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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Shocking Fatality. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

Casey O'Sullivan, 65. years of age, a City Council employee at Camperdown, fell, and struck his head on the sharp end of a wheelbarrow, sustaining fatal…

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Runaway Railway Cars. Collision in Ireland. London, July 20

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

An alarming accident occurred on the railway at Roscrea, King's and tipperary counties, Ireland. A portion of an excursion train standing in a station in the…

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Appalling Railway Disaster. at Richmond Station, Victoria. Nine Killed, and Over 100 Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 4

A railway accident occurred at Richmond Station, a Melbourne suburb, on Monday, almost equally disastrous in its effects to the catastrophe at…

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Railway Accident in Ireland. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

Fourteen people have been injured in an accident on the Great Southern Railway at Rosecrea, Ireland,…

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Mining Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

While 16 miners were Leing lowered in a cage down the shaft at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, this morning the gear of the engine went wrong, and…

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Her Second Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

Amongst the patients treated by Dr. W[?], 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. [?]Torian Trains Collide. [?] Killed—110 Injured. [?] MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

[?] railway accident happened [?] three miles out of Melbourne, this [?] the 8.37 Elsternwick train [?] the 8.20 train from Brighton…

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Railway Smash near Melbourne 9 KILLED, 110 INJURED

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

Another railway smash occurred in Victoria on Monday morning last, resulting in nine persons being killed and 110 injured. The list of killed…

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Injured Aviator's Condition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 3

The condition of Mr. Boyle, the injured aviator, is improving…

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Shocking Tram Fatality. Unknown Man's, Death. the Body Horribly Mutilated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 3

A shocking tram fatality occurred in Highstreet, opposite Mrs. Lambie's grocery store, on Saturday evening, shortly after seven o'clock. While the 6.51 tram was proceeding to East…

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The Fatality at Stanford-merthyr Kurri Jccjrri, Mondiiy. Coroner's Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 2

An inquest was opened at the Kurri Courthouse on Saturday afternoon, before the District Coroner (Mr.G.Brown,J.P.) and a jury of six, touching the death of Evan Davies, a deputy, who was killed…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. a Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 2

Mr. Edward Oakes, the leading local horsebreaker, met with an accident on Saturday afternoon that was the cause of painful and severe injuries. While driving in a…

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Colliery Fatality at Pelaw-main One Man Killed. Another Injured. Pelaw-main

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

A fatal colliery accident occurred this morning in the Pelaw-Main colliery through a fall of coal. William Lucas, a miner, was killed and another man named Burgess was injured at same time…

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Tramway Fatality at Maitland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 3

A dreadful fatality occurred in High street, West Maitland, on Saturday night, when an old man, whose identity is un known, was mangled to death by a train…

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President Taft Injured

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

President Taft, while playing golf at Bar Harbour, Maine, sprained his ankle. He is suffering considerable pain…

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Railway Accident in Algeria

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

A train at Groha, in Algeria, came into collision with a stage coach, resulting in ten persons being killed and eleven others injured…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

During the football match on Saturday an accident, of a very serious nature, befel one of the Stroud players. Carl Booth, a…

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Accident to Sydney Express Passengers Alarmed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 4

When the Sydney express was coming through Beveridge, about 25 miles from Melbourne, on Saturday, it passed a goods train going in the opposite…

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Aeroplane Accident. Boy's Hand Cut Off

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 3

A remarkable mishap occurred on Sat urday afternoon on Cheltenham race course, Adelaide, in connection with the aeroplane trials promoted by Mr A…

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Burning Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 4

On Friday morning, at the Courthouse, a magisterial inquiry was con ducted by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., touching the death of Mervyn Ernest…

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