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Accidents, 1910

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Serious Row at Rydal. Constable Seriously Injured. Ringleaders Secured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 5

Late on Saturday night a disturbance took place at the Royal Hotel, Rydal. A gang of plaluelayers employed there began to "paint the town red." One of the number refused to pay…

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Airship Accidents. Germany and England.london, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent, slates that the Zeppolin TI. dirigible balloon, an elaborate and costly structure, fitted with two 110-horse-power me-tors, drugged its anchors at Limburg, Germany,…

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Balloon at a Show. An Aeronaut's Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 4

Sydney Scowen was charged at Red fern Court with having assaulted Elsie Maud Cook, thereby occasioning her ac tual bodily harm, at Waterloo,. on…

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Accident at Stanford-Merthyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 4

William Hiles, a miner, employed at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery, received terrible injures at about 9 O'clock this morning by the premature discharge of an explosive…

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Accident at Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 4

A man, whose name is unknown, was accompanying Mr. Gear, of Hinton, to his home yesterday afternoon (says out Paterson correspondent), when the horse they were driving jibbed at the…

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Serious Row at Rydal. Constable Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 3

Late on Saturday night a disturbance took place at the Royal Hotel, Rydal. A gang of platelayers employed there be gan to "paint the town red." One of the…

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stanford-Marthvr colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

On inquiry at the hospital this morning (says our mines representative) regard ing the condi-tion of William Ililes, who was terribly injured at the Stanford-Merthyr colliery yesterday,…

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Collapse of a Crane. a Strange Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 1

A serious accident was narrowly aver ted in Pitt-street, Sydney, on Monday morning, when the jib of a crane, weigh ing Somo tons, was only prevented by…

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A Shunting Accident. Fireman's Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 3

An accident happened in the Albury station yard at an early hour on Tues day morning. An engine had just left the sheds with Thomas Mortimer as driver,…

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Collision in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 5

A motor-car and cart collided on Parramatta road this morning. The latter was turned completely over, with driver partially buried underneath it. The man was…

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Serious Row at Rydal Constable Seriously Injured. Ringleaders Secured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

Late on Saturday night a disturbance took place at the Royal Hotel, Rydal. A gang of platelayers employed there began to "paint the town red." One of the number refused to pay…

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A Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 May 1910 · page 2

'A' man named Albert Muck, about 40 years of age was admitted to the hospital on Saturday night suffering from injuries to his right' arm and abrasions on the lace,…

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Motor Fatality in Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

Count Oriola, a member of the German Reichsting, who has been Field in a motor accident in Berlin, left a fartune of [?]3,000,000…

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An Actor Injured in Too-willing Stage Fight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

sThe duel between Mr. Oscar Asche as Count Ilannibal and Mr. Gevald K. Souper as Tignon-ville. in "Count Hannibal," at the Criterion, Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon, was responsible…

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A Strange Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 4

|Mr. Samuel Brooker, a well-known, townsman, was the victim of a peculiar accident on Tuesday night. About 10 o'clock he heard a noise at the rear of his resi-…

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Shocking Fatal Accident. Miner Killed at South Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 3

A shocking fatal accident occurred in the South Greta Colliery this morning, the victim being a young miner named George Ford, who resided at South Maitland…

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South Greta Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 4

The funeral of the unfortunate young man, George Ford, the victim of the South Greta mining fatality, took place this morning, and was largely attended by his…

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Peculiar Accident. Smash at a Newcastle Hoist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 4

An accident occurred at Newcastle on Wednesday night in connection with the coal-loading operations at the M'Myler hoist, as a result of which four loaded…

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A Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 5

A dreadful fatality occurted in the South Greta colliery on Thursday at 9 o'clock, the victim being George Ford a miner, aged 24 years. He was working…

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Realism on the Stage. An Actor Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 3

Those who attended the " Count Han nibal" matinee at the Criterion Theatre Sydney on Wednesday afternoon wit nessed something or a truly sensational…

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