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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 101

Plane Strikes a Tree Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 3

After taking off from the Richmond aerodrome on a trial flight on Monday afternoon, a new D.H. Moth struck the top of a tree and crashed from a height…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 6

K. Kay, 22, French polisher, employed by Frederick Ash, and living at Baker-street, Mayfield, was riding a motor cycle yesterday afternoon…

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Justice Stumm. Fatally Injured by Motor Car. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 7

Mr. Justice Stumm who was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court only two weeks ago, was knocked down by a motor car in the city last…

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Sent for Trial Woman and Baby Injured Car. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 7

Phillip Post, 38, a storekeeper, was committed for trial at the Parramatta Court on a charge of having, through misconduct in driving a car, inflicted…

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Motor Collision Woman Crushed to Death

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

Colliding head-on in South-road, Brighton (Vic.), shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, two motor cars were locked together and over-turned. Mrs…

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Crushed by Stone Miner Fatally Injured. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

Crushed by a fall of stone, while he was at work at 9.45 last night, Andrew Richard Manby, a brusher at Stockton Borehole Colliery, was fatally injured…

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French Fliers Plane Crashes in Flames Pilot and Mechanic Slightly Injured. Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 8

The French fliers, who were attempting the Paris-Saigon flight, when 100 miles from Rangoon, crashed in flames into a swamp…

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Fatally Injured Guilford Motor Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 11

James Alderson, 19, of Guilford, was fatally injured when a motor cycle he was riding collided with a motor car at Ganville…

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Collision-at Campsie

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 13

A motor cycle and sidecar, on Which three persons were traveling, and a motor car came into collision on Sunday afternoon at Campsie…

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Boy Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 13

When John Martin, 11, of Erskineville, was knocked down by a motor car in Erskineville-road, on Sunday, he was pinned under the exhaust…

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Queensland Floods. Chinese Gardener Drowned. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 16

During the floods in the Mulgrave River, a number of Chinese gardeners were marooned and one, Sam War, was drowned…

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Two Injured. Car Crashes Down Embankment. Albury

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 16

Leslie Stanton, a motor car proprietor, George Romar and George Long, were injured when a car, which was being driven by Stanton, in…

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Justice Stumm. Fatally Injured by Motor Car. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 8

Mr. Justice Stumm who was swori in as a Judge of the Supreme Court only two weeks ago, was knocked down by a motor car in the city has…

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Boy Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Cycle. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 13

Knocked down by a motor-cycle Yesterday afternoon, Reginald Speddon 9, Congrewai-street, Aberdare, received severe lacerations to the left…

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Woman Killed. Two Men Injured. Motor Car Overturns. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 8

When a motor car overturned near Pendle Hill, early last night, a young woman was killed and two men were injured…

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Sent for Trial Woman and Baby Injured by Car. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 5

Phillip Post, 38, a storekeeper, was committed for trial at the Parramatta Court on a charge of having, through misconduct in driving a car, inflicted…

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Malcolm Campbell Injured in 'Plane Crash. Speed Test Delayed. Capetown. Feb. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 2

Captain Malcolm Campbell was returning from Verneuk Pan by aeroplane which crashed and he sustained injuries necessitating the insertion of…

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Child's Neck Broken a Remarkable Accident. Rockhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 13

Patricia Nielson 2½ years, was playing with a rocking-horse which turned over, striking her under the chin with such force…

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Pole Pierces Body. Terrible Accident at Auckland. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 16

A party was motoring to a picture show, when the car crashed into a lorry loaded with Circus gear and the pole of a tent struck Lola Warn,…

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Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 4

Charles Brown, 20, living at 67 Carrington-street, West Maitland, was riding a push bicycle along High-street on Sunday afternoon, when he…

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