101

Collision with Tram a Passenger Killed (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 2

While its deiver was backing out of a lane at Brunswick last night a motor truck collided with a tram. Two passengers were crushed against the…

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Another Accident. Child Runs Against Motor Lorry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 10

Shortly after 4 p.m. on Wedneday, when large numbers of children were coming from school a child, George Milton (6) ran into a motor lorry…

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Accident Averted Motor Car on the Line. Goods Train Stopped in Time

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 7

A party of motorists took a grave risk when crossing the railway line at the Sydney-street crossing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday…

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Accident at Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 4

Whilst riding a motor eycle homewards from the fire which consumed the residence and contents of Mr. W. Richards, Mulbring-street, Kurri, at…

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Nasty Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 23 April 1926 · page 5

Whilst Mrs. J. T. Brown, of Allandale Road, was going to the Washhouse she slipped on the Wet boards and fractured her arm at the wrist…

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Five Injured. Motors in Collision. Crushed Against Light Standard

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 3

A motor car containing five members of a family wa completely wrecked in Normanby-road, Malvern, Vic., on Tuesday afternoon, by being…

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Blasting Fatality. Young Man Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 9

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

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Electrified Roof. [?] Killed: Brother Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 13

Two little boys, sons of Salvatore [?] a Greek fruiterer, of Fre[?]tle, climbed on to the roof of [?] unoccupied premises on…

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Constables Injured. Motor Smash Near Lithgow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 11

Two police constables were injured when they were thrown from a motor car while rounding a bend in the roadway near Lithgow…

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Harbours Collision. Pilot Tender Badly Damaged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 14

A collision occurred in Sydney Harbour between the vehicular ferry Kudumba and the pilot Tender So[?] The latter was badly damaged, but…

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Killed Instantly. Fatality 'At Aberdare Extended Colliery. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 5

Arthur Biggers 26, son of Mr. Arthur Biggers one of the best known residents of Cessnock was killed in an awfully sudden manner…

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Terribly Injured. Stockman Found Unconscious Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 5

Joseph Banman stockman on a station 25 miles from Dingo was found unconscious with shocking injuries…

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Fell Thirty Feet. Labourer, Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 13

[?]arry Keating, 37, a labourer, was [?] injured when he fell a dis[?] of thirty feet at David Jones' [?] premises, at the corner of…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 12

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

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Shocking Accident. Chest Pierced by Shaft

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 11

A terrible injury was sustained by Ernest Winter, 30 years of age, a resident of Wakefield, Newcastle district, when he was riding a motor…

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Motordrome Fatality Racing Cyclist Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 6

Chas. Gregg died in hospital, following an accident at the Melbourne Motordrome. While travelling at 70 miles an…

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Plucky Boy. Saved Brother From Drowning. Murwillumbah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 5

Charles and Victor Ellems, aged 12 and 7, respectively, were fishing off a launch, which was moored to a jetty, yesterday when the younger…

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Three Injured. Motor Cycles Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 8

A sensational head-on collision between two motor cyclists, resulting in three persons being seriously injured, occurred on the Parramatta and…

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Horse Killed. Lady Show Rider Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 3

During the racing of the first division of the novelty contest for lady riders at the Hawkesbury Show on Saturday, Mr. P. H. Ridge's mare…

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Woman Injured. Motor Crashes Into Post. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 5

Pearl Lambert, of Newtown, was injured when a motor car, driven by [?]tie Hockey, 20 crashed into a post at Alexandria last night…

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