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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Late News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 5

Robert Watts, aged 19, employed at Golds-brough, Mort, and Co.'s wool store, Circular Quay, was horribly crushed in a lift which fell from the sixth to the fourth floor. Watts was…

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Mysterious Fatality at Kogarah a Girl's Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 5

The Kogarah police have reported to the Sydney City Coroner the death of Dorothy Eva Taylor, a girl of 15, who lived with her parents in Argyle-road, Peakhurst, and died in…

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Sad Drowning Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

This morning Mr. W. V. W. Thompson, solicitor, of West Maitland, received a telegraph graphic message from the manager of Dunlop Station, about 40 miles from Dubbo,…

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Railway Collision at Sunshine

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

At Sunshine (Vie.) railway station on Tuesday afternoon an engine with seven trucks attached, from the Federal Man ure Co.'s siding, ran into the 2.23 up…

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A Dreadful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 4

A young man named Edward Bates was taking part in a bicycle race on the Denman-road on Saturday afternoon, and while going at great speed his bicycle came to pieces, and be…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 3

Robert Watts, 19 years of age, residing at Ryde, was fatalty injured through a lift accident at Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co.'s wool stores, Circular Quay, on…

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A Distressing Fatality. Son Accidentally Shoots His Aged Mother

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 2

A sad shooting fatality occurred at Inglewood (Vie.) about 2 o'clock on Wed nesday afternoon, when Mrs Puckey, aged 72, the window of the late kell-known…

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Fatal Accident at Buchanan. Victim Terribly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Frederick McEnearney. a well-known resident of Buchanan, was killed about three o'clock yesterday afternoon while driving cattle from Mr. J.Leggett's farm. The deceased, who was on…

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Boy Drowned at East [?] the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 14

An inquest was held at tho East Maitland house on Monday morning by the the [?] McKensey, P.M.} regarding the death named Roy Chipperfield 13 years of [?]…

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Mysterious Fatality at Kogarah a Girl's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 6

Tho Kogarah police have reported to Sydney City Coroner the death of [?] Eva Taylor, a girl of 15, who lived with parents in Argvle-road Peakhurst and died…

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Miners' Accident Relief. Gross Revenue, £56,155

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 7

The stoppages of work by reason of industrial trouble in the early part of the year at Broken: Hall, and towards the close of the year in the coalmining areas, made…

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Sensational Accident at Newcastle a Narrow Ebcape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

A sensational accident in which a woman, a child, a bus and a man played very active parts occurred in Hunter-street, West on Tuesday afternoon. A train from…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

Mr Job Grainger, a resident of Bathurst-street, engaged timber getting for the Rosedale colliery, met with a serious accident on Wednesday evening…

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Fatal Coach Accident. Death of Dr. Casement. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

Dr. Casedment, of Kempsey, died in the Wollombi Hospital yesterday after noon as the result of the injuries sus tained by him in a coach accident last…

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A Tram Accident. Verdict for Defendant

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

Rosina Addison and her husband, Syd ney Byard Addison, were the plaintiffs in a case heard by Judge Backhouse in the District Court at Sydney on…

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Four Boys Saved From Drowning

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

A number of boys were swimming in the Murrumbidgee River after school was over, when five of the boys were swept away by a whirlpool through…

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Schoolboy Drowned. Master's Plucky Act. Wagga

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

THE death of a schoolboy named Oscar Samuelson, 12, by drowning in the Murrumbidgee River, though sad in itself, was surrounded by…

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The Randwick Motor Fatality. Chauffeur Gives Himself Up

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 1

A chaffeur named Thomas Bushell, 22 years of age, surrendered himself to the police on Friday night in connection with the death of William Boatwright, who…

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Fatal Accident. Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 5

Oscar Dimmock, who was run over by a railway engine at Tamworth on Saturday, died today…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Yesterday whilst assisting to erect a butter cooler, Mr McLelland .met with a painful mishap. The ladder which he was standing slipped, and he…

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