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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 123

Attunga Fatality. Run Over by Trucks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 6

Harold' Chandler, aged 39 years, labourer, employed' at Attunga, near Tamworth, was killed on Thursday. He was moving some trucks at the…

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Eleven Drowned. Launch Dashed on to Rocks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

A 25-feet launch was dashed on to the rocks of a breakwater in Botany Bay on Monday night and the eleven occupants, including a woman, were…

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For Killed. Two Aeroplanes in Collision. Disaster at Duke's Welcome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 6

During celebrations in Melbourne yesterday in connection with the welcome to the Duke and Duchess of York, two aerplanes collided and hurtled to the ground. The pilot and observer in both machines were killed…

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Experimenting with Gun-powder. Boy Injured Goulburn

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Wishing to see what would happen, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O'Neill to-day experimented with gupowder and was severly…

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Shooting Accident at Jerry's Plains

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. F.J. Houston, of West Maitland, was rabbit shooting at Jerry's Plains on Sunday, when he slipped and fell, and the pea rifle he was…

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Fatal Accident Amos Wilson Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 7

News came to Dungog that Mr. Amos ("Tiny") Wilson was accidentally killed at Quirindi on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that he…

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Four Injured. Two Cars in Collision. Both Overturned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 16

A violent collision between two motor cars, resulting in injuries to four people, occurred at the intersection of Ocean-street and…

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Girl Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 3

A little girl, Eva Hicks, was drowned in the flood water in Tuggerah Lakes area. She had left her home at Tumbi…

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Man Attacked. Alleged Attempted Drowning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 16

Three men are alleged to have attacked Thomas Hayes (38), of Victoria-street, Alexandria, and attempted to drown him, at Redfern…

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Three Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 5

Miss Rita Margaret Abbott, of Albury, Michael Doran and Herbert Maurice Boon, both of Hume Weir, have been admitted to Albury…

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Damages Awarded. Injured in Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 11

In the District Court, Sydney, before Judge Edwards and a jury, Hugh, Henry Lord, master carrier, of Dulwich Hill, sued James Robertshaw…

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Injured Man's Fortitude

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 5

Remarkable fortitude was displayed by Joseph Glasby, timber hauler, who for 16 hours lay pinned to the ground by a log in the bush at Emu, Vale (Q.)…

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Two Drowned. Tragic Fishing Party

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 13

Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawrence, who had resided in South Brisbane, lost their lives in Moreton Bay on Saturday afternoon…

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Brothers Drowned. a Raft Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 5

Two boys, aged 13 and 14 years, sons of Mr. W. Duncan, a New Zealand representative footballer, were drowned in a dam at Green Island…

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Boating Tragedy. Two Sisters Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 16

Mrs. Longuet, aped 23, one of the victims of the boating fatality, at Auckland, was the wife of a member of the crew of the naval oil tanker…

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Two Injured. Car Strikes Post

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 14

Late on Saturday night a motor car, while rounding, a dangerous curve on the Lane Cove-road, Roseville, skidded and crashed into a…

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Drowned in a Tank. Mayfield Man's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 14

Thomas Owen, aged 86 years, an old-age pensioner, living at 2 Arthur-street, Mayfield, was found drowned in an underground tank at his home…

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Seriously Injured Man Thrown From Truck

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 7

Robert Martin, employed on the mechanical staff of the Guydir "Examiner" was seriously injured on Monday evening when returning to…

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Drowned at Booral. Washed Away in Flooded River

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 3

Richard Davies, of the Branch Mill, near Booral, was drowned on Saturday night while attempting to cross the Branch River…

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Gunpowder Explosion. Seven-year-old Boy Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 5

Wishing to see what would happen, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O'Neill, of Goulburn, experimented with gunpowder and…

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