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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 101

Collision in Hunter-street

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 3

About 11 o'clock on Sunday night, the intersection of Hunter and pacific Streets was the scone of a collision between a motor car, driven by…

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Thirteen Injured. Lorry Strikes Post

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 3

Thirteen persons were injured, two critically, in a smash at Newtown, carly on Sunday morning. A motor lorry driven by Stanley…

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Engineer's Death Richmond-main Fatality. the Inquest

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

Mr. J. T. Richards, Coroner, held an inquiry at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse concerning the death of the late Mr. Albert Saniaville (48), chief…

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Shooting Fatality in Mulbring Ranges. Holmesville Man's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 14

Callaghan Valley, in the Mulbring Ranges, was the scene of a shooting fatality on 5th inst., when Edward O'Donnell, a resident of…

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Chemical Explosion. Two Men Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 6

Two men worn severely injured by an explosion of a large chemical drum at a coachbuilding factory at Becehworth, Vic…

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Fatally Injured Struck by Motor Truck

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 9

Edgar Fish, 5, of Davies-street, Moonee Ponds, who was taken to Melbourne Hospital on Monday, with and lung injuries, died early…

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Man Killed. Swept From Lorry. Three Others Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 16

When two motor lorries colljded on the main Southern-road just outside Bewral on Monday afternoon one man was killed, and three other men were…

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Singleton Crash Car Collides with Telegraph Post. Two Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 14

An Essex car, driven by John Charles Smith (21), of Ingall-street, Mayfield with five girls and six men as passengers, left Newcastle late on Saturday…

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Submarine Disaster H47 Sunk in Collision. Twenty-one Men Missing. London, July 9

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

H.M. submarine H47, which was launched in 1918, was sunk after collision with submarine L12 in St. George's Channel. There are two survivors of H47. One man is missing from L12…

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Motor Accidents Question of Hospital Costs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 4

The question of providing the cost of treatment of the victims of motor car accidents in public hospital will engage the attention of the…

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Motor Accidents. Pedestrians Largely to Blame. Coroner's Comments. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 5

"If pedestrians took due precautions, they would have little chance of being run over. In the majority of cases they are…

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Many Motor Accidents. New York, July 5

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

A nation-wide survey at present shows that 159 people lost their lives celebrating the fourth of July, Independence…

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Fatally Crushed. Accident on Wharf. Brisbane

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

James Griffiths, a waterside wo[?] who was crushed between a sling of cargo and the ship's side on Monday, died this morning…

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Gun Accident Youth's Serious Condition. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1929 · page 4

Kenneth Hardwick, 15, was hunting a fox at adelog, and stooped down to look in a hollow log, when his gun exploded…

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Deputy's Death Struck by Motor Car. Verdict of Accidental Death Cessnock

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

Mr. J. T. Richards, District Coroner, held an inquest at Cessnock Court House to-day into the death of David Keirs, 61 of Gretamain, who died in…

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Cars in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 2

Three occupants of a motor car were injured in a collision between their vehicle and another car near the corner of Station-street and…

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Football Accidents. Injured in Play at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 2

Newcastle Ambulance took six footballers to hospital on Saturday afternoon. The injured were G. McKenzie, 94…

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Man Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 2

Frederick Lindsay Crocker, 24, died at Broken Hill on Sunday morning from injuries caused by a head-on collision with a motor car while riding…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 2

John Charles Holland, aged 23 years, of Surray Hills, suffered a fracture of the skull when a motor cycle and sidecar collided with a…

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Woman Critically Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 July 1929 · page 2

A woman, believed to be Mrs. M. Smart, aged 60 years, of Eastwood, was critically injured on Sunday afternoon, when she was knocked down by…

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