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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Accident at a Foundry. Man Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

Charles Williams, an employee at Messrs G. and C. Hoskins' iron foundry, Wattle-street, City, and a resident of Ul timo, was admitted to one of the Sydney…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 6

The French cargo steamer Circe 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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Extraordinary Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

An extraordinary accident happened to George Grant, an Albury dairyman. He was harnessing a horse, and was holding the animal by a rope wound…

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Local and General News. Mr. Fieldsend's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Fieldsend, of the pottery works, East Maitland, in consequence of the unfortunate accident he met with recently, underwent a second operation in Sydney a few days ago for the removal…

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Labourer Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 5

Percy Thompson, 25, a labourer, was ad-mitted to the hospital, unconscious, and in a very critical condition, this morning. It appears that Thompson was working…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 6

Miss Fitznatrick, a visitor to the district, was being driven to Sandy Creek on Friday evening, to the residence of some friends, in a sulky, when the horse pulling…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1909 · page 3

William Scales was loading a cart in Market-street, Sydney, this morning, when the horse backed, and jambed him against a wall, seriously injuring him internally…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. Charles Risby, proprietor and licensee of the Falls' Hotel, Sempill-street, met with a peculiar and painful accident last evening. It seams he was lending his…

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A Navvy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 4

A navvy named Joseph Hobbs, employed on the North Coast railway works at Paterson, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this morning, suffering from severe injuries to his hand, caused…

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Injured His Foot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 4

A plate-layer, named Jack MeGlinn, employed on the North Coast Railway admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from severe injuries to his foot, caused through a rail having…

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Shocking Fatality at Manly. Killed Instantaneously

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 8

Mr. William Porter, senior, who has been identified with the wood, coal, and produce store in the Corso, near Darley-road. Manly for some years past, was killed instantanes…

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Death of the Injured Man. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 4

Percy Smith died in the Sydney Hospital as a result of the injuries he received. At the police court this morning George…

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Strike Riots in Pennsylvania. Numerous People Injured. London, Friday. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 4

During a strike riot which occurred at Pittsburg, U.S.A., 100 persons were injured either by being shot by the police or being struck by missiles thrown…

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Burning Accident at Seaham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 2

A little girl named Nellie Nymn, 15 months old, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this afternoon from Seaham, having been severely burned about the body through her clothes catching alight. She…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 2

A young married woman named Annie Blackett, 25 years of age, was admitted to the maitland Hospital on Saturday night suffering from extensive burns on the body and on the left arm and leg…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter a Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

A very exciting accident that might have been, attended with very serious consequences occurred in Bridge-street at 1 p.m. on Saturday. A lad named Erie Thompson, about 16 years of age, and…

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Strange Accident. Moree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

A half-caste named William Bowdon was the victim of a peculiar shooting accident on Saturday while skinning a wallaby. A rifle was standing near him against a tree, when it was knocked…

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Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 2

Constable Bruckner, stationed at Northcote (Vic.), was crossing the railway line there late on Saturday afternoon, and did not notice a special train…

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Railway Collision. MURRURUNDI

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident happened this afternoon near the goods sheds Driver W. Fleming and Fireman F. Jones, having miraculous…

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Collision at Murrurundi. Trucks Derailed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 4

A railway smash occurred at Murrurundi at noon on Monday. An engine, in charge of Driver Fleming and Fireman Jones, while returning to the locomotive sheds, dashed into a goods truck, which…

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