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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 101

Three Victims Caulfield Train Smash. Terrible Plight of Injured. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 5

The terrible train smash at Caulfield last night has now claimed there victims. Arthur [?]pton, aged 21, of…

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Stabbed In-street Fight Boy of 16 INJURED (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 2

Lowis Lewis, aged 16, of Manly, was stabbed in the stomach with a knife during a fight in Sydney-road, Balgowlah, late last night…

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Picnic Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 4

The early part of the Gresford Empire Day picnic was largely marred by an unfortunate accident that happened to Rev. A. R. Holmes'…

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Mental Trouble Result of Car Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 May 1926 · page 3

On April 18 at, 9.30 a young woman, Miss Ethel Warren, was knocked down in Darlinghurst by a car driven by a traveller, Roy Watson. Charged at…

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Railway Smash. 64 Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have been notified by 64 people that they were injured in Wednesday night's smash at Caulfield…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

On Monday, Mr. Neville Lean, of the staff of the Rural Bank, Dungog, was taking Mr. G. Wensor, an inspector of the Bank, for a spin…

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Driver Committed. Melbourne Motor Car Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 11

The Melbourne City Coroner committed James Harvey, a hire car driver for trial on a charge of manslaughter of Arnold Fordsam, clerk, of Cessnock…

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Five Injured. Motor Lorry Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 9

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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Shocking Fatality. Woman Killed on Railway. Toowooba, May 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 10

A shunter named Cassidy during his rounds last night found the body of a woman lying near the rails. The body was shockingly…

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Train Smash Near Melbourne Three Killed ; 22 Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 8

Two men were killed and. 23 passengers injured when an electric suburban train crashed into the rear of another at Caulfield (Vic.) station on…

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Three Victims Caulfield Train Smash. Terrible Plight of Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 5

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

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Youth Shot. Accident at Stockton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 11

As the result of a shooting accident in the bush north of Stockton, Roy Linstrom, aged 16 years, of North Stockton, in now in the…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 6

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

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Accident at Branxton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 6

Mrs Brown, wife of the postmaster at Branxton, met with a very painful accident on Wednesday evening. When ascending the stairs in her home she lost…

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Serious Accident to Woman While Driving to Funeral. (By Telegraph.) Young

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 6

Mrs T. Murray, a well-known resident of Grenfell, is in hospital as a result of her horse bolting while driving to the funeral of the late J. Stein. Part…

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Injured Man Improving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 4

Mr. Cecil Kelly, who was pinned beneath 10 bags of flour at Mrs. Roderick's bakery, Pelaw-Main, on Thursday, when a stack collapsed, is…

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Four Injured. Motor Smash Near Albury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 2

About midnight on Saturday a motor accident occurred on the Howlong road, three miles from Albury. A car owned by R. Wilson, and…

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Attacked by Footpads. Ex-sergeant of Water Police Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1926 · page 3

As George Scott, aged 63, of Parnell-place, Newcastle—till a few years ago a sergeant of the Newcastle water police—was walking along…

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[?] Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 4

Notwithstanding a thorough search of the river for some distance below the Melville Bridge, no trace has been found of the body of Roy Franklin…

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Two Drowned. Fishing Boat Capsizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1926 · page 3

A fishing expedition at the month of the Grey River ended tragically, the beat being capsized and two out of three occupants were drowned, says a…

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