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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Shocking Tram Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—While a tram crowded with workmen was descending a nill at Stalybridge, Cheshire, to-day, In rounding a curve it jumped the metals, and…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

A Leeds-Liverpool excursion train collided with a stationary train at Stalybridge, telescoping two untenanted carriages. Flying wreckage injured. several passengers,…

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A Blasting Accident. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

The premature explosion of a charge of dynamite at blasting operations at railway works near Marscilles, resulted in six persons being killed and several others being injured…

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Railway Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 3

Vancouver, Thursday.—A serious train wreck occurred on the Newhaven railway near Fairfield, in Connecticut, yesterday. Four freight (goods) trains…

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Aviation Fatality. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 5

An aviator named Marra has been kilted by a fall from an aeroplane…

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Railway Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

Twenty-two persons have been injured in a train collision at the Angleur railway. station, Belgium…

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Another Aviation Fatality. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

An aviator named Marra, when flying it a great height, fell to the ground through his biplane collapsing. Marra was killed…

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Aviation Fatality at Rome. a Venturesome Airman. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 5

M. Marra, the aviator whose death has been reported, ventured aloft in bad weather, disregarding the warnings of his wife and friends. He had seemingly conquered the strong wind,…

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Football Field Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

Our linton correspondent states that while playing in a senior tirade football match with the Morpeth team on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday last, Mr. J. Innes,…

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A Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

Roy Orchard, a lad 14 years of age, who resides with his parents in Barton-street. Kurri, was seriously injured in a sulky accident at about 6 o'clock on Thursday evening. Orchard and a lad…

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Result of a Tram Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

Mrs Kennedy, of Young-street, Annandale, who fell from a tramear at the Mosman Wharf, Circular Quay, on the 22nd of last month, died in the Sydney…

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Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

A carter named John Branch, residing in Fitzroy-street, East Maitland, was injured in a train Melbourne-street this afternoon. He was driving a cart along the street, and apparently…

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Accident at Whilburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 4

A wheeler named John Richards, had his leg brokes in Whitburn mine on Monday night (writes our Greta correspondent). Richards was steadying two full skips…

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Motor Car Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

The action brought by Evelyn Aboon of the Gay Gordons' Company, against one M'Carthy, for injuries caused by a motor car running into a hole in the…

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Thirty Persons Drowned. St. Petersburge, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

Thirty persons were drowned through the sinking of an overcrowded ferry boat on the River Volga…

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A Shocking Accident. Man's Arm Torn Off

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 4

A shocking fatal accident Occurred at Fawcett, Tasmania, the victim being a young man named John Denholm. He was engaged crushing limestone in a…

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Accident Compensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

Sir Joseph Ward, moved tim following resolution:—"That it is in the best interests of the Empire that there should be more uniformity throughout the centres and dependencies…

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Accident to a Doctor. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 2

Dr. Cardell Oliver, after visiting a patient at Murrurundl, was riding home when his horse got out of control. Galloping at a terrific pace, the animal…

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Railway Ganger Killed Fatality at Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 4

A ganger named Edward Blunt was run over by the Brisbane mail train, close to the local railway station late last night, and received such terrible injuries that he died at…

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Serious Railway Collision. No Loss of Life. Thousands of Pounds Damages. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 4

A big railway smash occurred at Parramatta this morning. It appear's a train was standing in what is known as the "back platform" line ready to star, for Sydney…

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