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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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The Maitland Coalmines. Accident at Heddon-greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

On, Friday a child of Mr. W. Horton, of Heddon-Greta, met with a painful accident while playing with others in the yard of its parents residence, a piece of railway…

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H.M.S. Bedford Aground. [?]Ghteen Bluejackets Drowned. London, Aug. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 5

[?]ter correspondent at Tokio reports that [?]armoured cruiser Bedford 9800 tons, while [?]ing from Wel-hai-wai, Shantung, to Naga[?] Japan, went aground at Quelpart, an…

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State Railways and Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Pearse, who is an ardent advocate of private enterprise for railway extension, and a very strong opponent of Government monopoly of railway facilities, has recently…

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Nursery Notes Nursery Accidents and How to Prevent Them

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 5

A very sad sight was to be seen the other day in the children's ward of a London hospital—a baby or a year and a half old strapped and bandaged to…

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Our Singleton Letter. Fatal Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

The infant named May Butler, aged seven months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Butler, of Rix's Creek, who was badly scalded at her parents residence, died in…

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Richmond Railway Accident. The Dual Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 1

The special board appointed to in quire into the Richmond accident, and the coroner's court, to deal with the same question, sat at Melbourne on…

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Death of an Infant Severe Scalding Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 2

Mr. D. M'Dougall, J.P., and Coroner for the district, hold an inquest at the Dangar Cottage Hospital yesterday after noon on the body of May Butler aged…

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Beachcombings. a Drowned Corpse

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

Benjie had talked of going westward that day after a peck or two of winkles. The weather was Joyful, a song played in color by the sunshine upon…

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American Railway Accident. Collision, Deaths, and Fire. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 5

A collision has occurred on the Grand Trunk Railway at Durana, Michigan, U.S.A. Eighteen sleeping car passengers were killed and twenty others injured. The wreckage of the trains took…

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Shooting Accident. Werris Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 5

A painful shooting accident occurred to Mr. Gillespie, a grazier, while engaged in a hare drive at Piallaway yesterday. A stray shot struck him inflicting a…

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Battleship Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 5

The bursting of a boiler tube in the battleship Regina Margherta, at Taranto, Italy, scalded nine persons, two, of whom have succumbed to their injuries…

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Beachcombings. a Drowned Corpse

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 4

Benjie had talked of going westward that day,after a peck or two of winkles. The weather was joyful, a song played in color by the sunshine upon…

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Richmond Railway Collision. the Jury's Verdict

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 5

The inquest conducted by the Coroner (Mr. Cole) into the death of Sydney Dauncey Wellington, who was killed in the Richmond (Vic.) railway accident, was concluded on Friday. The…

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General Gables. London, Friday night. Collision Off French Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 5

A Dutch steamer came into collision with and sank a, steam trawler in a fog off Boulogne, and seven persons were drowned…

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H.M.S. Bedford Aground. Eighteen Bluejackets Drowned. London. Aug, 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio reports that the armoured cruiser Bedford, 9800 tons, while steaming from Wei-hai-wai, Shantung, to Nugasaki, Japan, went aground at Quelpart, an…

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Terrible Fatality at Wallsend. Woman and Child Burnt to Death. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 3

A terrible fatality occurred at Brookstown, Walisend, last night, resulting in the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Buxton, widow aged 69, and of her grandchild. Myrtle,…

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Aviation Accident. Retiring Aviators London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 3

[?] Le Gragneux was flying at Havre, when [?] machine took a double somersault and then [?] The aviator was badly injured in the [?]…

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Steamers in Collision

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 4

London, Sunday.-A Dutch steamer collided with and sunk a steam trawler during a fog off Boulogne. Seven of the trawler's crew were drowned…

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Three Brothers Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 4

While crossing Hobson's Bay, Mel bourne, on Sunday morning a boat occu pied by Rupert Motteram, Reginald Rit ter, 23 years, Leonard Ritter aged 12,…

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Richmond Collision The Jury's Verdict

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 1

The inquest conducted by the Mel bourne Coroner into the death of Sydney Danucey Wellington, who was killed in the Richmond railway disaster, was…

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