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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 123

Skull Fractured Injured in Altercation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 7

A man named Jack McDonald, of Balmain, became involved in an altercation at the Communist Hall, Sussex-street, Sydney, late on Saturday…

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Three Injured Motor Cycle and Side Car Crashes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

Lawrence Kane, Report Meggitt, and Wallace Stanley, all of North Sydney, were injured when a motor cycle and side car crashed into a…

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Fatally Injured Fell Down Sewerage Shaft. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

Allan Chapman, who fell 25 feet down a sewerage shaft at Hunter's Hill yesterday, died this morning…

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Seriously Injured Fell Forty Feet From Building. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

Joseph Miller, 38, fell 40 feet from a buiding at the corner of York and Barrack-streets, city, this morning and received fractured ribs and other…

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Two Killed. and Four Injured. Motor Car Strikes Post

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 6

Two were killed and four, passengers injured, when a motor car, travelling at about 40 miles an hour, struck a tramway…

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Many Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 4

Owing to an explosion at the Perdriau Rubber Company's factory at Drummoyne yesterday, there were fifty people injured. Although three…

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Crushed to Death. Sand Pit Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 3

Pinned down. by a large stump a young man was found dead in a sand pit at Mount Gravatt, Queensland. On Sunday afternoon Richard…

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Drowned in Dam Infant Girl Wanders From Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 3

A two-year-old girl named Devitt, was drowned in a dam at her father's residence, near Griffith. She was seen playing near the house…

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Fatal Motor Smash Two Killed; Four Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 2

Travelling at 60 miles an hour, a motor car collided with a tramway standard at Middle Brighton (Vic.) on Saturday night. The driver was killed…

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Boiler Bursts Fifty Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 2

Five ambulances were required to transport to hospital 50 employees who were injured in a sensational explosion at the Perdrian Rubber factory at…

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Rough Rider's Bad Luck Injured at Cessnock Show

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

Paddy Boyd, who is a member of Handley's Rodeo riders, met with bad luck during the show on Saturday night. Boyd was riding a…

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Bolt at Liverpool Camp Three Officers Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 2

Two officers and a non-commissioned officer were injured when a horse bolted during the ceremony of the presentation of colors at Liverpool camp…

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Peculiar Motor Accidents Two in One Spot

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 1

Picked up by a motorist to be taken home for a meal a tramp must have thought that his luck was in; but when the car ran into a tree, and he was…

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Three Horses Fall. Trotting Accident at Epping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 2

The long list of racing accidents which have occurred recently was added to at the Epping Trotting Meeting on Tuesday…

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Seriously Injured. an Unusual Accident

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

Bernard Henry, aged 35 years, received serious injuries in tin unusual manner at Sydney. He was loading a lorry from a train…

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Sand Pit Fatality Crushed to Death

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 1

Pinned down by a large stump a young man was found dead in a sand pit at Mount Gravatt (Q) on Monday. On Sunday, afternoon Richard Oliver…

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An Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 6

Close to the finish of the Open Handicap at the sports on Saturday a runner, P. C. Bird was unfortunate enough to be trodden on by…

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Accident to Mr Fred. Millard

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 2

Mr Fred. Millard, who is well-known in Singleton, and now residing at Merewether, Newcastle, was the victim of an accident at the week end. Mr…

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Drowning Tragedy. Two Boy Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 3

Mervyn Pound (8), and Alexander Richard M'Donald (8), schoolboys, were drowned in Campdale dam. Orange…

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Jockey Injured. Thrown on Canterbury Course. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

Charles Lambert, 16, and apprentice jockey, was thrown from a horse at Canterbury racecourse to-day. He sustained concussion and…

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