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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

2,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 119

Collision at Parramatta. Two People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Two motor cars, driven by Charles Richard Maye, of Bay-street, Mort-lake, and Alexander Speers, of Went-worthville, collided on the…

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Head-on Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

A head-on collision on the Great Southern-road, Ingleburn, on Sunday night, resulted in two cars being badly damaged. One person was in…

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Len Jones Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

At the Speedway Royal, Adelaide, on Saturday night, Len Jones, the Sydney motor cyclist, fell and broke an arm near the shoulder. Alby…

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Motor Accidents. Man Killed: Five Others Injured. Car Overturns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

One man (Martin Madson) was killed and five other people injured whena motor car, driven by Madeline Madson, overturned on the…

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Men Attacked. Two Injured in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

Reginald Marrison, aged 28, of Fitzroy, was found unconscious in Victoria-parade. East Melbourne, early on Sunday morning, and was…

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Still Unconscious Injured Motor Cyclists. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

Frederick Hamilton and William Bonner, who were injured in a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle in Centennial Park last…

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Tragic Escapade Alleged Stolen Car. Three Detained and One Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

Leslie John Chisholm (20), was drowned and his three companions, George Peters (20) Gladys Jeffries (19), and Jean Smith (17), were…

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Chain in Points. Melbourne Express Derailed. Nobody Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

The limited express, Melbourne to Sydney, was derailed near the Uranquinty Railway Station on Saturday. The three following divisions were…

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Thames Overflows. London Basements Flooded. Fourteen People Drowned. Terror-stricken People Rescued by Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

As a result of flood water from the melting snows meeting an unusually high tide, the Thames overflowed in the early hours of Saturday morning. London was flooded and many people were…

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Two Killed. and Eight Injured. Explosion in German Village. Berlin, Jan. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 8

A thunderous explosion apprised the citizens of Dahlem, a village occupied by experimenting chemists, that a garage had been…

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Drowning Fatality. Inquest at Weston. John Dent's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 7

An inquest was held at the Cr[?]terion Hotel, Weston, concerning the death of John Dent (25), wheeler, who was drowned i the Hebburn…

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Still Unconscious Injured in Collision Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

The youths Frederick Hamilton and William Bonnor, who were injured in a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle in Centennial Park last…

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Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

While riding on the roof of a carriage of the North Coast mail train, on Saturday morning, George St. Clair Strickland (19), was fatally injured…

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Head Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

George Woods, of Sempill-street, West Maitland, a hod-carrier, employed at the new school building, West Maitland, received a lacerated…

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Tahiti Blamed. for Harbor Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

In his judgement on the cause of the collision between the Greyeliffe and the Tahiti in Sydney Harbor, Mr. Justice Campbell said there was no room for…

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Two Injured at "Richy"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

William "Slasher" Tinlin, the well known Soccer footballer, who played for Glasgow and later up till to two seasons ago with Kurri Seniors,…

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Alleged Stolen Car. Three Arrested and One Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

Leslie John Chisholm (aged 20), was drowned, and his three companions George Peters (20), Gladys Jeffries (19), and Jean Smith (17), were…

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Alleged Stolen Car Three Arrested and One Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

Leslie John Chisholm (20) was drowned, and his three companions, George Peters (20), Gladys Jeffries (19), and Jean Smith (17), were arrested at…

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Three Injured. House Collapses During Storm. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

During a heavy storm at Dagun, three members of a family named Comersall, were injured when their house was lifted off the stumps and…

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Explosion in Rubbish Woman Injured at Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

Mrs. Con Petersen (22) put some rubbish under the copper at her home, at the corner of Lane and Chloride-streets, Broken Hill, and shortly…

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