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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1928

2,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 119

Heavy Damages Two Men Each Lose Leg in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 3

At the Supreme Court at Wellington (N.Z.), Percy John Aldridge and Norman Parata were awarded damages amounting to £8849 for…

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Shooting Fatality Distressing Incident at Wollombi. Cessnock Youth the Victim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 5

A distressing incident occurred at Wollombi yesterday, when Alfred Clive McLennan, 19, son of Mr. C. McLennan, of Northcote-street…

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Cessnock Collision Motor Car and Sulky. Sesational Smash. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 5

In a collision between a motor, car and, a sulky at Cessnock last night. Thomas King, of Mount View, received injuries that necessitated his…

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Mother and Son Injured Thrown Out of Sulky

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

While driving in a sulky to their home at Catherine Hill Bay on Sunday night, Mrs O'Neill, 79 years of age, and her son, W. O'Neill, 41 years, were…

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Express Derailed Many Killed and Injured. Berlin

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

The Munich-Frankfurt express was derailed early to-day, and 15 people were killed and 26 injured. London, Sunday Night…

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Wollombi Road Smash Car and Sulky in Collision One Man in Hospital

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

Last night, on Wollombi Road, a car driven by Marcus King, accompanied by Thomas King, father, and two sisters, Rita and Hazel, collided…

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Express Derailed Twenty-two Killed: Many Injured. Plunge Over Embankment. Berlin, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 8

The Munich Frankfurt express was derailed early this morning. Twenty-two people were killed, and 26 injured…

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Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 6

Mr. John Wilson, of John-street who will, be 81 years of age on Thursday next, was admitted to the Danger Cottage Hospital on…

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Accident Described. June 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 5

The Rome correspondent of the British United Press states that the first official account says that one of the Italia's gondola's parted from…

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Gresford ACCIDENT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 5

Charles Stubbings, second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Stubbing, of "Camyrallyn" was seriously injured on Thursday. He was engaged in…

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Painful Burning Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Mr John Wilson, of John-street, who will be 81 years of age on Thursday next, June 14th, was admitted to Dangar Cottage Hospital on Saturday,…

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Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 4

Miss Doris M'Intosh, of Wagga, met with a painful accident while working at a laundry at that town. She was working at the ironing rollers when a…

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Leg Torn Off. Frightful Accident on Wharf. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1928 · page 5

When a derrick was being lowered on to the steamer City of Oran at Jones' Bay to-day, George. Terry, who was working on the vessel, got…

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Mining Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1928 · page 4

Two mining accident cases were admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday, James Liddle, an employee at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery,…

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Shooting Fatality Youth Killed at Wollombi

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 4

Alfred Clive M'Lennan, aged 19 years, son of Mr C. M'Lennan, of Aberdare, was fatally injured at Wollombi on Monday afternoon as the result of a…

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Boy Killed. Live Others Severely Injured. Collapse of Ceiling. London. June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 5

The Central Hall, Westminster, the world-famous home of non-conformity in Britain, was the scone of a surprising accident during the Baptist…

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Shocking Tragedy Car Occupant Killed. a collision between a motor car and an electric light pole in Bourke-stsreet, Singleton, on Monday night last, resulted. in the death of one of the car passengers, Claude Brown of this town

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 2

Albert Jeffrey Burns, whom the police state to be a careful and experienced motorist, was the driver of the car in question, and he stated that before he…

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Gun Fatality Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 4

George Hollingshed, of Cessnock, explained to the District Coroner at Wollombi (Mr. Willi)s, on Thursday afternoon, how a youth, Alfred Clyde…

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Accidental Death Wollombi Shooting Fatality Coroner's Verdict

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 9

The Wollbmbi shooting fatality, in which Alfred Clive McLennan, 19 Northcote-street, Aberdare, was the victim, was inquired into by the…

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Shooting Fatality. Youth Killed at Wollombi

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 8

Alfred Clive M'Lennan, aged 19 years, son of Mr. C. M'Lennan , of Aberdare, was fatally injured at Wollombi on Monday afternoon as the…

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