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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 101

Out of His Depth Duck Shooter Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 16

Morton Williams, 35, was drowned near Burnie (Tas) while duck shooting. He and a companion were returning into late night and entering the…

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Heeney Injured. New York. March 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 15

An infection that may cause disfigurement has set in in a would that Tom Heeney suffered inside his 11p in his fight with Von Porat, It may…

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Collision in Fog Lightship Out in Halves. London, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 2

Steaming slowly in a fog at the Goodwin Sands, the steamer City of New York out in halves the gull lightship, whose master, Captain…

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Four Injured Motor Lorry Strikes Standard. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 8

Four persons—two men and two women—were injured when a large motor lorry struck an electric light standard at Daceyville last night…

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Boy Injured. Knocked Down by Car, Car, Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 6

A lad, who was riding a bicycle In Hunter street this afternoon was knocked down by a motor car. His tace was terribly crushed, and he…

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Floods in Alabama. Hundreds Refuge on Rooftops. Many Drowned. Fire Adds to Terrors

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 12

Troy, Alabama, is marooned and facing possible death from the rapidly rising waters. Four thousand persons, constituting the entire population of Elba, 32 miles south of here, now await rescuers…

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Attacked by Cow Horn Penetrates Thigh. Man Badly Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 14

George Cressey, a storekeeper, was crossing a paddock near his home at Alexandria, when a cow dashed at him, its horns entering one of…

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Accident Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 4

On inquiry at the Maitland Hospital today, it was ascertained that no change had occurred in the condition of Howard Simmons and Edward…

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Forced Landing Moir and Owen Meet with Accident. Cairo, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 5

Captain Moir and Fligh-Lieut. Owen made a forced landing at Mersamatruh, between Cairo and Ramleh, when en route to the later place…

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Peculiar Accident Man's Leg Broken. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 5

Charles Thomas Weston of Leichhardt was injured in peculiar circumstances last night, He was driving his car along Norton street…

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Electrocuted. Extraordinary Accident, Butcher's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 11

An extraordinary case of electrocution was disclosed at the inquest held by the Parramatta District Coroner, concerning the death of…

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Damages Awarded Accident in Private Hospital

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 2

Two actions, tried together, were brought in the Bonco Jury Court Sydney, by wife and husband against the proprietress of a private hospital…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

William H. Coleman, 37, living at Government Road. Homeville, and employed at Ayrfield No, 1 Colliery, was treated at the Maitland…

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Two Drowned in Shallow Greek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 3

Thomas Riddell, 36, and Miss Margaret Robertson, 28, lost their lives at Maryborough (Qld.) on Saturday, when a motor in which they were…

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Faulty Signals. Blamed for Train Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 3

A collision between a goods train and a mail train from the West Coast occurred at Kirwee (N.Z). Three carriages were damaged, but…

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Heroic Woman. Drowned While Attempting Rescue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 6

In attempting, to rescue her sister and a companion who get into difficulties when swimming in the river Yarra, Vic., on Saturday, Agnes…

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Pinned Beneath Car Two Drowned in Shallow Creek

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

Thomas Riddell, aged 36 and Miss Margaret Robertson, aged 28, lost their lives at Maryborough (Q.) on Saturday, when a motor, in which they were…

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Twin Brother Found Drowned the Other's Strange Vision

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 3

The body of Thomas Irwin, aged 40, an inmate of Lidcombe State Hospital, was found in a waterhole near Pott's Hill Pumping Station yesterday…

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Car Fatality Crash Near Penrith. Well Known Local Man Killed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

When his car overturned at Peach Tree culvert, near Penrith, this morning, William James Miller, aged 68, a well-known veterinary surgeon, was…

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Man Killed. Three Others Injured. Stolen Car Crashes Into Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 3

A man was killed, and three others injured, when a Sedan motor car crashed with terrible force into the brick coping of a bridge across…

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