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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Sulky Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 2

Last week an old man of 66, named William Crouch, a resident of Belford, mot with a serious accident, and as a result he is now an inmate of the…

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Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 4

A shocking accident, resulting in the instantaneous death of Michael James Nolan, 53, a railway fettler, occurred near Flemington station on Tuesday…

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A Burning Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 3

A fire attended by fatal results occurred at Mullengudgery railway siding, near Nyugan, shortly before midnight on Tuesday, when the caretaker's house was…

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Accident in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 4

Shortly before 6 o'clock last evening a little boy named Albert Frderick Pascoe, seven years of age, and son of Mr. T. W. Pascoo, bootmaker, met with a painful…

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An Edinburgh Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 5

James Neilson a stage hand who was injured at the Edinburgh fire, through jumping out of a window, has succumbed to his injuries…

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Miner Seriously Injured. at Stanford Merthyr. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 5

A miner named W. Roberts received a compound fracture of the log and abrasions to the face and arms, while working in Stanford-Merthyr colliery this morning. The…

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Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 4

Adelaide, Friday.—A train for Mitcham, from Adelaide, crashed Into several trucks loaded with sand, which unaccountably got on to the main line…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

Mr J. Short, of Binglebra, met with a nasty accident on Saturday last. He slipped on the steps at the Court House Hotel, and falling…

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The Kimberley Railway Accident. Director Arrested. Capetown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 5

The director of the Kowie railway has been arrested for culpable homicide in regard to the fatal railway accident on the Kimberley line, near Grahamstown, on April 23, at…

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Terrible Drowning Fatality. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

A teacher and seven school boys were drowned while bathing at Settourade, Westphalia…

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Found on the Beach. Sydney Lady Drowned. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

This morning the body of Mrs. Alice Lawson, wife of Mr. James Lawson, of Sydney was found washed up on the beach near the Reserve. Deceused and her husband…

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Monoplane Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

London, Friday.—A monoplane, carrying Lieutenant Dupuys and Pierre Bournique, fell from a height of 250 feet in Paris. The former was killed, and his…

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The Monoplane Fatality. Paris, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 5

The aviator Mr. Pierre Marie injured by the fall of a monoplane at Rheims, has succumbed to his injuries…

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Aeroplane Fatality. French Minister Killed. Paris, May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 3

The aviation race from Paris to Madrid being on Sunday. There were 20 starters. besides nine military airmen, who intend to fly as far as the frontier…

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Aviation Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 4

Paris, Sunday.-Twenty aviators started in a race from Paris to Madrid, which commenced to-day. Nine, military, officers also started, but they will withdraw…

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The Aeroplane Fatality. How the Accident Happened. Paris, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

Hundreds of thousands, of people had gathered at the Issy aerodrome to witness the start of the Paris-Madrid aeroplane ace…

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Add Aviation Fatality, Www W. BARIS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

M. Menis is making satisfactory progress towards recovery…

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Aeroplane Accident. St. Petersburg, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 5

An aeroplane fell among a crowd of spectators at Kursk, injuring many. It is feared that five of those injured will succumb…

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Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 4

About 8.30 last evening an accident of a serious nature happened to a navy named James Thempson, 44 years of age who is employed in O'Halloran's gang on the railway duplication works near…

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Blasting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 5

A blasting accident, occurred at the Kangiara mine, 14 miles from Burrowa on the Yass-road, by which two men were killed and one injured. An old charge was…

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