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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

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Culcairn Railway Fatality Body Identified. Culcairn

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

The body of the man cut to pieces on the railway, line on Monday has been identified as that of James Balwin, of Culcairn…

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Second Victim Dies. Fatal Collision in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 5

Margaret King, who was injured last night whon John Glyn was killed in a collision between motor cycle and sidecar, and electric tram, died…

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Skull Fractured. Canadian Member Injured. Ottawa, March 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 6

General A. D. McRac, Conservative member for Vancouver North, was injured in a Fall on his way home from Parliament He was removed…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Shortly after twelve, o'clock today, a serious motor accident occured in High-street, near the "Mercury" corner. While riding…

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Injured During Quarrel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

As the result of an alleged quarrel in Kurri on Thursday. Alexander Legie, a middle-aged man, was admitted to hospital suffering from…

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Fatal Collision. Two Deaths: Third Person's Serious Condition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 3

Details of the collision between a motor cycle and an electric tram, near Brighton, Cemetery (Vic.), show that John Gynn (24), of Albert-road, South…

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N.r.m.a. Notes. Traffic Accidents 1927

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

A remarkable feature about the official traffic accident returns just issued, says the N.R.M.A., is that while motor vehicles in New South Wales…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

Walden's Range, between Wingen and Blandford, was the scene of a motor accident. Messrs. Geoff, and Max Bergin, of West Maitland, left…

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Painful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Yesterday Mr. J. F. Dowling, of "The Oaks," bandon Grove, men with a painful accident. He was throwing out the contents of a…

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Painful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Last week-end Mr. R. Neilson, of Mulconda, had the misfortune to lose two fingers of his left hand. Ho was adjusting a bullock chain when…

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Lift Fatality. Man's Head Crushed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 4

While leaning over a lift well, conversing with a friend on the [?] below in a Melbourne building on Wednesday afternoon, william…

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Two Killed. Head—on Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 14

John Fraser Firth and Wallace Hyde, both of St. Kida. were killed, and four other men seriously injured. when the car in which they were…

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Heroic Girl. Saves Companions From Drowning. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 14

While a number of girls were bathing in Berowra Creke yesterday, two got into difficulties. Heather Crosland, 18, sister…

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Motor Fatality. Cessnock Woman Killed. Car Overturned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

A sad fatal accident happened on saturday night when Mrs. Harold Levett McPherson, of Anne—street, cessnock was killed outright when a…

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Plane Fatality. Death of Lieutenant McINTYRE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 16

Flight—Licutenant J. E, Mcintyre. instructor for the south Australian aero chib, who crashed while flying at Parafield near Adelaide, on sunday…

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Motor Car Fatality. Woman Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

Mrs Catherine Stickey, the wife of a prominent bookmaker, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, at Perth, for the manslaughter of a motor cyclist…

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Motor Car Fatality Woman Sent to Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 1

Mrs. Catherine Stickey the wife of a prominent bookmaker, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at perth for the manslaughter of a…

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Lieut. Kinkead Not Drowned, Decapitated. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

The suggestion that Lieut. Kinkead wah poisoned by the fumes from the engine was made at the enquiry. Medical evidence…

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Six Injured. Capsize of Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 14

Six persons were Injured, [?] rather, seriously, when a motor car capsized at penshurst on sunday. Albert Fredrickson, aged 35, of…

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Fight at Party. Man Fatally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 14

Death came to wilfrid Burridge, 31. a motor bus conductor, after a party at his house at paddington, on saturday…

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