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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 101

Thrown From Horse Youth Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

Hearing repealed calls of "Coo-cc" in the bush six miles from Wyong railway station, yesterday, two men went to investigate. As soon as they…

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Shop Wrecked Injured Occupant Arrested

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 10

After his boot shop in Homer-street, Earlwood, had beèn wrecked by an explosion early on Wednesday morning, Frank Edward Massey, aged 32, a…

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Three Injured. Car and Cart Collide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

As a result of a collision between a motor car and a horse drawn cart near the Ironbark bridge at Hexham last night about 8.50 o'clock, three…

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Car Out of Control Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

Three persons were injured in a collision at Norwood yesterday afternoon, when a motor car, driven by Mrs. Gwendoline Everett, ran…

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Echo Point Tragedy Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

It was officially announced at police headquarters in Sydney on Thursday that the police are fully satisfied that the death of Nola…

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On Neath Hill "Hello! Have an Accident?"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

"R.T.S." unburdens himself to "Wilga". A paragraph appeared in the "Eagle" two months ago, of the…

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Motor Accident Nine Injured. Two Families in a Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

The members of two families were seriously injured in a motoring accident at the intersection of Lincoln-street and. Ninth-avenue,…

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Motor Accidents Car and Cycle in Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

At midnight on Monday, a motor car and a motor cycle crashed into each other, near the intersection of Macquarie and Hanbury streets, May…

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Policeman Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 14

Constable Alfred Ernest Sinclair, need 33 yearn, of Fakenham-road. Burwood (Vic). had his skull fractured ron Saturday afternoon when…

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Youth Killed. Speedway Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

whiles racing at Claremont (W.A.) motor cycle speedway B. Perrie (18) fell and was struck in the bank by another machine. He was removed…

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Boy Drowned. Warning Ignored

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 14

Getting into difficulties while swimming in the Murray River near Coprowa Stanley : Potter aged 10 was drowned before he could be rescued…

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Young Woman Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

Although she is reported to have been flung through the windscreen of the motor car she was driving, Joyce Hayne, 27, of Punchbowl-road,…

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Picnic Tragedy. Drowned Near Hay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 11

William Ainslie Mills, youngest son of the into Charles Mills, and a brother of Nelison Mills, manager of the well-known Uardry stud sheep…

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Schoolboys Drowned Bejndigo Dam Tragedy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 13

A drowning accident occurred at the Faugh-a-Ballagh dam at Solomon's Hill Bendige (ViC) when two schoolboys, Leslie John Sheared…

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Carter Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

At Holbrook Alex. McVern was driving a water cart to the scene of the outbreak outside the town when the cart overturned, and he sustained…

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Brave Girl. Goes to Rescue of Drowning Boys

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 11

Three narrow escapes from drowning occurred in the Clarence River, at South Grafton. Winitred Gibson,; aged 10, displayed, great heroism, and…

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Third Victim. Train and Motor Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

Mrs. Lillian Anderson, aged 25, died on Wednesday at Horoltu in Walkato (N.Z.) She Makes the third vicitim of the…

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Woman Drowned. Swept Away by Undertow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 5

while bathing in the surf at Terrigal Beach on Wednesday Miss Fiorence Louise Woods aged 34 years of Terrigal was swept out to sea by a…

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Swept to Sea. Two Girls Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 14

While they were swimming off Avoca Beach on Sunday afternoon, two schoolgirls were drowned. They wore :—…

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Fell Into River Young Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 11

Gilbert Thomas Cottons, 20 years, in company with John Frederick Bendich, both from Wollongong, wore fishing in a boat under the railway…

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