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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 101

Fifteen Injured. Motor Van Overturns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 3

A motor van carrying 20 people, while travelling from Diamond Creek to Greensborough on Monday evening, was struck by a violent gust of…

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Died From Shock Sequel to Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 7

When two motor lorries came into collision in Canterbury-road, Canterbury, last evening, Howard Recton, 36, suffered so severely from shock…

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Struck by Car Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 4

While riding a motor-cycle on the Maitland-Newcastle Road, at Tarro, on Wednesday afternoon, Francis Merrick, aged 20 years, living at…

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Launch Tragedy Capsized in Heavy Seas. One Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 11

The launch Erica put out from Broken Bay on 31st ult., for the North Coast with two men in her, Jeffrey M. Jacoby and James Carpenter…

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Man Killed Another Seriously Injured. Hit and Run Motorists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 11

One man was killed and another seriously injured by hit and run drivers in Melbourne at the week-end…

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Rib Injured. Owen X-rayed. Fate of the Vellore. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 14

Flying-Officer Owen, who was injured when the Vellore plane was forced down at Cape Don, has been X-rayed, with the result that he has…

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Live Wire. Brought Down in Car Smash. Three Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1929 · page 3

When a touring car and a sedan collided at Fitzroy this morning, the latter crashed into an electric light standard…

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Fatality at Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

A motor-car, driven by Aubrey C. Kelnack, grazier of A[?]ran down and killed George T. Sims, president of the Tamworth P. and A…

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Football Accidents. Five Players Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 8

Jack Edwards, 18, living at Victoria-street. Horsehoe Bend, West Maitland received a probable fracture of the left log while playing…

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Moulder Killed Steel Works Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

Struck on the head by person of the gear, weighing about 201b, while working on an overhead crane, at the Steel Works on Saturday. Richard…

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Five Injured. Smash at Hexham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

Five persons were injured as the result of a head-on collision between two cars on the Maitland road, opposite the Hexham…

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Electric Train Accident Overhead Wires Dragged Down. Five Injured in Melbourne. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

Five people were injured when two cars of an empty electric train became derailed at Elsternwick station this morning, and dragged down the…

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Cyclists Injured Spills in Mayfield-maitland Race

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

While competing in the Charlie Taylor road race, between Maitland and Mayfield on Saturday afternoon, R. Coxon (21), of New Lambton…

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Cars Derailed Electric Train Mishap, Five Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 5

Five people were injured when two cars of an empty electric train became derailed at Elsternwick station this morning, and…

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Fearful Crash. Car and Motor Cycle. Two Youths Shockingly Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 5

James Moredith, 20, and Clance Jones, 16, not with shocking injuries at Bankatown late last night, when their motor cycle hit a taxt…

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Fatal Accident at Granville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 2

William Richard Mexham, aged to years a builder of Clements-street Guildford, died in St. Joseph's Rospital Auburn, on Sunday morning…

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Fatal Accidents Two Men Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 6

Jerry C. O'Brien, a shunter, Lidcombe was found dead on the railway line near the Well-street signal-box on Saturday night, having…

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Motor Cycle and Motor Car. Collision on Wybong Road. Two Men Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 1

A motor car and motor cycle collided on the Wybong road, about a mile from Muswellbrook, on Saturday night. Two men were taken…

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Child Shot by Father. Accident on Common

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 1

The young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phillips, of Bligh-lane was' accidentally shot on Saturday last. The child was with her father, and it…

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Train Strikes Car Two Injured in Crossing Smash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 June 1929 · page 8

A motor car, owned and driven by Mr. M. J. Lynch, of Port Kembia. was run down by a train at the level crossing on the outokirts of the town…

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