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Accidents, 1911

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Letter to the Editor. East Maitland Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Sir.—Please allow me a small space to point out a few facts concerning the sad drowning [?] in Fishery Creek where the son [?] Mr. M. Fitzpatrick lost his life. By the comments of the Coroner at…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Taree. Two Sisters Perish. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 7

A sad double drowning occurred in the river at Bay's-hill, half-a-mile from the hospital, at about 4.30 this afternoon. Maggie Lyons (25), and Julia Lyons (23),…

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Railway Fatality. Second Man Dies

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

William Cook, who on Wednesday received severe injuries by being ruck by a train near Woy Woy, died at the Neweastle Hospital late on Wednesday…

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Mining Fatalities. Several Men Killed.—other Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

On Tuesday night there was a dep-accident, on the Golden Horseshoe [?] Kalgoorlie, one minor being fatally [?] and two others seriously…

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Gravel Pit Disaster. Three Men Killed.—two Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

David Heferen, contractor, was working on Thursday, at the gravel pit near Boolooroo Bridge, Moree, with a number of men, where there was a face of 20 feet which resisted all…

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our Hours' Fight in Wales. [?] Hundred Strikers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

regard to the recent strike riots in [?]s the special correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" at Tonypandy, wiring on night of Tuesday, November 22 stated:…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

A telegram received from Gosford on Wednesday conveyed the sorrowful intelligence that Mr. Patrick Flanagan, of this town, had been killed on the railway line that morning…

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Constable Averts an Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

An exciting incident occurred in High-street last evening opposite Poulton's Book Arcade Mr. Harry Reynolds, of Tocal, was standing on the footpath in…

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Hunting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

The Hon. T. Brassey, eldest son of Lord Brassey, was hunting in Sussex when his horse tripped in a hole rolled on its rider. Mr. Brassey received an injury to one of his…

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A Harbor Accident. a Prompt Roscue

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

An exciting incident was witnessed at White Bay, Balmain, on Thursday, when a woman and her five-weeks' old child had a narrow escape from being…

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Runaway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

A runaway accident took place in George-street on Thursday afternoon, resulting in the wreeking of a new sulky belonging to Mr A. Noble, or Glennie's…

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The Cathcart Railway. Accident. (By Cable). Capetown

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

The latest particulars available concerning the railway accident at Catheaart Cape Colony, state that 15 persons were killed, and many injured by the…

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Electric Wire Accident. Some Narrow Escapes. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

A serious accident occurred this morning at about 9.30, when an overhead wire fell on a tram near the Redfern Railway Station. The fall created a…

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Accident to Capt. Burke. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 3

While Captain Burke, of the Army Air Corps, was undertaking a flight on a Farman bi-plane, the rudder snapped, and he fell a distance of 50 feet. The aviator escaped with bruises, but…

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 3

One of the walls of a mine near Mullan, Idsaho, caved in on Thursday. and buried nine people. Rescuers worked for 20 hours, and all those entombed were saved. The…

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The Late Railway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

IN connection with the railway fatality half-way between Hawkesbury River and Woy Woy, on Wednesday morning, when two…

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Shooting Fatality. Death of Mr H. H. Capper

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

In our last Issue we published a brief telegram to the effect that Mr H. H. Capper, one of the principals In the arm of E. P. Capper and Sons, Ltd; of…

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Drowned in the Murrumbidgee. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Cecil Date, 12 years of age, residing fit Narrandera. was drowned in the Murrumbidrgee River yesterday, while padlling with two companions…

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Accident at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

On Friday. Messrs. D. Germyn. P. J. O'Connell, and J. Fitzsimmons, met with a driving accident, which might have had serious results. They were driving a horse…

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Railway Collision. Narrow Escape of Sydney Express

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

The Sydney to Melbourne express narrowly escaped being wrecked in a collision with a stationary goods engine at Bethungra on Tues-day morning. For a moment the fate of the…

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