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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1927

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

Mr. Dan McLaughlan, an employee at the Richmond Main Colliery, met with an accident on Thursday, as a result of which he…

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Narrow Escape Big Blaze at Parramatta. Woman and Fireman Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

A fire broKe out about half-past one o'clock this morning, in the shop of Frederick Nicholson, a secondhand dealer, at Parramatta…

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Shooting Accident. Retired Jeweller Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 6

A fatal shooting accident occurred at Bogan Gate, the victim being Mr. A. G. F. Bollinger, a well-known resident of Parkes…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

While working on Newcastle-road on Tuesday, grubbing out trees, Mr. Stephen Fairhall met with a very painful accident. He received an…

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Mine Accidents. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 5

Nichol Kirkwood, 30, of Barton street Kurri, was injured in the pillars at Pelaw Main Colliery to-day, both legs being affected, but not very…

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Body Near Line. Fatality at Uralla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 6

Steven Hogan, 54, married, a resident of Walcha, was found dead near the railway station at Uralla. It is supposed that he was run over by a…

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Immigrant Drowned Intended Wipe About to Leave England

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

William Duffell, a young immigrant, was drowned while swimming in the Macquarie River at Dubbo with companions, On Sunday…

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Collision at Kurri. Motor Oar and Horseman. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

Whilst proceeding westward along Lang Street, Kurri, yesterday, at 5.45 p.m., a motor car, driven by Sidney Roberts, aged 28, a school-teacher at…

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Muswellbrook Man Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

An Alfoury message states that John Morris (34), a native of Muswellbrook, was drowned, in (the Murray River on Wednesday. Deceased was a returned…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

The third Injury to a miner, residing in Kurri, within few hours was that sustained by Joseph Edward Jones, of Alexandra-street,…

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Muswellbrook Native. Drowned at Albury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 3

John Morris, 34, a native of Muswellbrook, was drowned in the Murray River at Albury. He was clinging to a wire rope, which…

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Colliery Fatality Inquiry Into Death of Deputy Morris. "Accidental" Says District Coroner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Yesterday, at the Paxton Hotel, the District Coroner (Mr. George Brown) conducted an inquest into the death of Benjamin Morris…

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Stanford Merthyr Colliery Miner Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Me Joseph Jones of Stanford Merthyr Colliery, met with a serious accident on Wednesday, while working in the pit. There was a falt of…

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Motor Car Accident. Occupants' Narrow Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

While returning from Denman to Baerami yesterday evening, Mr. Oscar Tornquist, accompanied by his wife and child, had a narrow escape from death…

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Accident at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

A nasty acicdent befell Mr. Reg. Mallyon, on employee of the Branxton Dairy Co. He was engaged moving some milk trucks in the…

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Two Drowned. Tasmanian Fatalities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 13

Two fatalities occurred in Tasmania on Saturday afternoon. Vivian Walsh, 17, while bathing got our of his depth, and failed to come to the…

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Boy Drowned. a Skiff Swamped

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 7

Harold C. Filgate (7) was drowned at Beauty Point, Launceston, when tho wash from the steamer Nairana upset a skiff !in which he was…

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Speedway Collision Lamont Has Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 15

W. Lamont had a narrow escape at the Speeday Royal, Sydney, when he and J. Datson came into collision in the semi-finals of the motor cycles…

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Dynamite Explodes. Fisherman Fearfully Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 16

While fishing off Doubtful Island at Breme Bay, between Albany and Esperance, Ednie Hassell, of Jarramonguy, suffered terrible injuries…

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Electrical Burns. Four Linesmen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 13

Four linesmen employed by the Adelaide Electric Supply Co received severe electrical burns while carrying out alterations to a 7000-volt main in…

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