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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1926

2,012 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 101

Boy Shot. Accidentally Killed by Mate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 3

A fatal shooting accident occurred at the home of F. Sanewski, at Wondai (Q.) on Sunday afternoon. resulting in the death of Roy…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 4

A collision between a motor lorry, driven by Mr. G. Foley, and a motor cycle, ridden by tho track rider, Miss Stacey, occured near the Post Office…

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Weston Footballer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 4

David Cox, who is over 35, and a resident of Weston, sustained an accidental bump and kick in the ribs whilst playing in a scratch match at…

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Fatal Collision. Motor Cycle and Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 3

Edward Samuel O'Brien (24), of Marrickville, was killed on Saturday through a collision between the motor cycle he was riding and a…

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Pell Over Bridge. Man Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 3

E. J. Crank, a brass finisher, employed at the Ipswich Railway Workshops, after returning from Brisbane, on Saturday night, fell over the…

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Killed His Mate Fatal Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 3

When Michael Dennis, 20. of Footscray, and R. Wootton were out shooting at Little River, near Werribee (Vic.) on Saturday afternoon…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 4

A single-seater motor car collided with, an alignment post on the West Maitland side of the Victoria Bridge on Saturday evening. The near front…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. Broadhead, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri, employed in south section, Richmond Main colliery, was injured on the top of the head and…

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Cyclist's Death. Fatally Injured Near Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 7

When cycling along the Armidale-road, 10 miles from Tamworth, on Sunday afternoon, Frank Conilon, aged 23 years, printer, of North…

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Remarkable Accident. Bushman's Close Call. Saved by Quick Thinking

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 2

Harold Clancy of Gunning, was the victim of a remarkable accident on Monday. He was riding through a paddock…

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Accident on Neath Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

Late on Monday afternoon, Mr. Thomas Henry Dando, aged 64, of "The Settlements," Abermain, met with a serious accident. He was…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 5

Mr. J. Robards met with an accident at Birdwood Mill, Windy Whoppa, on Wednesday last, a piece of timber fiew over the back of the…

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Accidentally Killed Finding at Greta Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 5

An inquest was held at the Court House, Greta, yesterday, before the coroner, Mr. George Brown, J.P., touching the death of William…

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?Three Injured, Emery Wheel Breaks Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 5

I ares workmen, william McKay. Thomas Chapman and Bert Johnson received injuries this morning at the engineering works of Wood Ley,…

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Train Collision. Mail Smashes Into Goods Passengers Hurled From Seats Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 5

The mail train from Rockhampton collided with a stationary goods train at Pahawoods at 4 o'clock this morning…

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Colliery Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 4

William Creighton, a married man living in Aberdare-street Kurri Kurri was caught by a fall of coal while working in…

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Collision at Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 4

A collision between a car driven by Mr. A. Beggs of Cessnock and a Marble Bar bus occurred in Cessnock-street Kurri The car…

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Fatally Injured. Accident at Steel Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 2

Through a staging upon which he was working turning over Thomas Richardson a tinsmith employed by the Steel Works fell a distance of 45…

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Launch Swamped. Two Men Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 3

A fishing launch was swamped in attempting to enter Raogitikel Heads, and the occupants William Samson, contractor and Thomas Geertsen,…

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Arm Fractured. Tram Passenger Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 3

Sitting with his left elbow projecting beyond the sashline of the window in a train bound from Sydney to Bankstown Stanley Dumbell…

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