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Accidents, 1910

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Railway Accident in Italy. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1910 · page 3

An express train came into collision with a goods train near Pavia. Two ladies were killed outright, two others received injuries from which they died, and eight…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1910 · page 2

Mr Fred. Brosi, of John-street, met with a painful accident at Glennle's Creek on Monday last. It appears that Mr Brosi was handling some horses in a yard,…

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Peculiar Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1910 · page 2

A remarkable accident happened to a man, named James Keane, employed at the National Hotel, Orange, on Saturday. He was decapitating a goose for the…

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Jockey Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 5

Louis McKay, a jockey, was thrown from a horse at Kensington this morning and picked up in an unconscious condition, suffering from a fracture of the base of the skull. He is a…

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A "Toyland" Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 3

William Campbell, 11 years of age, who lived with his parents in Ultimo-road, Ultimo, Sydney, was shot dead at "Toyland" (a place of amusement owned by…

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The Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Races. Jockey Fatally Injured. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 5

There was glorious weather this afternoon and a crowded course for the opening day's programme of the local Jockey Club's two days' November meeting. The…

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The Miners' Strike in Wales. Desperate Rioting. Strikers and Constables Injured. London, Nov. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 5

The following, official announcement is made: —"The chief constable of Glamorganshire on Monday night asked the local military authorities for 200 cavalry and two companies of…

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Two Trains Meet. Accident Narowly Prevented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 5

What might have resulted in serious disaster occurred on the railway line between George's Plains and Wimbledon on Thursday morning. The details available are meagre, but…

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Mine Manager Killed. a Peculiar Accident. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 5

Mr. R. Arbuckle, manager of the Pelaw-Main Colliery, was killed this morning, and Mauris Sanlaville seriously injured. From the particulars to hand it appears that two men…

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Accident to a Jockey. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 4

Louis M'Kay, a jockey, while exercising a horse on Kensington racecourse this morning fell from his saddle, striking his head on the ground. He…

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A Jockey Killed. Fatality at Newcastle Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1910 · page 5

Everything was proceeding merrily and happily at the race meeting of the Newcastle Jockey Club on Saturday until the running of the fourth event, the Novice Handicap when a fatality occurred that…

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Mine Manager's Death. Collision on Colliery Line. Pelaw-main, Monday morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1910 · page 8

Further particulars of the unfortunate accident on Saturday, which resulted in the death of Mr. R. Arbuckle, and injury to the engineer Mr. M. Sanlaville, show that…

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Racecourse Accidents. Jockeys Killed and Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 2

At pilliga races on Thursday a serious accident occurred in, one of the events. Tha course is somewhat narrow for big fields, and in a race 13 horses started…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Colliery Manager Killed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus

MR. ROBERT ARBUCKLE, manager of the Pelaw Main Colliery, was killed, and Mr. Maurice Sanlaville, engineers' assistant at the colliery, seriously…

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Fatality at Heddon Greta. Manager's Brother Killed. Heddon Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 3

Geo. Barnes, 28 years of age, a brother of the manager of Heddon Greta Clliery, was killed this morning at about seven o'clock, by being run over by a cage in…

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A Tram Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 5

A tram at Kingswood, Bristol, carrying 62 colliers, and running on an incline broke away and dashed to the bottom with the result that three were killed…

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Fatal Collision in Oregon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 5

Two freight, trains came into collision in the Oregon railroad. A fireman and a brakeman were killed, and several other employees were injured…

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A Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 4

Mr. A. Sarrof, a well-known business man of Cessnock, met with an accident yesterday which resulted in painful injuries. Mr. Sarrof had driven to Ellalong…

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To Prevent Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 7

The management of the Chicago and North western has (says the Chicago correspondent of the Vancouver "(News- Advertiser") entered on a campaign for the reduction of…

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