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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 123

Terribly Injured. Suicide's Fatal Leap. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 4

An unknown man jumped from the parapet of Grafton Bridge, and was hurled into the gully below, and terribly injured. He was dead when his…

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Hit Telegraph Post. Three Injured in Motor Smash

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

Three men were injured in Dowing-street, Sydney, on Saturday night when a motor car in which they were travelling skidded across…

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One Killed. Six Persons Injured. Car Hits Waggon

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

When a motor car struck a waggon near Craigieburn (Vic.) railway station, it tore its way through the vehicle, and tossed three lads,…

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Tornadoes' Toll. Many Killed and Injured. in United States. Vancouver, April 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 2

A message from Kansas City states that tornadoes and cloudbursts on Tuesday evening and Wednesday added to the flood's toll over a score…

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Notice of Accidents

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

Mr. G. C. Bodkin, secretary to the railway workers' industry branch of the A.W.U., in a reference to the Workers' Compensation Act, said…

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Newcastle Accidents. Week-end List

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

D. Morrison, an engineer, living at Hamilton, sustained a severe lacerated wound on the first finger of his left hand, through striking, it with…

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Head Crushed. Carter Fatality Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

A carter named Thomas Cook,, re siding at the Club' House Hotel, Reservoir-street, Sydney was run over and killed while attempting to stop…

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Struck by Tram. Man Seriously' Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 5

John Charles, aged 62, was admitted to hospital yesterday suffering from a fractured skull and fractured left arm, received through being…

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German Fascists. Clash with Twenty-four Injured. Berlin, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 5

A Fascist convention at Essen ended in violent street brawls with Communists. Twenty-four persons were injured, and taken to hospital…

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Football Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 5

The services of Lake Macquarie Transport Ambulance were called on to deal with three football accidents on Saturday, Joseph Porter, 21…

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Fishing Tragedy. Man Drowned When Dinghy Capsized

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

Charles Chamber (23), was drowned while pray fishing One Tree Point, Hobart. He and a companion were in a…

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Terrible Gale. Steamer's Rough Passage. Seaman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 7

The steamer Ihumata, proceeding from Newcastle to Gisborne, put into Auckland to land a seaman. James Thomas, 55 years, who was injured…

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Anzac Day Crush. Three Hundred Injured in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

So great was the crowd in Melbourne on Monday to witness the Anzac Day march that more than 300 people had to be for injures…

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Peculiar Accident. Three Motor Vehicles Involved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 8

An extraordinary motor accident occurred on the Taroutta-road, a few miles from Wagga. Charles Atherton manager of…

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Accident to Mr J. Smith

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Mr John Smith, of George-street, Singleton, who is a well-known cattle dealer, and makes periodical visits to Quenesland, was the victim of a rather…

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Fell Down Shaft. Workman Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 6

While working on excavations at the site of Mark Foy's new premises. Sydney William Campbell, 26, fell 24 feet down the shaft. He was taken…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 4

A well-known resident of Singleton, in the person of Mr. John Smith, of George-street, who makes periodical visits to Queensland as a cattle…

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Three Injured. Motor Truck Collides with Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

A motor truck collided with a lorry, and then skidded into two trams in the Sydney-road, opposite the Melbourne University, with the…

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Anzac Day Crush 300 Injured in Melborune

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 1

So great was the crowd in Melbourne on Monday to witness the Anzac Day march that more than 300 people had to be treated for injuries and fainting fits…

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Dynamite Explosion. Labourer Terribly Injured. Pick Struck Detonator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 3

JOhn Lowder, 41, a labourer, was working at the basement of Angus and Robertson's premises in Castlereagh-street, on Wednesday, when his…

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