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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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An Alpine Accident. Smugglers to the Rescue. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 5

Owing to an accident, Dr. Shiver, of Munich, had to hold Hermann Binner, of Zermott, over a precipice at Breithorn for two hours, and was almost exhausted with the…

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A Big Gun Accident. Thirteen Artillerymen Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 6

Point Nepean Fort, Melbourne, was on Thursday the scene of a sensational accident while operations were being carried out in connection with Lord…

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Collision on the High Seas. "Skip Without Lights."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 13

The loss of her master, Captain Perrot during a heavy gale was not the only sensational incident which happened to the French barque Marechaf De Turenne on her…

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Another Baths Drowning Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 3

Cecil Hardie, 10 years of age, who resided with his parents in Paddington, was on Sunday afternoon found dead floating in Farmer's Baths at…

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Flood Fatality at Wee Waa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

Wee Won, Monday.—A sad boating fatality happened to-day, resulting in the drowning of Mr. James and Mrs. Grace, also Mrs. Chapman and her daughter Gladys. The flood is the highest…

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Record Flood at Gunnedah. a Man Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

GUNNEDAH, Monday.—Quite half Gunnedah has been utterly ruined. The flood rose altogether nearly 30 or 40 feet. This height of water cut the town in two along the principal…

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Surf Fatality at Newcastle Body Devoured by Sharks

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 3

A man named Louis Lyons was drowned in the surf on the Newcastle beach on Sunday last, in full view of hundreds of persons on shore. The deceased was…

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Narrabri in Danger. Stock Drowned and Property Damaged. Residents Desert Their Homes Narrabri

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

The Namoi River has risen twenty-two feet, and the upward tendency of the water continues. A terrible flood is threatened…

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Accident to Mrs. John Gillies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

The numerous friends of Mrs. John Gillies—the esteemed wife of the member for Maitland—will regret to learn that she met with a painful accident in Sydney last week…

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The Accident to Patrick Conroy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

In regard to the accident that occurred to Mr. Patrick Conroy on the Long Bridge yesterday, we have been informed that the cause of his falling through the railing of the bridge was his…

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Young Man Crushed to Death. a Sad Fatality. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 5

A young man named Goo. MoDougall, employed as a driver in Mr. C. Mayo's gang on the North Coast railway works, was found dead on Saturday morning at Woolla, a couple of miles from…

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Fearful Floods in the North Seven Persons Drowned. 100,000 Sheep Perish

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

NARRABRI, Tuesday.—The most disastrous flood in the history of the north-west has occurred, and it is impossible to estimate the damage in this portion of the…

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Accident near Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

Mrs. W. Fogg, of Mount View, was severely injured in a sulky accident on Monday (says our mines representative). Mrs. Fogg was driving from Cessnock to Mount View, and when going up…

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Drowned While Bathing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 3

Arthur Abraham Williams, 10 years of age, son of Mr Abraham Williams, junr., of Silverwater, Auburn, was drowned on Monday while bathing in…

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Four Persons Drowned at Wee Waa

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

A sad boating fatality occurred on Monday at Wee Waa during the rescue operations, resulting in the drowning of Mr James and Mrs Grace, also Mrs…

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The Floods. Terrible Plight of Narrabri Seven Persons Drowned. 100,000 Sheep Lost. Human Bodies Floating Down Stream

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The floods at Narrabri have turned out the most disastrous in the history of the north-west. Later particulars up to the time of—our going to press show…

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The Floods in the North-West. Highest on Record. Seven Persons Drowned. Terrible Plight at Narrabri. 100,000 Sheep Lost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

THE floods at Narrabri have turned out the most disastrous in the history of the north-west. Later particulars up to our time of going to…

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Big Gun Accident. Thirteen Artillerymen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 16

Point Nepean Kort, near Melbourne, was on Thursday the scene of a sensational Occident while operations were being carried out in connection with Lord Kitchener's visit. A shell…

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Flood Fatality at Wee Waa

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 11

Woo Waa, Monday.—A. Had boating fatality happened to-day, resulting in the drowning of Mr. James and Mrs. Grace, also Mrs. Chapman and her daughter Gladys. The flood is the highest…

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Record Flood at Gunnedah. a Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 11

Gunnedah, Sunday.—The Namoi, which rose very, rapidly on Saturday, overflowed its banks during the night, and the lower part of the town is flooded. At Carroll between…

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