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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Collision in the Channel. Two Vessels Damaged. London, June 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

An unknown merchantman came into collision in the Channel with the cruiser Sappho, 3400 tons, bound for Dungenness, on Saturday night. The Sappho was severely…

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A Heroic Act. Injured Miner Saves His Mates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

A report from Clarence states that whilst John Muller was winding a cage from Sweeney's shait, near Dade's Tunnel. the jib of the crane became disturbed. Muller pressed…

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Gored to Death in Spain. 24 Killed and Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

The Lisbon papers publish graphic accounts of an extraordinary panic, which was caused at the Salucar de Borramoda. by two fierce Spanish bulls…

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Accidentally Shot. a Hush Tragedy. Quirindi

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 14

A dreadful shooting accident occurred on Saturday at about noon. William Edward Hibbs, 42 years old, who about four weeks ago purchased the Thornleigh property from…

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Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

On Thursday a young man named William Harrison, a sawyer employed at Messrs Gould Bros.' sawmill, had the mis fortune to have one of hands come…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 4

Whilst driving a nail the other day, Mr. Fieldsend, proprietor of the pottery .works at East Maitland met with a very serious accident, a piece of steel having entered one…

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Fatality in the Name

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

The new patient had been put to bed by the nurse. Upon waking he inquired—"Phwat did ye say the doctor's name…

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A Ballooning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 July 1909 · page 3

Mrs. Meexil. an aeronaut ascended from Lowell, Michigan. U. S. A., in the presence of thousands of spectators. The balloon become entangled in high tension…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 4

Whilst Mr. Chas. Clifton, of Mount Vincent, was driving along High-street, this afternoon, in a sulky, the horse shield suddenly and brought the vehicle into violent…

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Burned to Death. Shocking New Zealand Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 3

A fatal fire occurred at Blenheim (N.Z.) on Friday might, resulting in the deaths of a mother and her two children. A servant girl at the residence of Mrs…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. a Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 5

A milk cart and an electric tram collided in George-street this morning, The cart was turned completely over, and two occupants, a man named Leggett and a boy named Roll, were nurled…

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Collision in the Channel. Whakatane Sinking. London, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 5

The french cargo steamer struck the New Zealand Shipping Company's Whakatane, 5902 tons, from London for Auckland, in a fog off Dungeness, in the English Channel, yesterday…

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Accidents at Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 4

Our Murrurundi correspondent writes that Mrs. Schononberg. who received terrible burning injuries on Friday last by her clothing catching alight, and which was…

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Accident to a Clergyman

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

A sensational bolt occurred at Manly on Saturday morning, when a horse at tached to a butcher's cart dashed wildly along Victoria-parade and South Steyne,…

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Balloon Fatality in Maine, U.s.a

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 5

A parachutist at Portland, Maine, U.S.A., fell from a distance of 500 feet, and was dashed to pieces in the presence of 50,000 spectato[?]…

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Another Balloon Fatality. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 2

A parachutist fe11,500 feet at Portland, in the State of Maine, USA., and was dashed to pieces…

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Collision in English Channel. New Zealand Steamer Beached. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 3

Another collision occurred off Dun genes, in the English Channel, during a fog yesterday. The vessels involve were the French cargo steamer Circe and…

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Accident at Pelaw-Main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

Timothy Hart, a wheeler, employed at the Pelaw-Main colliery, received a couple of scalp wounds yesterday through being struck by a fail of coal in the [?]ne…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 5

While a man named Bryce, of Tomerong, near Nowra, was cutting timber', Ins axe glided off a log and severed four of his toes. Bryce was conveyed to the hospital, where…

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Late News by Wire Sydney, Friday afternoon. Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

Charles Williams, aged 33, an iromnoulder, employed at Hoskin's foundry, Ultimo, was assisting to load a truck this morning when it is alleged part of the crane carried away,…

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