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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 101

Motor Accidents Lorry Over Embankment. Two Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 5

While ascending a step hill at Jenolar Caves, the public works' departments lorry plunged over an embankment and two occupants were…

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Car Overturns. Three Occupants Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 5

A motor car containing six men overturned, at Long Reef, between Collaroy and Dee Why, early this morning…

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Gored by Cow. Man Shockingly Injured. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 5

At Lakes Creek Meat Works, near Rockhampton, W. C. Scott received shocking injuries. He was driving a cow into the…

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Head Injured. Engineer Admitted to Hospital. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 5

The third engineer of the vessel General Botha, named Warburton, was admitted to a private hospital to-day, suffering from a lacerated wound on…

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Five Injured. Trams in Collision. Waterloo Crash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 2

Five persons were injured as the result of a collision between two trams at the corner of Henderson and Botany roads, Waterloo, late on…

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Aberdeen Disaster. Injured Actor Removed to Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 2

After being an inmate of the Muswellbrook Hospital since June 11, Mr. Warde Morgan, leading man of the J. C. Williamson, "Katja" company…

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Lorry Over Embankment Two Occupants Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 2

While ascending a steep hill at Jenolan Caves a Public Works Department lorry plunged over the embankment, and the two occupants were injured…

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Motor Car Overturns Three Persons Injured (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 2

A motor car containing six men overturned at Long Reef, between, Collaroy and Dee Why, early this morning, and three occupants were injured. James…

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Motor Cars in Collision

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

When returning from Warrah Creek on Saturday evening last by car, Mr. F. W. Fleming, who had three others in the car with him, was crashed into…

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Bookmaker Killed in Car Collision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

In consequence of the heavy traffic caused by a race meeting at Geelong, a collision between a motor car and a motor truck occurred on…

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Local and General Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

While riding home on Tuesday evening, Frederick Russell, laborer, residing in McGrane-street, Cessnock, collided with another cyclist…

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Fall of Bricks. Labourer Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 5

While William McDonald, 56, a labourer, was working on the scaffolding of a building in Darlinghurst, a layer of bricks fell on top…

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Ardglen Smash. Goods Train Rushes to Destruction. Fireman Killed; Driver Injured. Ardglen Tunnel Again the Primary Cause. Tunnel With an Unenviable Reputation

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

Within a period of a month two [?] railway smashes have occurred on the northern line[?] resulting in loss of life. On the 10th of June the Brisbane express came to grief at Aberdeen, resulting in the death of five passengers, and…

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Sneak Thief at Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 3

A case of despicable sneak thieving was associated with an accident to a young man, named Chris Thornton, at the Northern Extended…

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Sydney Tram Collision Five Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 8

Two crowded trams crashed in Botany-road, Alexandria, on Wednesday night, and five men were injured. The accident was attributed to a failure of…

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Five Injured. Teams in Collision. Waterloo Crash

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 5

Five portions were injured as the result of a collision between two trams at the corner of Henderson and Botany roads, Waterloo, late on…

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Miners Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 16

The following employees of Hebburn No. 1 and No. 2 were admitted to Kurri Kurri District Hospital on Monday:—…

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Motor Accidents Lorry Over Embankment. Two Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

While ascending a step hill at Jenolan Caves, the public works departments lorry plunged over an embankment and two occupants were…

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Car Overturns. Three Occupants Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

A motor car containing six men overturned at Long Roof, between Collaroy and Dee Why, early this morning…

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Seriously Injured. Fell From Omnibus

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 10

White attempting to alight from an omnibus while it was proceeding along Oxford-street, Sydney last night, Harry Conter (23), of Bondi,…

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