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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 123

The Toll of the Motor Accidents in the Country. Albury

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

A motor collision occurred between two cars on the Sydney Road, near the turn-off for the Hume Weir. One, driven by Cyril Arthur Wakeford, of…

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British Air Force. Cause of Accidents. London, March 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 13

In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Gorell said that Mr. Baldwin's recent statement in the House of Commons on air accidents had not fully…

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Railway Accident. Prevented by Child. Wingham

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 16

A little girl was the means of preventing a serious railway smash at Charity Creole, near Wingham. The fact that the train was…

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Injury to Hand. Severe Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

Driver Ernest Frederick Davis, a member of the 101st Battery of the Australian Field Artillery, was travelling in a special military train in…

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Accidental Death. Fell Down Sewerage Shaft. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned on Thursday by the City Coroner (Mr. Fletcher) at the conclusion of the inquest concerning…

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Car Accidents. Preventive Measures. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

Some time ago, the North Sydney Council suggested to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini), that a conference should be called to consider…

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Cars in Collision. Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 9

Three persons were injured on Saturday night when two motor cars came into collision in Prince's Highway, Arncliffe…

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Injured by Fall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

Walter Threlfo, aged about 45, residing at Church-street, West Maitland, was admitted to Maitland Hospital to-day suffering from…

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Trams Collide. Renown Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 9

A collision between two trams in Anzac-parade, on Saturday afternoon, resulted in two members of the crew of H.M.S. Renown and two other…

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Three Injured. Explosion of Dynamite

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 9

Three men were injured when a heavy charge of dynamite, which was being used in blasting operations at the Collingwood Municipal quarry…

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Man Killed. Two Seriously Injured. Collapse of Crane. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 5

James Douglas Devaine, 55, was killed, and Jack Foley, 26, and Alfred Selvage seriously injured, when a crane collapsed at a building in…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 9

Mr. William Griffiths, of Scott's Flat, was riding his horse at the intersection of High and Market-streets, about 1 p.m., last Friday,…

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Gun Explodes. Youth Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

George Russel, aged 17 years, a farmer, of Martinsville, was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital about midnight last night, suffering from severe…

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Car Smash. Seven Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 7

A car, driven by Henry William Boyd, of Princess-street, Kew, Vic, was travelling along Burwod Road at 2 a.m., when it crashed into an…

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Englishman Drowned. the Body Identified. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 5

The body of the man drowned at Dalgety's wharf Miller's Point last night, was this morning, definitely Identified as that of Henry Warren…

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Pushed Into Harbour. Man Drowned in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 3

The eagerness of a large crowd of people waiting to met friends on board the steamer Themistocles, which reached Sydney last night, was…

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Crane Breaks One Killed, Two Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

James Douglas Devaine, aged 55, was killed, and Jack Foley, aged 26, and Alfred Selvage were seriously injured when a crane collapsed at a…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

A very serious accident was narrowly averted at Alison on Sunday evening last. Mr. Sid. Eagleton was riding a fractious pony through…

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Bullahdelah ACCIDENTS

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 5

Mr. Sam. Squires, when travelling to the local show on Saturday met with a painful accident. His horse tripped and fell, pinning Sam…

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Fingers Cut Off. Country Tennis Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

Reuben Lehane, who, with his brother, Reginald, won the special doubles championship at, the country tennis carnival in Sydney, lost the…

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