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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 101

A Sad Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

The death of Mr. James Dooley, a highly respected resident of Fisher's Hill took place on Thursday afternoon in a shockingly sudden…

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Railway Gatekeeper Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

A motorist driving by the railway gates at Wickham. a few minutes after 11 o'clock, saw a man lying on the ground apparently in an…

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Carter Injured. Heavy Damages Awarded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 6

In No. 1 Jury Court, Sydney, James William Wiseman, of Miller's Point, a carter, sued J. McMahon and Co., Ltd., carriers claiming £5000…

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To-day's Proceedings: Statement by Injured Fireman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

The Coroner read a statement made by Fireman A. H. Leonard, Who is still in hospital recovering from injuries received in the accident. The…

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Fall of Coal Miner Injured at Aberdare Central

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

On Tuesday last, Mr. A. Overton, miner, of Cumberland street, Cessnock, was struck by a fall of coal at Aberdare Central mine, and is…

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Motor Car Accident. Near Ardglen

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 3

A motor car proceeding from Qui rindi to the Hospital ball at Murrurundi on Wednesday night came to grief at a culvert just the other side of…

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Accident Averted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

A car was passing the Kurri Co-operative Stores, to-day, when a cart emerged suddenly from Allworth-street, which interests the main…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 5

A miner, named George Lomax, was the victim of injuries sustained by a fall of coal while at his work in the Central mine on Wednesday…

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The First Accident. Under New Insurance Act, Butcher Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 1

What is believed to be the first accident through which the victim willb benefit under the Workmen's Compensation Act occurred at an Auburn…

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Trams Collide. Many Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 14

At half-past five o'clock on Saturday afternoon an electric train eat collided with a stationary tram in Lygon-street, Carlton (Vic.)…

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Three Injured. Motor Car Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 6

Three persons were burt when a motor car overturned while proceeding along the Inverell-Ashford road. The car contained five passengers,…

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Motoring Fatality. Mr. George McDONALD'S Death. the Inquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 9

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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Three Injured. Car Skids on Wet Roadway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 3

After skidding on the wet roadway at Marrickville, fate on Friday evening, a motor car collided head on with a lorry drawn by four horses. The cat…

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Hospital Sensation Nurse Stabbed in Neck. Two Patients Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 5

There was a sensational occurrence in the Lidcombe State Hospital yesterday. Nurse Nellie Clay was attending to an elderly blind patient…

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Accident Averted. Grafton

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

A serious railway accident was averted at Grafton to-day when the train crew noticed the front wheels wobbling. They stopped the train and…

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Accident at Aberdeen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

Mas Dorothy Foot, while riding a pony home to Martindale from Denman, had the misfortune to have her left arm broken (writes our…

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Jaywalkers Cause Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 2

Pedestrians are responsible for a great many car accidents. Some of them need guardians to escort them across the streets. Too many jay…

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French Railways. Sustaining Accidents Reputation. London, July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent announces that the casualties of the Have Paris express, which was derailed near Poissy, are now estimated…

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A Sad Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

The death of Mr. James Dooley, a highly respected resident of Fisher's Hill took place on Thursday afternoon in a shockingly sudden…

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Wheeler Injured At Central

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 5

While following his occupation of wheeler at Aberdare Central nine yesterday morning, Mr. Amos Fogg met with an accident, and received…

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