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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Motor Fatality in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 16

A fatal motor accident occurred in Melbourne on Friday night. At about halfpast seven o'clock. John Fisher, jun., galvanised iron manufacturer, of a…

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The Motor Car Fatality. Further Details. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 7

The terrible motor catastrophe near Denman was naturally the all-aborbing subject of conversation here yesterday and last night. News of the dreadful accident did…

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A Triple Collision. Tramcar Mourning Coach, and Cyclist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 9

A collision between un electric tram mourning coach and a cyclist occurred in George-street West, Sydney on Thursday afternoon, with the result that the driver of…

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Railway Disasters. Thirty Passengers Injured. London, July 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 3

The Birmingham-Llandudno express ran into an empty train at Crewe, travelling at 20 miles an hour, with the result that 30 passengers were injured, chiefly by falling…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 4

Alexander Samuels, a wheeler, employed at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery, sustained severe injuries at about one o'clock yesterday as the result of a fall of coal. He…

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Floods in Nicaragua. Many People Drowned. New York, Aug. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 5

[?] are reported to have occurred in [?] They are described as the worst for a generation. Fifty people have been drowned…

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Suffocated in a Bathroom. Remarkable Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Dr. Lloyd Gill, a young medical officer, residing at St. Kilda (Melbourne), spent some hours in playing tennis at the residence of Mr…

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—THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public we[?]. Wednesday, August 9. 1911. Motor Car Fatality. Resumption of Inquest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 2

The inquest as to the cause of death of the late James Mackay, adjourned from Monday, 30th ultimo, was continued at the local court house on…

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Motoring Fatality. Paris, Aug. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 5

Ten medical students worn motoring after a festive gathering, when a tyre burst, and the motor dashed into a barber's shop. Four of the ocupants of the car were killed…

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Steamer Collision. Heavy Mortality. Gibraltar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 5

During a fog the British steamer Silverton came into collision with the French steamer Emir, near Turifa. The Emir foundered, and the crow of 24 and 69 passengers were drowned…

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The Denman Motor Car Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 3

The inquest in re the cause of death of the late James Mackay, adjourned from Monday, 30th ultimo, was Continued at the Muswenbrock Courthouse on Monday, before Mr…

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The Denman Motor Car Fatality. Inquest Concluded. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 5

Resuming on Tuesday morning, the coroner hoard additional evidence. The jury retired, and after deliberating two hours, returned into court with the following…

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Collision in a Fog. Great Loss of Life. Gibraltar, August 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

During a fog the British steamer Silverton collided with the French steamer Emir near Tarifa, on the extreme south coast of Spain. The Emir foundered. Twenty-four…

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The Muswellbrook Fatality. Verdict of the Jury. Shire Council and Driver Censured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 2

AFTER an exhaustive inquiry, lasting over three days, a jury of six on Wednesday night came to the following conclusion regarding the…

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Fire on a Collier. Two Officers Injured. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

A fire, resulting in serious injury to two officers, occurred early this morning in the officers' quarters of the collier Wallarah, while lying at Catherine Hill Bay. Chief Officer…

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A Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

A carter named John Carroll, was backing a pair of horses into a lorry when he was struck in the stomach by the pole of the waggon, sustaining a ruptured liver and other internal…

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Steamers in Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 5

London ,Thursday.—The steamers Silverton[British] and Emir (French) col[?] in a fog off the coast of Spain. The Emir foundered. Twenty-four of…

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Denman Motor Car Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 7

inquest in re the cause of death of the [?] Mackay, adjourned from Monday, [?] was continued at the Muswell[?] Courthouse on Monday, before Mr…

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Burning Fatality. Old Man's Dreadful Ordeal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 10

A shocking burning fatality occurred at Newman's Gully, near Tambaroora. The Coroner at Hill End. Mr. W. F. Hodge, received word that the body of an old-age pensioner…

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Denman Motor Oar Fatality. The Verdict

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 3

The inquest at Muswellbrook concerning,the motor car fatality near Deaman, wereby three parsons were drowned, was concluded on Wednesday…

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