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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 101

Speedway Smash. Motorist Over the Fence. Thirteen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 14

The Maitland Speedway was the [?] of a sensational accident on [?] night. When a motor cycle [?] into the spectators…

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Hurled Into Air Explosion at Coolah. Man Badly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 9

Leslie Bassen, of Coolah, had a narrow escape from death on 30th ult. He was examining an acetyline plant with a cigarette in his…

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Motor Smash Cessnock Resident Killed. Eight Injured. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 5

A touring car, while passing along Queen's Bridge road, South Melbourne, struck the cover of an open tramway manhole, and capsised…

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Aberdeen Railway Accident. Death of Mrs. Thorley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 6

At the Muswellbrook Court Houseon Thursday, Mr. A. W. Swaddling, District Coroner, held an inquiry in re the death of Emily Alice Thorley…

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Thrown From Pony. Fatal Accident at Nelson's Plains

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 8

A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., at the West Maitland Court-house concerning the death of Frank Shannon. aged [?]…

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Gun Accident. Child Shot Dead

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 16

Mary Isabel Cord (9). was shot dead at Coolamon. when walking with her brother. Arthur Henry Cord. whose loaded shot-gun fell from his…

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A Fatal Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 3

The remains of Mrs. Thorley who died Brentwood Hospital. from the effects of the train accident at Aberdeen. were taken to Uralia for…

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Fatal Accident. Killed at Aberdeen. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1926 · page 5

The District Coroner, Mr. A. W. Swaddling, held an inquiry to-day concerning the death of Emily Alice Thorley, who died from injuries…

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Drowning Fatality Capsize of Canoe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 3

Norman Frederick Hendy, aged 22, of Crimen-street, Caulfield (Vic.) while canoeing in the Yarra, was drowned near the Burnley ferry. The…

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Cars in Collision Cessnock Residents Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 2

Two cars met in co[?]sion at the turn-off on the. Warner's Bay-road, on Sunday afternoon. and the occupants of one car were injured. Mr…

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Motoring Fatality on Stroud Road. Mr. George McDONALD'S DEATH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 4

A shocking fatally occurred on the Stroud-road, about seven miles from Raymond Terrace, yesterday afternoon, when through a motor car…

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Fatal Collision. Two Men Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 7

A motor car driven by Thomas Alderson of Sorrento (Vic.) near Mordialice Bridge, on the beach road, with lady passengers, was rounding…

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Stop Press. Snowy Faulds Found Drowned

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 4

Snowy Faulds was found drowned in the Extended dam. He was fully clothed…

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One Killed. Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 6

Stephen Middleton, aged 58, of Wool[?] was killed, and three other men were injured when a motor car a ruck of post on the bridge at…

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Motor Fatality. Second Victim Identified. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 5

The second victim in the motor car [?]nash at Mordia[?] when Thomas Greenhill was killed, has been identified as Joseph Lawrence, a…

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Fatal Smash One Killed; Three Injured Motor Car Overturns

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 7

One man was killed and three injured when a motor car overturned on the Stroud Road, about seven miles from Raymond Terrace on…

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Motor Fatality Killed While Returning From Funeral Victim a Former Singleton Resident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

The overturning of a Nash five-seater motor car, on the Stroud-road, about 7½ miles from Raymond Terrace, on Sunday afternoon, resulted in George…

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Fatal Smash. One Killed; Three Injured. Motor Car Overturns East Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

One man was kiled and three injured when a motor car overturned on the Stroud road, about seven miles from Raymond Terrace, to-day…

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Denman. Serious Accident at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

A serous accident occurred on the boundary of Denman, near the Convent on Saturday, when William Castledine, riding a motor cycle, in…

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Double Accident Near Kurri

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 2

Whilst returning to Kurri from Heddon Greta, Mr. Bernard A. ("Barney") Casey, coachbuilder and blacksmith, of Kurri, was…

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