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Accidents, 1910

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Serious Accident. Old Lady's Fearful Injuries. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 2

At Kempsey to-day Mrs Egan, 81 years of age while driving, was thrown out on to the roadway. She sustained fearful face lacerations and had both jaws…

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Steamers in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

The large steamer Suevic, outward bound for London, collided in the harbour to-day with the North Coast steamer Brundah. The latter was considerably damaged, but…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

The Balmain ferry steamer Lady Northcote collided with the steam lighter Growers' Friend in the harbour late last night. The impact was very severe, and the latter…

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Attack of Chinese Pirates. the Pirates Dislodged. Two Boat Loads Drowned. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

Further particulars in regard to the storming and capturing of the island of Colowan in Maccio by Chinese pirates show that the Portuguese cruiser gunboat dislodged the…

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Accident to Army Airship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

The army airship Beta has met with an accident. While journeying from Aldershot to Bournemouth she broke a crank and was compelled to descend at Andover…

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This Steamer Collision in Black Sea

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

There is a statement at Odessa to the effect that 600 persons perished as the result of the collision between the passenger steamer Lowky and a freight…

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Steamer Collision in Sydney. Harbour. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

At 1 o'clock to-day the White Star liner Cevie collided with the North Coast steamer Duranbah between Circular Quay and Miller's Point. The Duranbah…

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Collision in Darling Harbor Lighter Sunk. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

Strortly before midnight on Thursday, the Bnliiinin Perry Company's steamer, Lady Northeote, collided with the lighter, Grower's Friend, in Durling…

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Acetylene Gas Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 4

Mr. H. Threffo, of Vincent-street, Cessnock, was the victim of an acetylene gas explosion the other day, which might have had serious results. It appears…

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A Coaching Accident. Bolt and a Capsize

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 13

While the coach from Wellington to Mudgee was coming down a hill known as Devil's Elbow the horses bolted owing to the wheels skidding on the wet surface of…

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English Aviation Competition. Frightful Accident. Celebrated Aeronautist Killed. London, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 7

Hon. C. S. Rolls was biplaning in the Alighting Competition at Bournemouth, and while making a sudden descent, caused by the air pressure on the back tails breaking the pivots, he lost power…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Victorian Trains Collide. Eight Persons Killed—many Injured. Melbourne, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

A terrible railway accident happened at Richmond, three miles out of Melbourne, this morning, when the 8.37 Elsternwick train crashed into the 8.20 train from Brighton…

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French Officers Drowned. Fatality in Indo-china. London, July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

A boating fatality has occurred in French Indo-China. A boat containing General Deyebelle, commander of the Third Brigade in that colony and the chief medical…

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Railway Collision. Nine People Killed. About Sixty Injured. Stationary Train Run Into. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

THE 8.20 train this morning from Brighton Beach was standing at Richmond Station, when the 8.37 train from Elsternwick dashed into it, telescoping the…

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The Railway Disaster Nine Killed—110 Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

In connection with the appalling railway accident on the Richmond line, three miles from Melbourne, on Monday morning, and some particulars of which were published…

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General Gables. London, July 18. the Canadian Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

The Canadian Northern Railway Company declares that many reports of the accident to the immigrant train were exaggerated. The company declares that nobody was injured…

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Her Second Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 5

Amongst the patients treated by Dr. Weigall, was Miss Reddish, of Brighton, who has had a particularly trying experience of railway travelling. She was in one of the trains that…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Victorian Trains Collide. Eight Persons Killed—Many In. jured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A terrible railway accident happened at Richmond, three miles out of Melbourne, on Monday morning when the 8.37 Elstemwick train crashed into the…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon Strange Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

William O'Sullivan, an employee of the nicipal Council, was working in the council, at Camperdown, when he fell, striking his on the sharp end of the handle of a whe[?]…

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South Coast Colliery Accident. Sixteen Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 3

The little mining village of Helensburgh was on Tuesday morning the scene of an accident which would, had it occurred a few seconds earlier, have added many more…

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