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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Sad Fatality Near Cessnock. Young Girl Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred on the Allandale Road near Cessnock, on Friday. The daughter of Mr. John Dederer, of Allandale, aged 18 years, was being driven…

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Sad Drowning Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 4

When Mr. Fred Sugden of Albion-street, reached his home inst evening after spending the holiday at Newcastle, he received a telegram informing him of the sad news…

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Collision in Bohemia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 5

An express train from Vienna came into collision with a goods train in Bohemia. Six carriages were wrecked. Eleven people were killed, and 20 others were injured…

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Unfortunate Wedding Incident. Four People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 5

A sensation was caused at Linton, Victoria, by the capsize of a phaeton, containing four wedding guests, who were driving from the ceremony. of the Roman Catholic…

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South Allandale Drowning Case. Inquest at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1909 · page 6

The Wollombi district corner (Mr. C. Morley J.P.) held a magisterial inquiry at Cessnock Courthouse yesterday afternoon, touching the death of Margaret…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1909 · page 4

A very painful accident happened this morning to Mrs. William Crowe, senior, at her residence in Carrington Terrace, by which, in consequence of a seizure of giddiness, she fell and sustained a…

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Terrible Burning Accident. Two Children Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1909 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon a terrible burning accident whereby two children lost their lives, and a third member of the family was rather seriously injured, occurred at the house of Mr. Edgar…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

On Sunday last Henry Lewes, aged 19, only son of Mr A. H. Lewes, formerly of Branxton, was drowned at the beach en trance to the Tuggerah Lakes. Mr Reg…

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Victorian Bathing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

At the buck each, Sorrento (Vic. Eleanor Beatrice .Price (22), daughter of Mr. C. S. Price, of the firm of Price and Price, solicitors, Melbourne, went into bathe with…

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Collision in a Fog

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 4

The cable steamer Telcoma rammed the P. and O. Co.'s steamer Nile, outward bound for Calcutta, while anchored dur ing a fog off the Nore. The Nile…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning. a Courageous Rescue

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

Since the beginning of the hot weather the river has proved a great attraction to bathers, and at all hours of the day and night scores of people have enjoyed…

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Our Singleton Letter. Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Phillip Saunders, 12 years of ago, a son of Mr. A. F. Saunders, photographer, accompanied by a couple of companions about his own age, was…

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Shocking Double Fatality. Woman Burned, Lodger Suffocated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

A fire occurred in a four-roomed brick cottage at Ermington, near Ryde, on Christmas morning, resulting [?] Mrs Elizubeth Moore, a widow, [?] years of…

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Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

Richard Hibbs a fisherman, was over taken by the Northern express in the Hawkesbury tunnel this morning, and sustained shocking injuries. His left hand…

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Accident to Rev. C. N. Mell, B.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

Rev. C, N. Moll, B.A. principal of the Scone Grammar School, and son-in-law of Archdeacon Tollis, of East Maitland, met with a painful accident recently. While opening a bottle of ammonia,…

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Terrible Burning Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon a terrible burn ing accident whereby two children lost their lives, and a third member of the family was rather seriously injured,…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 3

AN accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Benalla, Victoria, as the result of which two children lost their lives, and a third…

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Accident to Rev. C. N. Mell, B.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 4

We are pleased to learn that the accident which happened to Rev. C. N. Moll, B.A., at Scone, in opening a bottle of ammonia was not nearly so serious as reported yesterday. Mr. Mell writes to…

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