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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 101

Man Drowned. Drove Car Into River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

Mr. George Moxey Richardson, controller of group settlements, was seen at South Perth on Tuesday, and then disappeared. It was feared that…

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Woman Injured. Bolting House Team

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 16

Six horses attached to a heavily-laden linker bolted in Liverpool-street, Sydney, late on Monday afternoon, and caused considerable…

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Struck by Hopper. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 9

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

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Three Injured. Motor Cycle and Tram Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 13

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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Taxis Collided. Three Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

Two taxis collided in Anderson-street, South Yarra, early this morning. The drivers of both cabs were admitted to hospital, one suffering…

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Girl Injured Jumped From Window. Molested by Man

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 9

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

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Fell From Ladder. Carpenter Severely Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 14

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

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Motor Smash. Crashed Into Train. Tasmanian Premier Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 9

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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Severely Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 14

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

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Further Particulars 36 People Injured (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

Further particulars of the violent gale which passed over the western district of Victoria last night show that 36 people were injured, 30 homes…

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De Pinedo. Injured in Hydroplane Smash. Rome, July 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 2

While Commander De Pinedo was alighting at Pisa after a flight in a hydroplane, in which he intended a new world flight, a huge wave…

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Tornado Boy Killed in Victoria. Over Twenty Injured. Extensive Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 5

Widespread destruction was caused by a tornado which swept through the south-western district of Victoria on Thursday afternoon…

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Gales in Victoria Child Killed, Three Persons Injured Property Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

A terrific storm struck Geelong district, late on Thursday afternoon, with the force of a tornado[?] A child named Norman Manyard. aged six, of Belmont,…

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Mining Accidents. Four Treated at Kurri Kurri. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 7

Four mining accidents were treated at the Kurri District Hospital yesterday afternoon and this morning. Three were from Abermain and…

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Drivers Killed. Motor Accident at Perth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 6

In drizzling rain late on Saturday night a motor car containing six persons skidded at a sharp bend in Mount's Bay-road, Perth and…

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Sergeant Shot. Believed to Be Accidental

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 9

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

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Accident to Engine. Driver's Promptitude. Averts Big Disaster. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 5

The prompt action of the enginedriver of the Brisbane limited last night, when the accident occurred to the engine near Hamilton station…

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Can Accident Near Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 4

Whilst Mr. David Palmer, store-keeper, of Stanford Merthyr, was driving home from Muswellbrook, and when within five miles from…

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Two Injured. Cars Collide in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

Two men were injured when two motor cars collided near Tom Ugly's Point on Saturday night. Roland Cooper, of Charlton Parade…

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Youth Injured. "Push" Fight at Collingwood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 2

Another serious "push" fight occurred in Collingwood, Vic., on Saturday night, when rival "mobs" from Collingwood and Fitzroy fought in the…

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