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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Motor Accident. Car Crashes into Bridge. MR. W. Moxham Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

A remarkably narrow escape from death was the experience of Mr. W. Moxham last night when returning from Muswellbrook to his home "Broonie,"…

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Mid-air Collision Two Pigeons Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

Two pigeons were killed in an unusual manner at Balgownie. After being liberated they began to fly in circles, when one crashed into the other…

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Fatality at Maroubra Motorist Hurled to Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

F. Barlow, the well-known driver, Was hurled to his doom at Maroubra Speedway on Saturday night while his car was roaring round the track at 80…

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Motor Car and Motor Cycle a Serious Collision

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 3

Leonard Stanley Dyson, aged 10, of Arncliffe, and William Pickering, aged 22, also of Ancliffe, were seriously injured when a motor-car and motor-cycle…

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Five Drowned. Tragic Week End. New Zealand Fatalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

The week-end, says an Auckland message, was marred by three aquatic accidents, involving the death of five people…

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Crushed By falling Tree Lad Seriously Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

A fourteen-year-old lad, named Wells, whilst cutting pit props at Monkerai was caught by a falling tree. He suffered serious injury and…

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Car Crashes Into Building Man Killed, Two Others Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

One man was killed and two others Were seriously injured when a motorcar, travelling from Manly to Dee Why, crashed into a brick building at…

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Over in Seventeen Billy Davey Too Clever. Hall Retires with Injured Eye

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 7

A crowd of Small dimensions saw Billy Davey (Cessnock), 9-2, gain a victory over Ralph Hall (Abermain), 9-3 at the Strand Theatre on Friday…

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Melbourne Accidents Motor Cyclist Killed. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 3

Joseph M' Grath, 32 years of age, was riding a motor cycle at Fitzroy, when he ran into the back of a motor car. He was thrown off and his skull was…

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An Unusual Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 8

The hammer with which he was working slipped from the hands of a workman at the State Savings Bank in Elizabeth-street, Melbourne…

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Harbour Collision Marine Court Opens Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 5

The Marine Court to-day opened an inquiry into the collision between the ferry steamers Baragoola and the Kosciuske on Christmas Eve…

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Selector Injured. Plucky Woman Doctor. Swam Flooded River. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 5

Recently a selector named Walton, of the Monto district, fell from his horse find suffered serious internal injuries…

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Railway Collision in West No One Injured. (By Telegraph.) Perth

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

A railway collision occurred at Midland Junction shortly before 10 o'clock last night, when a, suburban passenger train bound for Perth collided with the…

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Boy and Girl Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

A man named Farquharson was fishing from the end of a jetty at Geelong (Vic), when he met two children who said they came from Melbourne…

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Boat Overturned Three Persons Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

A message from Auckland (N.Z.) states that a tragedy, resultiug in the drowning of two women and a man, occurred at Lake Hamilton on Sunday…

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Fatality at Belford Evidence at Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

The adjourned inquiry into the death of Harry Miller, who was fatally injured on Wednesday night last week at Belford, as the result of falling off a…

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Adelaide Smash. Injured by Flying Glass

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

The holiday visit of two Curramulka families to Adelaide had an unfortunate ending. The motor car in which they were…

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Car Crashes Into Bridge Mr W. Moxham Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

A remarkably narrow escape from death was the experience of Mr W. Moxham on Monday night when returning from Muswellbrook to his…

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Fatally Injured. Run Over by Motor Lorry, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 5

William Woods, an employee of the Kearsley Shire, was fatally injured while working in the council's gravel quarry near the…

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Air Tragedy. Passenger Killed at Ipswich. Pilot Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 6

One of the "Courier's" fleet of four aeroplanes crashed just outside Ipswich, returning from Toowoomba after delivering a load of papers,…

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