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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 101

Scaffolding Accidents. Two Workmen Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 4

Working on a new building at Surry Hills James McClelland of Commonwealth street Surry Hills aged 50 years a labourer fell a distance of…

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Boy Shot. Pea Rifle Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 6

A shooting tragedy occurred at Meringandan (Q.) the victim being Max Lowein aged ten and a half years…

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Rack Smash. a Waterman Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

Maitland Jockey Club's Cup meeting on Saturday afternoon was marred by a bad smash, resulting in serious injury to two jockeys…

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Local and General. Child injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 4

The five years old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mather of Aberdare-street Weston was knocked down by a cyclist near the School of Arts last…

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Engine Jumps Rails Several Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

On Sunday night the engine of a steam train from Whittlesea to Melbourne jumped the rails just outside North Melbourne station. Several…

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Fatal Collision. Killed at Ashfield. S[?]ky Collides with Motor. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

During an electricity failure at Ashfield last night a motor truck and a sulky collided and resulted in George Janies Richardson receiving fatal…

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Collision in Harbour Launch and Punt Struggling Men in Water Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred this morning in Sydney Harbour, and it was only by good luck that there were no serious fatalities…

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Laborer Falls 50 Feet Seriously Injured (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

William Short, aged 60, a labourer, of Punchbowl, fell 50 feet down a lift well while working on the now Masonic Club buildings in Castlereagh-street…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 3

Whilst James, the young son of Mr. Schumacher, of Clarence Town, was riding a bicycle along the main road on Wednesday afternoon, he…

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Injured Jockeys

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

The Maitland Hospital authorities reported this afternoon that A. Waterman, C. Mayo, and D. Treay, the jockeys injured at Maitland races…

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Injured by Gun Powder Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

James Watson, 12, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson, of Mount View, near Cessnock, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital last…

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Race Accidents. at Maitland Cup Meeting. Enquires Concluded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 7

The stipendiary stewards acting in Maitland races, Messrs. G. Williams, J. Wilkinson, and W. Brecht, yesterday afternoon, at Newcastle, enquired…

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Miner Injured. at Pelton Colliery Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

Sidney Gray, aged 32 years, a miner residing at Alexandra-street, Kurri Kurri, was admitted to the Cessnock District Hospital last night…

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Blazing Mansion. Lord Blyth Injured. Housekeeper Burned. London, Aug. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

Lord Blyth's mansion, at Blythwood, near Bishops Stortford, was severely damaged by fire. Most of the contents including valuable pictures, was…

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Accident at Gungel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 4

A young son of Mr. and Mrs, Rowley Pitardy, of Gungal, had the misfortune to break his left arm on Saturday afternoon last. A draught…

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Severely. Scalded. Accident to Fireman. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

William Stack, 37, a fireman, was severely scalded about the back, arms, chest and abdomen by an escape of steam while working at the…

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Train Derailed. New Zealand Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 6

A mishap occurred to the Wellington-Auckland Limited Express at about a mile and a half north of Johnsonville…

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Hot Argument. Man Severley Injured. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 5

A man named John Henry Grant got into an argument with another than on the wharf at Carrington this morning, and later was taken to…

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Two Injured. Motor Bumps Into Tree. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 5

Mrs. Hurst and Donald Hudson sustained slight injuries late last night, when a motor driver crashed into a tree…

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