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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

2,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 119

Cyclist Injured. Collided with Tram. Sydney, Monday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 14

William Butler, 54, plasterer, of Ryde, was riding his motor cycle to work to-day, when he collided with a tram, He sustained a probable…

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Seriously Injured Car and Motor Cycle Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 2

Severe internal injuries and abrasions were sustained by William Davies, of Sans Souel, when a motor cycle which he was riding collided…

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Sydney Boy's Grit Injured While Delivering Message

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 14

An incident, illustrating the spirit and with which many young Australians are imbued is recorded of a young lad employed by a Sydney firm…

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Tramway Smash. Driver Killed at Young Wallsend. Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 14

Alfred E. McVic. a steam motor [?]river, was killed in a sensational derailment at Young Wallsend on the Wailsend West Wallsend tramline at…

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Run Down by Train. Man Severely Injured at Redfern

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 7

Walter Sommerville, 44, was knocked down by a passing train at Redfern down by a passing train at Redfern railway station and thrown between the rails…

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Many Injured. Motor Strikes Boulder and Overturns. Three in Serious Condition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 14

Lady Carrington Drive (Sydney), a popular tourist trip, was the scene of a serious accident on Sunday afternoon, when a motor car,…

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Two Crashes French Passenger Planes. Pilot Killed; Other Injured. Cologne, Jan. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 13

Two serious French passenger plane crashes occurred to-day. The first occurred on the Paris—Berlin route, when the airplane was lost in a fog…

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Man Killed. Two Sisters Injured. Alighted From Train on Wrong Side. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

A young man was killed and two sisters were badly injured by a train at the Cabramatta station late last night, through…

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Painful Accident. Burned by Molten Lead. Toowoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 3

William Johnson, 16, a plumber's apprentice, was carrying a bowl of molten lead upstairs at his place of business,…

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Motor Accident Wedding Party Meets with Mishap

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

A motoring accident in which a wedding party, including the bridal couple, were concerned occurred on the Armidale—Uralla road late on…

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Compensation Claims. Bad Culvert Blamed for Accident. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

Among the matters dealt with by Kearsley Shire Council last night, were two claims made by ratepayers for compensation…

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Motor Car and Cycle a Peculiar Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 5

A motor accident occurred late on Wednesday night at the corner of Beaumont and Dumaresq streets, Hamilton. Mr John Waugh, mounted on a motor…

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Cyclist Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

In consequence of his motor cycle skidding on a steep hill near Lilydale (Vic.), on Saturday, Norman Aylett, of South Yarra, fell heavily…

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Child Killed. Remarkable Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

Kathleen Jennings, a four-year-old child, who was returning with her parents on the Great Western express to Leonora (W.A.), was killed…

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Waterhole Tragedy. Boy Drowned at Marrickville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

Andrew Anelzark, 12 years of age, was drowned in a waterhole, Marrickville, late on Sunday afternoon. Bathing in the hole, he suddenly…

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Man Killed. Six Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 6

One man was killed and six persons were injured in a collision on Sunday night, between two motor cars at the junction of Atherton and…

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Run Over by Trams. Two Boys Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 7

Two boys were run over by trams in Sydney suburbs on Sunday. The first occurred at Five Dock, when Norman Page, 16, of that…

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Woman Shot in Leg Accident at Broadmeadow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Thompson, aged 57, of Gosford-road, Broadmeadow, was struck in the right thigh by a 22-calibre bullet in her backyard at…

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Motor Accidents Suggested Taxation of Owners Mr. Watson in Defence SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. C. Watson, President of. the N.R.M.A., says that the number of accidents in which motor vehicles figure in N.S.W. in any…

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Old Man Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 4

Yesterday an elderly man named Arthur Harris, of Edith-street, West Cessnock, was run over toy a motor lorry in Campbell-street, Cessnock,…

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