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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 123

Tremendous Explosion Laborer Shockingly Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

John Lowder, aged 41, a laborer, was working at the basement of Angus and Robertson's premises, in Castlerenghstreet, this morning, when his pick…

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Premature Explosion Two. Maltese Injured. (By Telegraph.) Cairns (Q.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 3

At South Johnstono sugar district two foreigners wore injured as the result of a premature explosion of dynamite while fishing. Michael Balzon, a…

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Slashed with Razor. Man Shockingly Injured. Alleged Assailants Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Claude Taylor, 41, wharf labourer, and Ralph Williams, 27, fruit packer, were charged with having maliciously…

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Motorist Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Dr. Irene Bray, of Cassilis, was returning on Monday from a holiday in Sydney by ear with her mother and Miss Farqualiarson and her niece. When…

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Jockey Marsden Injured. Horse Crashes Into Post. Randwick Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 5

J, Marsden, the well-known light-weight jockey, met with a serious accident at Randwick this morning, He was galloping on an unnamed…

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Saw Mill Fatality. Log Falls on Man. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 5

Samuel James Elliott was un[?]ding logs at Backham's saw milles, 26 miles from Parkas, when one slipped and pinned him to the ground…

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Budning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Stewart, who was badly burned when his motor car was destroyed by fire at Gould Bros.' timber yard on Saturday evening, is…

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“Hoot” Gibson Has Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 4

Prier to the Kurri match on Saturday, K (Hoot) Gibson had the misfortune to fracture his right arm. The team was having a preliminary…

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Attunga Fatality. Run Over by Trucks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 9

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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Accident at Randwick Jockey Seriously Injured (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 4

J. Marsden, a well-known light weight jockey, met with a serious accident at Randwick this morning. He was galloping an unnamed horse, when the animal…

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Head Crushed. Carter Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 14

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

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Carriages Derailed. Two Employees Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 3

Edwin Clarke, railway guard of Sutherland, had his left leg fractured, and a second man, employed as a carriage cleaner, received a severe…

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Fishing Tragedy. Man Drowned When Dinghy Capsized

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 3

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

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Arm Injured. Struck by Passing Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 2

F. H. Baker, aged 19 years, a clerk, living in Cameron-street, Hamilton, was riding home in a train last evening, when he sustained a frasture…

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Three Injured. Motor Truck Collides with Lorry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 4

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

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Terrible Gale. Steamer's Rough Passage. Seaman Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 3

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 9

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

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Dynamite Explosion. Labourer Terribly Injured. Pick Struck Detonator

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 5

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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Struck by Tram. Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 14

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

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Anzac Day Crush. Three Hundred Injured in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 16

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

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