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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 101

Motor Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. Vic Creagh, of. Mt. Peerless, had a nasty accident when his lorry overturned in a cutting on the Upper Bowman road. There was a number…

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Motor Accidents. Child Killed. Armidale

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

Leslie Swan, 3, was knocked down and fatally injured by a car during the week-end…

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Police in Accident. Crash Over Embankment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

A taxi-cab, carrying seven members of the police force, who intended to carry out a raid on an alleged two-up school at St. Peters on…

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Beach Fatality. Condition of Lifeline

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

When the lifeline was requisitioned at a drowning accident at Bilgola Beach on January 1, it was in a "terrible" condition, with knots in it, and…

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Lake Drowning. Body Not Recovered. Newcastle

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

The police are still searching for the body of Mrs. Helen Brockwell, who was drowned in Lake Macquarie yesterday…

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Cricketer Injured. Sensational Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

An exciting cricket match, between Bowman Park and Denman teams, had a sensational ending on Saturday. The Bowman Park team was two runs'…

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Dogman Injured Crate Falls From Crane. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 5

When a crate of bricks with which he was being hoisted to the top of Mark Foys, in Elizabeth street, broke loose from the crane to-day, Edward…

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Motor Accidents Fatalities in Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

George John Dow, married, died in hospital on Monday from injuries caused whon the sidecar of his motor cycle collapsed on Mounts Bay-road…

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Extraordinary Shooting Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 7

A most extraordinary shooting accident occurred at Mosman or Saturday, when a bullet fired from a pea rifle at a pigeon hit and killed…

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Drowning Fatality. Body Recovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

The body of Mrs. Helen Brockwell, who was drowned in Lake Macquarie on Monday afternoon, was recovered yesterday afternoon…

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L. E. Baker Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 7

L. E. Baker, the well-known inter-State player, met with an accident when running across the ground at Rushcutter Bay at the conclusion of…

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Cyclist's Death. Fatality on Weston Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Richards, District Coroner, held an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse, yesterday, into the death of Francis Howard, of…

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Yarra Fatality. Girl's Body Found. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

The body of Jessie Dunbar, who was drowned in the Yarra on Monday evening, was recovered this morning 200 yards from where she is believed to…

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Drowned in Lake Macquarie Woman's Tragic End

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Mrs Helen Brockwell, who lived at Broadmeadow, with her husband, Mr Henry Brockwell, was drowned near Coal Point, Lake Macquarie, on Monday…

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Train Disaster. Many Killed and Injured Express Collides with Goods Train. London, Jan. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 5

Two coaches of the L.M.S. Coy.'s north bound Bristol-Nottingham mail train overturned in collision with a goods train at Ashchurch,…

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Motor-accident. Death of Young Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 3

Miss Florence Annie Dowling, 24, of South Melbourne, died in the Kilmore hospital on Tuesday night from injuries received in a motor accident,…

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Failed to Stop After Accident a Motorist Fined

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 2

Samuel Jamieson was charged at the Kogarah Police Court yesterday with failing to stop his motor car after it had been concerned in an accident…

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Aviation Fatality. Accidental Deaths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 2

After two adjournments, Mr. Grant the Melbourne Coroner, returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of the aviation fatality at Essendon,…

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Stuck in Mud. Schoolboy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

Walter George Banks, 9, of River-street, Earlwood, was drowned in Cook's River, near Earlwood, on Wednesday…

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Head-on Collision

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

A collision occurred on Wednesday night a little way on the other side of Belford, when Mr E. Mitchell, the wellknown taxi proprietor, of Singleton,…

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