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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

2,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 119

Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 6

Donald Wilson, 22, living at Halton, was travelling per motor cycle to Dungog this morning, when his bike skidded near Martin's Creek,…

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Cyclist Killed Collision with Lobby

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 6

A message from Macksville on Thursday states that John Pickett was killed when the motor cycle he was riding collided with a lorry on the…

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Fatal Collision. Taxi-cab Driver Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 14

In a fatal motor accident on the Western-road. Prospect. Clement Carroll, secretary of the Brick, Tile and Pottery Union was killed and…

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Injured Airman. Right Eye Removed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 16

Flight-Lieutenant Wells, who was injured in the aerial derby in Melbourne on Saturday is now much improved. During the week-end his…

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Renewed Demonstrations. Three Killed, 30 Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 6

A later message from Belgrade states that three persons were killed and 30 injured in renewed anti-Italian demonstrations last night. Hundreds of…

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Fell Sixty Feet. Workman Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 9

Severe injuries were sustained by Frank Woods, aged 35, when he fell sixty feet from a crane, being used in connection with a new building in…

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Motorist Killed Collision with Cart Shaft Penetrates Neck

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 9

William Frank Whyte, of Campsie Sydney, was killed at Armidale when a car he was driving collided with a cart…

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Eight Killed. Week-end Motor Smashes. Many Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 14

Joyce Dingle, 6 years, of Oxford-street Waverley was killed by a motor lorry in Oxford-street, Woollahra, A [?]thetic feature of the…

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Injured Workers. Maintenance in Hospital Liability of Employers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 3

Two important matters regarding the liability of an employer for the upkeep of an employee while the latter is an inmate of a hospital came…

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Fell From Crane. Workman Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 16

Falling 30 feet from the jib of a crane at Hyde's timber yard, North Sydney. Edward Caldout, 48, a sawyer crashed on to a stack of timber…

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Fracas at Apia Military Police Disperse Mob Two Natives Injured SUVA, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 7

There are unconfirmed reports of a fracas at Apia. The military police arrested a Mau adherent, and other…

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Woman Poisoned a Doctor's Mistake. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 5

An inquiry was held at Parkes concerning the death of Mrs. Mary Ivy Cross, who died on May 9 from strychnine poisoning. The coroner returned…

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Twelve Rilled. Holiday Accidents in Canada. Ottawa, May 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 12

Over a dozen were killed and many injured as the result of Empire Day holiday accidents…

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Shocking Accident French Naval Aeroplane. Crasher Into Crowd of Spectators. Paris, May 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred during an aviation fete at Orly, an aeroplane crashing into a crowd of spectators…

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Blasting Accident Ten Men Buried

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 8

Ten men were buried in the d[?]s from an explosion at the Moss V[?]Port Kembla railway construction works…

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Miners' Accidents Supplemental Relief Bill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, resuming the debate in the Legislative Assembly on the Miners' Accident Relief (Supplemental) Bill, said that the bill…

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Accident to Guard Struck by Van Door

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1928 · page 8

Harold Latty, of Auburn, a railway guard, was struck by a door of a van during shunting operations at Honeysuckle goods yard on Thursday…

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Footballer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1928 · page 4

Harold McCormack, 18, living at Margaret street, Tighe's Hill, received a kick behind the car while playing football on the Maitland…

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Gloucester. Motor Car Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1928 · page 5

There was a bad collision about a half mile from town, at night, between cars driven by Mr. J. Graham and Mr. B. J. Brown. The latter…

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Cars in Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 2

At about 9 o'clock on Thursday night two cars came into collision near the old church, about half a mile on the southern side of…

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