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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 101

Three Killed. Collision with Motor Truck. Car Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 12

Early on Saturday afternoon Douglas Barton, aged 23 years, of Morehouse, St. Malvern, was riding a motor-cycle along the Nepean-road, Cheltenbain,…

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Struck by Hopper. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

While a slack hopper was being replaced at the Burwood Colliery, it overbalanced and injured Thomas Sneddon, aged 31 years, a labourer…

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Aberdeen Disaster. Injured Actor Removed to Sydney

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

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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Motor Smash. Crashed Into Train. Tasmanian Premier Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

A motor party of four people, including Mr. J. A. Lyons, Premier of Tasmania, Mr. M. O'Keefe, Speaker of the House of Assembly, and Mr…

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Gored by Cow. Man Shockingly Injured. Brisbane

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

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

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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Girl Injured Jumped From Window. Molested by Man. SYDNEY

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

Alarmed by a man grubbing her by the throat in a room at a lodging-house in Yurong street, city, about midnight, Joan Kurtscher, aged 21…

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Woman Killed. Motor Car Overturns. Five Others Injured. Mackay (Q.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 14

While a motor party was returning from Eimeo, the car ran over an embankment and overturned. Six occupants were pinned…

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Goods Train Wrecked. Fireman Killed. Accident Near Murrurundi

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 9

A goods train, known us 117, bound from Sydney to Werris Creek, got out of control and was detailed near the tunnel between Ardglen and Kankool…

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Boxing. Joe Beckett. Meets with Accident. London, July 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 12

Joe Bockett, who should have met Phil Scott for the heavyweight championship of Great Britain on the Southampton football ground next…

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Sergeant Shot. Believed to Be Accidental

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

It now appears that Acting-Sergeant McLaughlin, of Gordonvale (Q.) who was at first believed to have been killed by being thrown from his horse…

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Motoring Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

Mr Manus Strain, proprietor of a motor garage, in Campbell-street, Singleton, and Mr Lindsay Wood, of Glendon Brook, had a sensational experience…

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Five Injured. Head on Smash. Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 3

Five persona were injured—one seriously—when two cares crashed hear-on on the Western Road, near Prospect, late yesterday afternoon…

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Three Injured. Motor Cycle and Tram Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 2

Two men and a woman were injured when a motor cycle and tram came into collision at Waterloo on Sunday afternoon…

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Fell From Ladder. Carpenter Severely Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 5

James Cardie, 64, a carpenter, fell from a ladder while working on a building in Castlereagh street, City, to-day. He was conveyed to hospital…

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Severely Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 5

David Crawford, 53, an engineer, was knocked down by a motor car at Milson's Point last night ad sustained a dislocation and fracture of…

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Accident to School Teacher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. W. Barrett, public school toucher at Mulbring, fell on the back steps at his residence on Friday afternoon, and fractured his right…

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Cars in Collision Five Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 4

Five persons were injured —one soriously—when two cars crashed head-en on the Weslern-oad, near Prospect, late on Sunday afternoon. The occupants…

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Head-on Collision Lorry Driver Severely Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 5

In a head-on collision between a double-decker motor 'bus and a motor lorry in Parramatta-road, near Norton-street, Leichhardt, yesterday…

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Fatality at Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1926 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Mate, 34 years of age was killed at Paterson by the 8 o'clock train from Dungog this mor[?]age. The unfortunate man was a…

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