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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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A Shunter Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 5

A horrible accident happened in the Clyde Railway yards last night. Claude [?]obson, aged about 30, a shunter, was making up a train when he got jammed between the…

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The Submarine Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 5

The crew of Submarine A9, who were rendered unconscious by an escape of gaso[?] while on the voyage from Portland to Dover, have now quite recovered…

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The Governor in Peril. Accident at Nowra

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 11

The State Governor (Sir Harry Rawson) visited Nowra on Saturday, and whilst, he and his party wore descending the hill on the main road, near the Shoalhaven bridge, the horses of the…

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Accident to a Submarine. a Providential Rescue. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 1

An accident to a submarine torpedo boat, which almost ended in disaster, occurred yesterday. Seven submarine boats were proceeding from Portland to…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

As Mr John Crouch was coming into Singleton from Corinda on Thursday driving horses attached to the dray, in which he was seated, he overbalanced…

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Engine Driver Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 4

On Saturday, night, Charles Buckley, a locomotive driver employed on the East Greta railway line, was painfully scalded about the face, hands, and wrists, through…

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Accident and Sickness Insurance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 4

The widely-known firm of Messrs. M. Campbell and Co., Limited, desire to inform the residents of Muswellbrook and district that, as agents for the Liverpool and…

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Maitland Coalmines Stanford-merthyr. Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 5

A peculiar and sensational accident happened near the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery at about 8.50 ob Saturday evening, in which several persons had an almost miraculous…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. F. Cook, a carrier, residing in Lawes-street, East Maitland, met with a serious accident yesterday morning. He was endeavouring to get a draught horse to lead, and failing that, went to the…

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Railway Accident at Inverell. Sheep Truck Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 3

An accident occurred on Saturday night to a mixed train, which caused a delay of four hours. A truck containing several rams purchased on account of Mr. T. Bowling, Arrawatta, at the…

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Accident on Kearsage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 5

A painful accident occurred yesterday on [?] battleship Kearsage, 11,540 tons, of the American pipe burst, and the escaping steam…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 3

The widow of the late Robert Louis Stevenson, the well-known author, was seriously injured while motoring in San Francisco…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

A young man named Crebert son of Mr. H. Crebert, blacksmith of Lochinvar, met with a very serious accident yesterday afternoon, through being thrown from a horse…

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Death of Edward Crebert. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

An inquest was held at the Courthouse, West Maitland, this morning, before the coroner (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.). concerning the death of the young man Edward…

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Accident at Stanford-Merthyr. Serious Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 10

A peculiar and sensational accident happened near the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery at about 8.50 on Saturday evening, in which several persons had an almost miraculous…

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Railway Accident at Inverell. Sheep Truck Derailed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

An accident occurred on Saturday night to a mixed train, which caused a delay of four hours, A truck containing several rams purchased on account of Mr. T. Bowling, Arrawatta, at the…

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Murrurundi Collision. Dwyer and Gibson Acquitted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 3

The trial was commenced at Murrurundi Quarter Sessions on Tuesday of J. B. Dwyer and W. Gibson, who were charged with negligent omission in…

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A Runaway Tram. Causes a Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 2

A collision between two trams occurrud in Young-street, Sydney, shortly before 4.30 on Tuesday afternoon, as a result of which a lady was Injured, and…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Thursday afternoon. Fearful Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 5

Mr. Winthrop Sands, stepson of W. K. Vanderbilt, was killed and virtually incinerated in a motor car accident at Poissy, France…

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Murrurundi Quarter Sessions. Murrurundi Collision. Dwyer and Gibson Acquitted

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 2

THE trial was commenced at Murrurundi Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Acting-Judge Edmonds, of J. B. Dwyer and W. Gibson, who were charged with…

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