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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Fatal Collision. Two Persons Killed. Auckland

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

A motor car driven by Dr. Fullerton was crashed into by a train at the level drossing at Wallacetown, Southland. New Zealand, this morning. The car was thrown by the…

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Aviation Fatality. Machine in Perfect Order. Vancouver, Jan. 10

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

An investigation by experts shows that the machine of M. Moissant, who was killed by a fall at New Orleans, was in perfect condition immediately before the accident, and that the…

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Fatal Accident to a Police Officer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

Superintendent Gudgeon. officer in charge of the South west Police District, was severely Injured by buggy accident at Deniliquin yesterday, and…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred at East Greta this after-noon, the victim being Edward Byrne, 8½ years of age. The little fellow was riding in a butcher's cart, with his uncle, when the…

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Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 5

While new efectric lighting plant was being installed at Brunton's Flour Mill. Granville, a young man named Jenkins had one of his arms torn off above the wrist…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

A man named George Morton, 37 years of age was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this morning suffering from a severe injury to the wrist and abrasions to the…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 6

The railway accident at Willesden Junction on Monday, which resufted in injurice to fifty passengers, of whom four have [?] was simple in general outline though…

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Accident at Barren Jack. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

A telegram from Barren Jack states that the cage which rung across the valley, 3.00ft. up, collapsed this morning One man was killed, and several injured…

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The Railway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 11

In connection with the railway fatality half-way between Hawkesbury River and Woy Woy on Wednesday week when two telegraph line constructors, Patrick…

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Fatality on the Sydney Line. Newcastle, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 3

The mail train ran over and killed Frederick Herbert at Fass[?]fern. D[?]ased resided at Fern-street. Islington, and leaves a wife and eight children…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

An accident of a painful nature occurred to Mr. D.J.Ryan, local representative of the "Newcastle Herald," at the banquet to Mr. W. Kearsley, M.L.A. at Cessnock, on Saturday. It appears that Mr…

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Accident in [?]Etton Collie[?]y. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 3

While about 70 miners were going into the Hetton Colliery Carrington, to-day. riding on a number of skips. one of the skips became derailed, and several of the…

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Collision in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

A passenger train came into collision yesterday with a ballast train at Vire, North-eastern France. The two drivers and one of the stokers were killed, and several people were…

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A Sydney Hareor Collision

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 3

Mr Justice Street, sitting as Deputy Judge Commissary in Vice-Admiralty jurisdiction, delivered his reserved decision in No. 1 Jury Court on Saturday, in the…

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Another Balloon Fatality. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

A balloon has been discovered in a take near Hildebrandt Pomerania, with the bodies of two men in the car…

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Coach Smashed. Three People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

A sensational coach accident occurred at Walcha on Monday evening. George Bowden was driving four horses to Walcha-road, when the horses took fright at a motor car. The…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Shearer Cut to Pieces

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a shearer named James Mack (45) was run over on the railway line near Cleveland-street tunnel, Redfern, and fatally injured. When…

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Runaway Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

Shortly after monday on Sunday Messrs Harry M'Fudden, of Bourkestreet, and S. E. Casey had an unpleasant experience while on their return from…

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Accident to a Youth

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon Norman Durham, son of Mr C. W. Durham, of Glendon, met with a somewhat peculiar accident, yet, at the same time, a, very painful…

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An Injured [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 6

Norman Durham, 16 years of age, a son of Mr. C.H. Durham, of Glendon, met with a peculiar and painful accident. He was in the act of driving a nail into a piece of hardwood, but…

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