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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

2,459 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 123

Fishing Disaster. Two Men Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 14

Two men were drowned at Brunswick Heads this morning, after clinging to an upturned boat for over two hours…

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Fractured Skulls. South Australian Trainers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

While proceeding along the Anzac Highway, the principal thoroughfare between Adelaide and Glenelg, in a motor car after having attended the…

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Fell Under Train Fettler Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

William Kemp (35) fettler, of Marrickville, had his right arm severed at the shoulder and got a big gash on the back of his head at…

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Struck by Train. Two Brothers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

After having attended a football match at Richmond Cricket Ground (Vic), on Monday afternoon, Harold Plaister, aged 20 years, and his…

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Boating Tragedy Two Men Drowned Capsize at Swansea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 14

Two men were drowned when a fishing boat capsized at the Swansea heads on Sunday morning…

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Injured by Horse Blacksmith Knocked Down. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

James Hutchinson, a blacksmith's apprentice, working in, a shop at Wallsend, this morning was shoeing a draught horse, when the animal…

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Munitions Explosion Many Killed and Injured. Warsaw, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 13

Three persons were killed and 100 injured, in a terrific munition explosion at Tonic. The shock was felt at Cracow, where many houses…

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Wheels Skid. Tram Smash at Newtown. Six Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

A number of passengers received severe shock and minor injuries, when a city-bound tramear crashed into the rear of another tram which…

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Callous Motorist. Child Injured by Car. Hut Driver Goes On. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 3

Michael Henton, aged 3, who lives with his parents at Cronulla, was run over by a motor car at Bexley last night and was picked up on an…

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Dungog. Accident at Carnival. Motor Cycle Speedway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Having secured permission from the trustces of the new showground and recreation reserve to use the track for a speedway, the Dungog…

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Newcastle Accidents Hand Crushed at Steel Works. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

A. C. James. 24. residing in Dawson Street. Cook's Hill, assistant shearman at the Broken Hill Steel Works, had his hand crushed in the…

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Motor Accident. Sir A. Chamberlain Injuried. London, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 12

The Secretary of State for foreign Affairs (Sir Austen Chamberlain), in Court dress, after attending the King's birthday dinner at the Foreign…

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District News Letters. Singleton. Accidents to Little Girl

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 7

To have, her left thigh broken twice within the space of six months is the unfortunate experience of Olive Bates, aged 10 years, daughter of…

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Through Windscreen Remarkable Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 14

When a car in which he was a passenger collided head-on in a thick fog with another car on the Sydney-road, about three miles from…

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Forehead Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 4

Donald Gillespie, aged 18 months, residing with his parents at Junction - street, East Greta Junction, fell off some steps at his residence…

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Dispensary Blaze Three Fireman Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 3

Working in clouds of dense smoke, impregnated with blinding encalyptus, the fireman were faced with a…

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Tram and Motor. Collision in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 5

A tram and motor lorry collided at the corner of William and Riley Streets, City, plus morning. The front of the tram and the back…

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Fishing Tragedy Drowned at Coff's Harbour. Two Saved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 6

Three fishermen had to fight for their lives when their boat over-turned in the surf at Coff'a Harbour on Saturday. Two of them won, but the…

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Trucks Derailed. Goods Trains in Collision. Parramatta Smash. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 5

When a Lithgow bound goods train, which left Enfield shortly after midnight, collided with another western bound goods train, which was…

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Fatally Injured. Attempted to Stop Fight. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 5

When Kathleen Griffiths, 47, of Paddington, attempted to separate two men who were dighting, she received a violent blow, which knocked…

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