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Accidents, 1910

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The Pelaw-main Fatality. Further Particulars. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

Further particulars of the fatal accident at Pelaw-Main colliery yesterday, by which William Lucas lost his life and George Burgees was injured, show that deceased and Burgess were mates, and…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

William Jackson (21) driver, fell from his cart under the wheels which passed over his chest, badly crushing it. He was taken to the hospital in a serious condition…

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Pelaw-main Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 3

An inquest was opened at the Kurri Courthouse yesterday afternoon before the district coroner, Mr. George Brown, J.P., and a jury of six, touching the death of…

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Serious Accident

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

Mr. Edward Sharp, of Wollombi, had the misfortune to meet with an accident which resulted in his lower jaw being fractured and injuries to his wife's arm. It appears Mr. Sharp,…

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The Tramway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 4

The police have been unable to obtain any information such as is likely to lead to the identification of the unfortunate man who was so terribly mutilated in the tram fatality on…

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Cowes Drug Fatality

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

In the inquiry upon the death at Cowes of the Hon. Margaret Phyllis Ffarmington, the jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure…

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Ran From Drowning Girl. Young Cowards Censured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 5

What the Willenhall (Staffordshire) coroner described as the most outrageous act of cowardice he had ever heard of was described on Monday…

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Shocking Fatality. Struck by Falling Tree. Singleton

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

Walter John Smith, 31 years of age, eldest son of Mr. Samuel Smith, of Camberwell, met his death yesterday in a shocking manner. Deceased and his father, who were engaged drawing logs…

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Sleepwalker Injured. Walked Out of Train

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

A peculiar accident happened near Castlemaine, Victoria, on Wednesday to Norman Jeal, 21, residing at Bendigo. Jeal was a member of a football team from Bendigo, playing at…

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Wrecked Train in Flames. Holiday Express in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 6

A terrible railway collision, in which eighteen persons were killed and twenty injured occurred on the evening of June 18 near Versailles France…

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Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 4

A painful accident happened this morning to Mr. J. C. Herbert, assistant guard on the 8.40 a.m. mixed train from West Maitland to Singleton. During shunting operations at Greta his…

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Serious Accident. Singleton

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

A serious accident occurred at M'Dougall's Hill, yesterday afternoon. Two miners from the Rosedale Colliery, named Harry Edmonds and John Paul, were returning home from work…

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First Tramway Fatality

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 4

Last Saturday evening, about 6 30. o’clock, an unknown man was run over by a tram and killed on the spot. It took 35 minures to…

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Ran From Drowning Girl. Young Cowards Censured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

What the Willenhall (Staffordshire) coroner described as the most outrageous act of cowardice he had ever heard of was described on Monday…

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Sad Fatality. Killed by a Falling Tree

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

Waller John Smith, at years of ago, eldest sun of Mr Samuel Smith, of Cam berwell, was killed in a shocking manner on Thursday morning. Deceased and…

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The Pelaw Main Fatality. Further Particulars. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 8

Farther particulars of the fatal accident at Pelaw-Main colliery yesterday, by which William Lucas lost his life find George Burgess was injured, show that deceased and Burgess were mates, and…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 9

A shocking tram fatality occurred in High-street opposite Mrs. Lamble's grocery store, on Saturday evening, shortly after seven o'clock while the 6.51 tram was proceeding to East…

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Automobile and Bicycle. Egyptian Princess Injured. London, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

Princes Hassan Rassem Bey, a member of the [?]hedival family, fell while bicycling at Evian[?]-Bains, Haute Savoie. An automobile which was passing caught her dress and dragged her…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 3

The man Cooper, who was accidentally shot at Moona Plains, died at Walcha last night…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

The man Cooper, who was accidentally shot at Moona Plains, died at Walcha last night…

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