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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Another Aviation Fatality. London, Thursday morning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 5

Walter Brookings, who in July last accomplished the record high flight of 6100ft. on a Wright bi-plane at Atlantic city, U.S.A., has died from the result of an accident while…

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Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 4

Mr Harry Lawrence, of Honeysuckle Park, on the Glendon-road, was the vic tim of a rather serious accident on Thursday night. From the meagre…

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Accident to Mr. John Comerford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 2

It seems that the accident to Mr. John Comerford, Saleyards Inspector, was of a more serious nature than was expected. Being a heavy man, and taken completely…

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Revolver Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 5

The local manager for Messrs. Lee and Co., Mr. A. Cowman, recently injured one of his fingers by the accidental discharge of a small revolver. The injured member…

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Another Accident Just Avoided. London, Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 5

It appears that the signals showed "line clear" at Sanjou and another train narrowly es[?]ed running into the debris caused by the disastrous collision just before…

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The Accident to Mr Henry Lawrence

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

The condition of Mr Henry Lawrence of Honey Park who was thrown from his horse near Merannie station, last Thurs day night, when going to Meraunie, is…

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A Shocking Fatality. Boy Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at the South Greta colliery last evening, resulting in a lad limited Richard Murray receiving injuries of such a fearful nature that he died in the…

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Collision at Sea. Loss of Life. London, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday afternoon. The German steamer Elsa, while travelling [?] in a fog, 32 miles west of Tarius, came into collision with and sank the Spanish steamer…

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Collision Off Gibraltar. Thirty-Nine Persons Drowned. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

The Spanish steamer Mortos and the German steamer Elsa came into collision during a heavy fog off Gibraltar. The Mortos was sunk, and 32 passengers and…

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French Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

In the preliminary investigation into the collision of a passenger train and a goods train at Saujon, near Bordeaux, on Sunday, the piontsman at Saujon admitted that he signalled the…

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Fatality at South Greta

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

A lad named Robert Murray, aged 15 years, was fatally injured at South Greta Colliery on Tuesday afternoon. He was by some means caught in the…

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The South Greta Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

The funeral of the lad Richard Murray, who died on Tuesday evening as the result of injuries received in the South Greta Colliery, took place this morning and was largely attended. The…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred on Tues day night at the Gaiety Theatre. Mel bourne. Emile Gandeschewsky, 19 years of age, a well-known- acrobat was…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday Mr Lambkin, of the Town Common, met with a painful accident, when the wheel of a bullock dray ran over his left foot, with, the result that'…

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Railway Accident. Coal- Waggons Derailed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

A smash-up of a coal train occurred on Tuesday morning near Hamilton. A train of empty coal waggons had been made up at port Waratah for Pacific…

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A Blasting Accident. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 5

[?] deviation works at Fassifern, Lake Macquarie, this morning, a blasting accident occurred in a railway cutting. Two men were very seriously injured, and were brought on…

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A Shocking Fatality. Boy Terribly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 7

A shocking accident occurred at the South Greta colliery on Tuesday, resulting in a lad named Richard Murray receiving injuries of such a fearful nature that ho died in the…

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Accident to Mr. Sam. Wall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

Mr. Sam. Wall, the popular municipal foreman of works, has been incapacitated through a peculiar, though simple, accident. He was alighting from a vehicle, when his left foot apparently twisted, and…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 8

A man named John Kannar, of Red[?]berry, employed at Messrs. Bapworth Bros.' sawmill, met with a painful accident. He was reaching over a log, whilst the…

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Accident at a Sawmill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, an accident occurred at Messrs Papworth Bros. sawmill to Mr John Kannar, of Redbournberry, one of…

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