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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1929

2,016 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 101

Motor Accidents. Run Over by Lorry Mayfield Man Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 16

Albert Johnson, aged 42, living at Mayfield (Newcastle), was fatally injured when run over by a motor lorry…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 1

Quite a chapter of accidents has occurred. On Sunday week, Master Willie Brooker, had the misfortune to be thrown from his horse, striking…

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Newcastle Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 13

Riding a motor cycle along Hunter street on Saturday, George Hughes 30 of Kome Flats, Bondi Beach, Sydney, a salesman, collided with a lorry…

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Dungog Motor Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 13

After recovering from injuries sustained in a motor mishap recently, Mr. Laurie Ernst, of Newcastle, had a lucky escape from serious injury…

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Collision at Newcastle. Seven Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

Seven persons were slightly injured when a train and a motor bus collided nt the corner of Scott and Perkin streets, Newcastle, late on Saturday…

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Head-on Collision. School Teacher Killed

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

In a head-on collision on the LismoreBallina-road yesterday, between a motor cycle and a car, a school teacher named Griffin, aged of, the…

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Fatal Driving Lesson Two Killed; One Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

Two men were killed and one man was seriously injured in a motor accident on the Urana-road, live miles from Wagga, yesterday…

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Seven Killed. Week-end Motor Smashes. Many Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

Seven persons were, killed in motor accidents at the week-end-four, in New, South Wales, two in Adelaide, and one at Perth. In addition many were injured. Others had miraculous escapes…

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Fell From Ladder. Tiler Injured at Hamilton. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 5

H. Lavis, nineteen, a tiler, employed on the roof of a bank at Hamilton this morning, fell from the top of a thirty-feet ladder when the…

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Motor Truck Crashes Into Shops Two Killed; Four Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 4

In a shocking motor accident, which occurred in King-street, Newtown, yesterday morning, Michael Scully and' Ronald Hadow were killed, while four…

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Hexham Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

James Nash, 44, living at Hexham, was knocked down by a motor car near the Hexham Hotel, on Saturday evening, and sustained a probable…

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Other Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

When a Flemington 'bus and a motor car collided at Leichhhardt, on Saturday, May Campbell, 25 years, of Gunter-street, Homebush, suffered leg…

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Hair Whitened in Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 3

A man aged 42 years, whose hair burned snow-while after a motor accident, was awarded £2,000 damages for his injuries by a special Jury in the…

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Accident on Redbournberry-road

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

A peculiar accident, in which two brothers were tho victims, occurred about dusk last evening on the Redbournberry-road, close to the bridge…

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Hand Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1929 · page 4

Eric Golder, a flatter, employed at New Greta Colliery, had his hand severely lacerated, through being run over by a skip. The colliery…

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Thrown From Bicycle. Youth Fatally Injured at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1929 · page 6

Arthur Wilson, aged 14 years, flying at Mayfield, met his death in tragic circumstances on Tuesday afternoon…

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Singleton Letter. a Strange Accident Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1929 · page 3

A strange accident, in which two brothers were the victims, occurred on the Redbourneberry-road, about a mile from town…

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Train Derailed. Accident on Milson's Point Line. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1929 · page 5

Two leading carriages of an electric train, Bound for Milson's Point, left the rails near Lindfield station this morning…

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Fell From Staging. Man Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 8

As a result of falling a distance of 20ft from a staging at the Government Dockyard. Walsh Island, Alexander Marshall aged 24 living at…

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Tram and Motor. Four Persons Injured in Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 5

When a motor car crashed into the tramway repair car at the intersection of Elizabeth and Bathurst Streets shortly before 3 o'clock this…

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