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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

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Heavy Death Roll Street Accidents in Britain. Total Grows. London, April 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 12

A Home Office return shows that street accidents in 1928 were: England and Wales, killed 5489, injured 15,055;…

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Not Serious Damage to Moir's Plane. Accident When Near Aerodrome. London, April 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 12

Captain Moir and Flight-Lieut. Owen proceeded to Alexandria to meet the Vickers-Siddeloy exports to arrange aerial transport to…

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Killed by Train Accident at Lidcombe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 7

While walking along the railway line near Lidc[?]mbe Railway Station, on Tuesday afternoon, Gordon Sheridan. 45, of Lidcombe, was run down…

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Drowning Fatality Manager of Raglan Estate. Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

Alexander Allan Ross, employed by Mr. J. K. Mackay, as manager of Raglan Estate, was drowned at 8 o'clock this morning, while crossing…

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Tram and Motor. Collision at Moore Park. Three Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

In a collision between a tram and a motor lorry at Moore Park to-day, three parsons were injured. Francis Smith, 58, labourer,…

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Tram and Motor Lorry Collision at Moore Park. Three Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2

In a collision between a tram and motor lorry in Moore Parle to-day, three poisons were injured, namely, Francis Smith, aged 58, a laborer, concussion…

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Collision' with Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 6

As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and a tram car at North Sydney, at about 5 o'clock on Sunday evening, William Kelly…

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One Killed. Four Persons Injured. Train Strikes Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 4

A passenger train bound for Bairnsdale. Vio., erashed into a Ford motor truck at a level crossing near Kilmany in the Sale district, late on Saturday…

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Motor Cycle Struck Kerb Rider Seriously Injured. Two Girls Have Narrow Escape. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 3

John demerits, aged 33, a salesman, sustained concussion and a probablefracture of the skull when his motorcycle struck the kerb at Double Bay…

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Newcastle Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 6

Knocked down by a motor car in Bibbay-street Hamilton, early on Sunday morning, Erie' John Whittaker, suffered serious injuries to the…

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Motor Accidents Week-end List. Woman Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Julia Mary Clark, aged 54 years, of Richmond, was killed, and Mrs. Bessle Gundlach, of Richmond, and her son, Robert, were injured…

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Motor Accident. Boy Committed to Institution

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

A boy, 15 years of age, who was charged in the Children's Court at West Maitland this afternoon, with having inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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Drowning Fatality A. A. ROSS

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 5

Whilst driving across the Williams river near Cangon at 9 a.m. Monday, Mr. Alexander Andrew Ross, Manager of Raglan Station…

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Shooting Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 4

The inquest regarding the death of Robert Gillespie will be held at the West Maitland Courthouse on Friday afternoon. Gillespie was…

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Motor Fatality Woman Succumbs to Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Laura Veruon, 50, who was driving a motor car when it dropped over a bank on to the railway line at Collins-place, Melbourne, on…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a motor accident occurred a few miles from Port Macquarie on the North Coast State Highway at a dangerous spot…

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Motor Cycle Accident Flesh Torn From Heel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 6

This morning, while he was riding on the back of a motor-cycle on the Greta Main road, the right foot of Frederick Goodwin, aged 15, of Yango…

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Shooting Affray One Man Killed. Another Critically Injured. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 5

A shooting affray occurred at a garage at the corner of Flinders and Albion streets, Darlinghurst, early this morning…

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Accident at Sawmill

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 2

Mr Harry Cox, a single man, aged about 25, residing on Bridgman-road, met with a painful accident at Messrs Gould Bros. sawmill to-day. He is…

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Drowned in Bath

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

Mrs. Sheedy and her five-year old son were found drowned in a bath at their house at New Lambton late on Tuesday afternoon…

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