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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Tatal Collery Accident. Splendid Heroism of Miners

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 1

Richard Evans, a wheeler, about 23 years of ago, met' an awful death in the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery at about 1 o'clock on Monday afternoon. It…

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Hebburn Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Criterion [?] yesterday. before the District Coroner Mr . George Brown . J.P., and a jury of six , touching the death of william pollock…

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Racehorse Injured. London. Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

Lord Rosebery's racehorse Neil Gow has broken down badly in the forelegs, and will not be fit to race again…

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Fatal Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

Mr. P. Morgan, who has been stationed at the local Post Office, as lineman, for a number of years, met with a fatal accident on Wednesday…

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How It Happened. Experts' Opinions on the Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 4

Experts do not differ much as to the cause of the accident. One says: "In this case it is impossible to hold either the machine or the aviator entirely…

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Fatal Colliery Accident. Splendid Heroism of Miners

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 8

Richard Evans, a wheeler, about 23 years of age, met an awful death in the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery at about [?] o'clock on Monday…

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Serious Driving Accident. Four Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 15

An accident occurred at Mittagong to a local party whilst out driving, including Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson, the former an assistant teacher at the Stockton Public School, near…

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Shocking Fatality at Gloucester. Line Repairer's Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 6

Patrick Morgan, a telegraph line repairer, met with a shocking fatal accident at the Avon, on the Gloucester-road, on Wednesday, from the results of which…

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Railway, Fatality at Hurstville. Dragged to Death. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

George Wilme assistant guard on the Illawarra line, was shunting a number of empty carriages at [?] stville this morning, when he was struck by a passing goods train bound for…

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A Bolt Down Hill. Four Persons Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

An accident occurred at Mittagong on Sunday evening at dusk, to a local party whilst out driving, including Mr and Mrs J. Watson, the former an assistant…

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Strikers' Riot at Berlin. Police and Mob—Seious Collision. (By Cable). London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

A strike riot occurred in Berlin on Tuesday morning. Non-unionists were imported to take the place of men who had struck at engineering works in the city…

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How It Happened. Experts' Opinions on the Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

Experts do not differ much as to the cause of the accident. One says: "In this case it is impossible to hold either the machine or the aviator entirely…

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Railway Accidents in France. Better Equipment Demanded. London. Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

Three further accidents on the French railway hes renewed and increased the agitation fer a renewal of the rolling stock and more attection to the permanent way…

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Fatal Colliery Accident. STANFORD-MERTHYR

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 15

Richard Evans, a wheeler, about 23, years of age, met an awful death in the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery at about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It appears that Evans, with his mate,…

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Accidents at Ebbw-Main Colliery. EBBW-MAIN, Tuesday. This morning [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

[?] hamed Allan Stevenson met with a nasty accident. He was working in his bord, when a quantity of shale slipped away from the roof and fell…

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fatal Accident at Hebburn. HEBBURN

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

[?]ther fatal colliery accident occurred to a a named William Pollock, about 33 years [?] at Hebburn. Colliery at one o'clock to[?] It is supposed that deceased was working…

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Rescued From Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 3

A young lady fell into the water off a pontoon at National Park yesterday, and the driver of a motor car, who happened to be passing at the time. Promptly jumped br. but thelady gripped…

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Stanford-Merthyr Mine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 2

At the close of Mr. watson's evidence at the enquiry into the death of Mr. Watson's mate, Richard Evans, the corner enlogised Mr…

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Naval Disaster. Twenty Bluejackets Drowned. Vancouumer. Oct.101

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 3

A disaster occurred to bluciackets in the North River, New York, A tender from the balfleship New Hampshire capsized in the river, and it is feared that eight on…

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The Stanford-merthyr Fatality. the Inquest. Stanford-merteyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 3

At the inquest touching the death of Richard Evans, who was killed at standford-Merthyr on Monday last, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. A…

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