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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 123

Three Killed. and Three Injured. Victorian Motor Smashes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 10

John Clarke, of Condah, was returning from Portland (Vic), when his car, in attempting to pass another, overturned. Clarke was…

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Hurled to Death. Another Fatality at Maroubra. F. W. Barlow Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 13

Thousands of spectators at the Maroubra Speedway on Saturday night saw F. Barlow, the well-known driver, hurled to his doom…

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Miner Injured. Pinned by Fall of Stone. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 14

'A miner, named Robert Pearson, when proceeding to work at Stockton Borchole Colliery this morning, heard a cracking sound in the roof above…

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Air Tragedy. Passenger Killed at Ipswicr, Pilot Badly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 5

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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Fatally Injured. Run Over by Motor Lcrry. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 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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Car Crashes. Young Man Killed. Two Others Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 13

Ernest Stanley Bond, aged 24 years, of Lilyfield, received fatal injuries when a motor car in which he was travelling from Manly to Deewhy on…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 7

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

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Accidental Death. Tall From Motor Cycle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 13

At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, the District Coroner, Mr. M. H. Cleeve, returned a verdict of…

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Men Run Over. Third Fatal Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 9

William Cassells, 40, cement worker, was killed, and James Frost, 41, flagman, severely injured when run-down by four hoppers between…

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Man Shot. Remarkable Accident at Kempsey

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 13

A man named Garven met with an unusual accident near Kempsey. Awaking from a sleep, he threw out his arms, one of which came into…

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Motor Accidents. No Intention Ok Closing Hotels on

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 8

Mr. Wearne asked the Chief Secretary whether he would consider cancelling for all limo the licenses of any persons found driving motor cars…

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Peculiar Motor Accident a Callous Thief

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 1

A man who stole a motor car from a Perth parking place on Tuesday night had not proceeded more than a couple of miles, when he was involved in an…

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Silent Cop Causes Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 6

When the driver of a motor cycle and side car was thrown from his scat at the intersection of Merewether and Hunter-streets, Newcastle, on…

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Guard Killed Accident Near Hornsby. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

The side of a break-van attached to a train was torn out by a falling girder near Hornsby to-day, and Guard H. C. Corke was killed…

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Boy Drowned. Toowoomba Tragedy. Toowoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 5

"While a number of boys were swimming in a creek near Toowoomba yesterday afternoon, one slipped into the water in feet deep and was soon…

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Quarry Fatality. Inquiry at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 4

At the Cessnock Court House this morning, the District Coroner, Mr. G. Brown, J.P., held an inquiry into the death of William Woods, 57, a…

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Fifteen Injured. Trams and Bus Collide. Smash at Manly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 6

A collison between a motor 'bus and two trams occurred at Manly on Sunday afternoon and fiftee persons were injured—…

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Heavy Fog. Collision in Channel. Deserted Steamer Running Amok. London, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 5

The whole of England south of the Midlands has been enveloped in a fog which has never completely lifted since Friday. Many collisions…

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Many Lives Lost Disastrous Floods in Queensland. Fifteen Italians Drowned Cairns Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 3

Twelve lives were lost in the floods in the Ingham district (Q.). Cairns reports that the…

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Twenty-two Drowned Queensland Flood's Death Roll. One Hundred Thousand Pounds Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 5

Later reports from the flood areas show the death roll to be about 22. The majority of those who lost…

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