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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Two Ladies Drowned. Climax to a Picnic

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 1

A sad drowning case occurred in the Sorrell district (Tas.) on Monday, Mr read, a local farmer, gave a picnic, and took the party out in a motor boat,…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Young Woman Cut to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 1

A shocking railway fatality occurred at the Cardiff railway station, some miles out of Newcastle, on Saturday, a young woman named Mary Johnson being run…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

Dorothy Edmonds, a nine-year-old daughter of Mr. H. Edmonds, of Dunolly, was playing with other children, when she stooped down to pull up a weed. The weed came away suddenly…

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Accident to Little Girl

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

A little girl, Dorothy ("Cissie") Ed monds, a daughter of Mr Harry Ed monds, of Dunolly, met with a painful accident on Tuesday afternoon. It…

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Terrible Railway Fatality. Young Woman Cut to Pieces

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

A SHOCKING railway fatality occurred at the Cardiff railway station, some miles out of Newcastle, on Saturday, a young woman named Mary Johnson being run…

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Holiday Train Disaster. Twelve Killed and Thirty Injured Near Paris

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

Holiday-making Parisians homeward bound and country folk coming into the city with garden produce were the victims of a railway accident at 11 o'clock last…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 4

A vouth ramed william Button a resident of East Maitland met with a painful accident whilst out shooting. He was with some companions, and was using a double-barrelled muzzle-loading gun,…

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A Tragic Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

At Guntawang, near Mudgee, on Wednesday, Edward Flood was driving a loaded lorry when he got off to shoot a rabbit. He gave the reins to John Daveney, but the latter must have fallen off…

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Railway Fatality. Young Woman Cut to Pieces

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

A shocking railway fatality occurred at the Cardiff railway station last Saturday, a young woman named Mary Johnson being run…

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That Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

Mr. C. Threlfo writes:—In reference to the accident in High-street on Thursday night I would like it to be known that Bellamy's trotting stallion neither bolted nor kicked. The D came out of the…

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Remarkable Railway Accident Passengers' Providential Escape

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 1

A sensational railway accident occur ted just alongside the passenger plat form at Willaura (Vie.) railway station upon the arrival of the express from…

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A Navvy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

Three lads yesterday afternoon discovered the body of a man which was subsequently found to be identical with a navvy mimed Luke Ryan, 'floating in the Telarah Swamp, in the vicinity…

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Aviation Fatality. Monoplane's Motor Fails. London, April 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

8M. Leblon while flying in a monoplane was next at Sebastian, owing to a defective motor. f[?]tn at height of 140ft. the motor sudden[?] stopping the aeroplane lurched and fell with…

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Accident at Heddon-Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

On Saturday a wheeler named Lucking, employed at Heddon-Grota colliery, was struck by a fall of coal while at work in the mine (says our mines representative). Happily he escaped with a…

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The Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

An inquest was hold at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon by the Coroner (Mr. J. Mckensey, P.M), touching the death of the unfortunate navy, Luke Ryan, who…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Boy's Extraordinary Evidence

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

At an inquiry in Melbourne into the fatality which occurred on March 20 in the river at Burnley, when two little boys—Victor Futcher (9), and George…

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Sinpping Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

The four-masted vessel "Kirte Thomas," four Antwerp, Belgium, to Port Talbot, Canada, has been sunk through a collision. Fourteen persons were drowned, including the wives of the…

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Ballooning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

Professor A. Bogg has been killed through ballooning accident in Pomerania, Prussia. The Melbourne University students have decided to form a volunteer corps of 120…

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Aeroplane Accident. Leblon Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

M. Lebon while flying in a monoplane was killed at Sebastian, owing to a de fective motor When at a eight of 140 feet, the motor suddenly stopping, the…

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Trams in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

Two trams collided at the intersection of Cleveland and Elizabeth streets this afternoon. One car was proceeding to the Victoria Park races. Five passengers were…

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