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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 123

Cyclist Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 3

When he collided with a taxi-cab in Mosman on Saturday night Leo Nixon (18), of Grafton-street, Naremburn, who was riding a bicycle,…

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Killed by Train. Liverpool Crossing Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 5

John Francis Berrier, 68, an inmate of the Liverpool Hospital, was run down by a train while crossing the line near Liverpool station, and…

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Two Drowned Tragedy Near Woy Woy Boat Capsized. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 5

Two men arc believed to have been drowned as the result of a small boat capsizing at Pearl Harbour, Woy Woy…

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Six Killed. and Four Injured. Sydney's Weekend Toll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 3

During the week-end in Sydney six people were killed and four critically injured in accidents…

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Seven Injured Two Severe Explosions Chatswood Buildings Wrecked. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 5

Two serious explosions occurred about 8 o'clock this morning at the rear of Benjamin's store. Victoria Avenue, near Chatswood…

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Brother and Sister Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

A sad double drowning fatality occurred at Warialda. The victims were Gwen, aged 10 years, and Gordon, aged 8 years, the children of Mr and Mrs…

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Timber Trade Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 6

Timber Trade, who was in good fettle and ready to be backed, was kicked on the leg. The leg filled and the gelding wes thrown back in…

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Boy Drowned Slipped From Bank. (By Telegraph.) Toowoomba

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

A twelve-year-old boy named Cunnington was playing with a number of others in Dalrymple Creek, when he slipped from the bank and was…

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Ambulance Collides with Pole One Three Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

An ambulance waggon on which four nurses of the Coast Hospital were ridtrol of the steering wheel. The nurses were thrown to the…

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"Where Is Bobby" Sad Fate of Little Boy Drowned While "Playing Boats". District Coroner's Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 5

A pathetic story, of the type that tears at the human heart strings, was unfolded at the Cessnock Court House yesterday, when the District…

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Maroubra Crash. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

At the inquest into the fatal crash on January 8, at Marubra Speedway, when Reinald Gordon "Phil") Garlick's car loft the track and crashed…

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Bullahdelah Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

Alex. Arkley, aged 40, a married man, living at Mayors' Flat, Bullah-delah, was admitted to the Wallsend Hospital, suffering from a compound…

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Accidents in Sydney the Week-end Toll

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

A serious motor accident occurred at Hurstville on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of Cornelius Duggan, aged 35, and serious injury to…

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Assault Case. Aftermath of Drowning Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

Geoffrey and Leonard Musgrave, who was charged at Windsor Police Court with having occasioned bodily harm to A. J. Mulhall, were found…

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Farrier Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 4

Joseph Stacey, 53, a farrier employed at Hebburn No. 1, and residing at 32 Abbott-stret, West Maitland, had both feet badly injured…

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Injured by Car. Verdict for £250

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 3

On August 21 last William Jacob Magnus, a furniture dealer, of Oxford-street, Paddington, was standing within the safety zone in…

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Tram and Motor. Women Injured in Head-on Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 8

Blinded momentarily by tho rays of tho sun late on Wednesday afternoon, William E. Clarke, of North Sydney, drove a motor car into a…

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Tragic Fishing Party Two Men Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 1

When fishing boat containing, three men capsized in a heavy sea off the ocean beach at Woy Woy on Monday morning, the occupants clung to the…

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Seriously Injured. Fell From Scaffolding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

George Gerringer (32), residing in Sydney, was wheeling a barrow along some scaffolding at the new Government Savings Bank, in…

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Motoring Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 14

When a motor car was travelling near Lismore (Vie.), one of the tyres burst and the ear overturned, rolling for some distance before it…

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