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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Motor Accidents. Tram and Motor in Collision. Fourteen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 10

Fourteen people wore injured on Saturday afternoon, when a tram and a motor lorry came into collision at Randwick…

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Four Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 14

A drowning accident, in which four persons lost their lives, occurred on the Murray River, 10 miles below Lock No 10 a Wentworth…

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A Newcastle Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 10

Coming from behind a tram near the Hamilton public school on Saturday, Mary Reynolds, aged 5, of Dennison-street, Hamilton, was hit by a…

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Collision Near Temora

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 14

On Christmas Eve night, Clarence Roy Neindorf, son of Mr. C. E. Neindorf, of Barmedman, was proceeding to Temora by motor cycle w[?]…

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Old Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

Torrential rain fell at Murrurundi. Hail at Blandford was the heaviest for many years, and grape vinos and fruit trees were much damaged…

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Racing Accidents. Jockey Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

Two horses were killed and a jockey fatally injured on Perth Derby Day. Another jockey received serious injuries…

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Four Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 10

A collision between two motor cars occurred at the intersection of Woodstock-street and Maitland-road, Mayfield, Newcastle…

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Old Man Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 14

George Chant (72), living in Watson-street, Islington, was attempting to board a tram at the' Hank Corner on Monday afternoon, when he was…

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Boy Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 10

Charles Hall, until 9 years, or Coventry-street. South Melbourne, died in the Homoeopathic Hospital from injuries received when he was…

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Bus and Car in Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 14

Five persons were injured when a motor 'bus and a motor car came into head-on collision in Ewosparade. near Struthers-street…

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Youth Drowned. Fishing Boat Swamped

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 12

Frank Washbourne, of Stony Point, and his son William (20), set out on the crayfish sailing vessel E. H. Perden, and were fishing off…

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Towed Off. Steamer Grounds After Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 8

The steamer Togo, which was involved in a collision with the Cartela during the "cock of the Derwent" race on Saturday, has "been towed…

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Revolver Explodes. Produce Merchant Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

D. Punner, a well-known produce merchant, of Carnegie, was cleaning and loading a revolver when it discharged, the bullet…

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Five Injured. in Motor Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 9

Swerving off the main Belgrave-road, Melbourne early on Friday morning, a double-seater car ran up an embankment and crashed into a…

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Railway Fatality. Unknown Woman Killed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

A young woman, about 20 or 25 years of ago, was run down and killed by a train near Bay-road Station, on the North Shore line, late…

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Four Injured. Vagaries of Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Four people were injured when a motor car swerved off Pittwater-road. Narrabeen, and collided twice with trees. The injured were:…

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T[?] Steamers. Collision on Sydney Harbour Extensive Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 10

The ferry steamers Barragoola and Koseisuko collided on Sydney harbour. Both were damaged, and the Kosciusko was withdrawn from…

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Death From Injuries. Collision in Pitt Street. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Mathilda Riches, 64, who was admitted to Sydney Hospital two months ago suffering from injuries to the head received when she collided…

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Seven Injured. Motor Cars Collide. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Two motor cars were involved in a collision at Liverpool at 2.30 this morning. Seven persons were injured, two…

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Four Injured. Motor Car Runs Over Culvert

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 11

Four persons were injured when a car in which they were travelling ran over a culvert and overturned. The most seriously hurt was…

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