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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Cyclist Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car

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

Harold Barnes, 14, was riding a bicycle at Paddington when he was knocked down by a motor car. He sustained fractured ribs and…

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Nearly Drowned. Gene Tunney's Narrow Escape. New York, Dec. 25

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

A message from Rockwood (Maine) states that Gone Tunney, while taking a vacation here, was nearly drown when he lost his footing in an…

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Other Accidents

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

Knocked down by a motor car at the corner of Million and Chapel streets, Bankstown, on Monday afternoon, A[?]red Neilsen, aged 40 years,…

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Woman Injured. Another Car Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 4

A collision occurred at Croydon this morning between two motor cars. Mrs. Francis Hobson, a passenger…

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Policeman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 8

Through his motor cycle colliding With a cow on Pittwater-road, Brookvale, Constable Hamer, of the Manly police, was thrown heavily to…

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Seven Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 8

Seven persons were injured, two of them seriously, owing to the car in which they were travelling along the Prince's Highway on Saturday…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 8

Severe injuries, including a probable fracture of the shoulder and right leg, scalp wounds and concussion, were received by Michael John…

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Boy Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 8

A fractured thigh, fractured skull, and lacerations to the face, were received by Charles L. Hook, aged 9 years of Gale-street, Maroubra…

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Bodies in River. Brothers Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

Doubt as to the fate of the two lads, Reginald and Edmond Worn, were ended on Saturday by the discovery of their bodies in the Yarra Weir,…

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Motor Accidents. More Week-end Fatalities. Brothers Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 8

Touring mountainous country, 107, miles out from Orbost (Vic), on Sunday, a car, in which two brothers, William Ellis (32),…

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Cars in Collision Woman Critically Injured. By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

A collision occurred at Croydorn this morning between two motor cars. Mrs Frances Robson, a passenger in one car, was thrown from her seat, and sustained…

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Old Man Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

Torrential rain fell at Murrurundi. Hail at Blandford was the heaviest for…

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Bathing Tragedy. Father and Son Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 7

A father and son were drowned a Chelsea (Vic.) on Monday afternoon, when the four members of a bathing party got into difficulties in a strong…

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Car Overturns. Swerving to Avoid a Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 6

A motorist who was proceeding along the Great Western-road, Prospect, on Monday afternoon swerved to the side of the road to avoid a…

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Kicked by a Horse. Boy Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

Les. Gardiner (11), son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gardiner, of Clendinning-street, Muswellbrook, was kicked on the side by a horse on Boxing Day. The…

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Four Injured. Cars Collide Near Hexham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

A collision, attended with serious results, occurred on the Newcastle to Maitland rod, about 200 yards on the Newcastle side of Hexham, last…

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Shocking Tragedy. Two Boys Killed. Car and Cycle Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 1

A shocking double tragedy occurred in George-street, opposite the Bank of New South Wales, Singleton, on Saturday afternoon, when two hoys on a…

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Long Journey. Injured Man's Ordeal. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

John Hornsby, 32, was thrown from his horse at Goovinga, He was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital after a journey of 24 hours during…

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Shark Fatality. Boy Killed at Port Hacking. Heroic Attempt at Rescue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 3

Mervyn Allum, 15, of Ashfield, was terribly injured by a shark at Port Hacking yesterday and died soon after. An heroic attempt at rescue…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, January, 4th., 1927. the Holidays. Toll of Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

The holidays this year have been more productive of accidents than usual. Undoubtedly the worst occurred at…

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