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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 101

Disastrous Gale. Damage in New Zealand. Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 9

A heavy northerly' gale did severe damage in Wellington (N.Z.). The steel [?] carrying the aerial at the wireless station on Tinako[?] Hill…

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Six Injured. Motor Car Smashes Into Post

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 13

A motor car driven by Clive Roberts, of Cook Road, Marrickville, skidded and overturned at Sutherland on Sunday morning, and its…

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Injured in Brawl. Ship's [?] Succumbs. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 16

A shin's cook William Gowlett[?] 52. died while being taken to Melbourne Hospital last night. Gowlett complained of an injury received…

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Head On. Tram and Gar Smash. Five Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 9

When a motor car and a tram crashed together practically head-on at the corner of Oxford and William streets, Paddington, five persons were…

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Two Killed. Eight Others Seriously Injured. Motor Lorry Bolts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 14

Two men were killed, and eight others injured when a motor lorr got out of control on Broadhurst Hill, eight miles east of Tumbarumba, on…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 6

The Rev. Rony Campbell, whilst walking in the rectory grounds, trod upon a nail which pierced the sole of one of his boots, and entered his…

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Level Crossing Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. S. M. Ponder, of Denman, driving an Overland car, accompanied by Mr. Robert Henderson, while attempting to cross the railway line…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 6

Whilst Colonel W. White was returning from Singleton to Parkville, near Scone, alone on 10th inst, in a motor car he was driving along…

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Workmen's Compensation. Accidents Should Be Promptly Reported

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 11

Mr. G. C. Bodkin, secretary to the Railway Industry branch of the Australian Workers' Union, in referring to the workmen's compensation law…

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Motor Accident Verdict for £75. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 6

A verdict for £75, by consent, was entered by Judge Cohen in the District Court, to-day in a case in which Ernest Hunt, of Petersham, clamed…

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Footballer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. Walter Mead, 22, of Louth Park, received a probable fracture of the left ankle on Saturday afternoon, whilst playing football on the…

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Five Injured. Motor Lorry Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 6

When a motor lorry burst a tyre, skidded and overturned at Hurstville, at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, five passengers, who were…

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Vacy Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 4

Sunday last proved an unlucky day for some of our Vacy folk (writes our Vacy correspondent). The Misses Annie and Jean McInnes…

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Stanhope Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 4

Whilst playing at his father's dairy a few days ago. Terry, the four-year-old son of Mr. Jeremiah Macnamara, of Dalwood, fell from a…

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Motor Bicycle Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1926 · page 4

Thomas John Russell, of Campbell's Hill, had a fall off a motor cycle on Sunday afternoon on the Great Northern road, near the Rutherford…

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Push Riots. Many Injured. Man's Throat Slashed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 3

Four separate battles among pushes, on Saturday night, kept the Redfern police on the move. They made six arrests and sent…

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Burning Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 4

Phyllis Johnson of Horseshoe Bend was badly burnt about the face on Sunday while lighting a fire with benzine. On Monday Mr. Harold…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 5

Mr. Evans, who recently lost his father, has suffered further trouble. A large stone, suddenly coming away which he was handling at the…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. R. J. O'Regan, engine driver, was unlucky enough to sustain a severe scalding of the hand whilst working on an engine at Dungog…

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Trains Collide Smash at Caulfield. One Killed; Thirty-one Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 3

Another serious accident, attended by fatal results, occurred on the Victorian railways last night, when an electric passenger train crashed into…

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