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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

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Damages Awarded. Injuries in Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 5

By agreement Maggle Winifred was awarded £250 damages in the Jury Court today from David Deust, a con[?] for injuries received in…

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Ill-fated Spot Another Accident at Aberdeen

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 6

Aberdeen seems to be an Ill-fated spot so far as railway traffic is concerned. Following the disaster that recently…

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Struck by Vehicle. Tram Conductor Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

Keith Powers, a tram conductor, was collecting fares on the footboard of a tram at Marrickville, when a vehicle passed at a fast speed, striking…

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Girl Injured. Jumped From Moving Train. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

Lilian Hopwood, 14, was badly injured as a result of jumping from a moving train at Campsic railway station this morning. She was conveyed…

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Horrible Fatality. Mother and Son Drowned. Faulty Well Covering

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 3

A dreadful accident occurred at the lesidence of Mr T. Wilson, of North Ryde, recently. Two boys, one a son of the Wilson family, aged 6½ years,…

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School Boy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

When he was riding a bicycle in front of the "Mercury" office this morning, W. Sams, 13[?] of Allan-street, Lorn, ran into a dog, and…

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Car Smashed. Collision with Tram. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 5

A collision occurred this morning on Military road, Cremorne, between a motor car and a tram. The occupants of the former. Theodore St…

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Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

Ronald [?] the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Beckett, of Co[?] met with a painful accident on Friday last, when he was struck…

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Ryde Tragedy. Mother and Son Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

In a brave but unsuccessful attempt to save her son from drowning Mrs. Beatrice Wilson, aged 34, of Ryde was drowned on Saturday…

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Fatally Injured. Old Man Succumbs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

While crossing the road, near his home at Marrickville, on Saturday evening Daniel O'Malley, aged 86 years, was struck by a passing motor…

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Football Fatality. Two Players Collide. Wauchope

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

Hugh Cameron was fatally injured when he collided with another player during the football match between [?]wood and Wauchope…

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Child Drowned. Dragged Into River by Pram

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 9

Alma Hudson, aged one year, is reported to have been drowned in Edwards River, near Moulamein. It is thought the…

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Shocking Fatality. Young Man Found Shot. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

A shocking fatality occurred at Glendon yesterday morning when Ivan Cecil Aubrey Durham, aged 23, was found dead with a…

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Motoring Fatality. Mr. George Mcdonald's Death. the Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 4

The inquiry into the death of Mr. George McDonald, who was killed as the result of a motoring accident on the Stroud road, near Raymond…

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Cars Collide. Two People Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

At Glenferrie (Vic.) on Saturday afternoon, a motor car driven by James Ryan, of Collingwood, containing eight persons, who were…

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Fell Under Tram. Man Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 11

George King, of Sans Souci, is and inmate of St. George District Hospital, in a critical condition, as the result of having his leg severed by a…

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Motor Cycles Collide. Two Men Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

Two men were seriously injured when their motor cycles collided head on, in Weston-road, St. Marys, on Saturday afternoon…

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Gelignite Explosion Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

As a result of an explosion in a shed at the Water and Sewerage Board at Enfield to-day, one of the employees, Charles, Brennan, was…

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Fell Two Hundred Feet. Young Woman Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 15

Miss Davidson, a young Melbourne woman, met with a serious accident on Mount Cook (N.Z.), on Saturday…

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Girl Injured. Jumped From Moving Train. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 5

Lilian Hopwood, H. was badly injured as a result of jumping from a moving train at Campsie railway station this morning. she was conveyed…

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