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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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A Mysterious Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

The mutilated body of George Davidson, a clerk in the employ of Anthony hordern and Sons, was found on tho railway line near sydneyham this morning . Yesterday he…

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Sunbeam in Collision

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 6

Lord Brassey's famous auxiliary yacht Sunbeam, while lying at anchor off Cowes Green, was run into by a yawl Solace from Southampton, carried out…

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A Recent Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

The Marine Hoard found that the recent harbour collision between the steamer Gowan—burn and a launch, by which the latter was sunk, was due to default on tho part of the…

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A Shocking Fatality. Struck Dead by Lightning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 6

A terrible fatality occurred near laura bundarra, on wednesday resulting in the death of Mr. Alfred pearson, a well—known and highly esteemed young settler in the…

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Fatality at Abermain Colliery, Inquest at Weston. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 2

An inquest was held at the critterion hotel; weston, yesterday before before the district coroner, Mr. G.Brown, and a jury of six, concerning the death of william…

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Fearful Fatality. Two Men Blown to Pieces SYDNEY,Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

A Shocking accident is reported from the railway construction works in buller gorge in the south island of New zealand george cooley, a prominent contractor, and…

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Sensational Accident. Lomcomotive and Drag

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

A Sensational accident happened at the level crossing at wangaratta, victoria, on thursday . A Drag drawn by two horses, and containing four men, was run into by…

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Sunbeam in Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 4

Lord Brassey's famous auxiliary yacht Sunbeam, while lying at anchor off Cowes Green, was run into by a yawl Solace from Southampton, carried out…

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Two Brothers Drowned. Bodies Unrecovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 7

The surf claimed two victims at Thirroul near Wollongong, on Sunday morning. It appears that William Nichol, 40 years of age, married, residing at French-street,…

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The Collision with the Olympic. London, Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

The damages sustained by the Hawke in her collision with the Olympic are extensive, and it has transpired that only prompt, measures prevented her from…

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Capsize of a Hearse. Two Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 6

An undertaker named Lang, and his as sistant, named Stewart, were taking an empty coffin from Muswellbrook to Denman on Wednesday night, when the…

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"When Collision Comes." Speech by Generfal Hertzog. Capetown, Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

General Hertzog, Minister for Justice, in the course of a speech at Ermelo, dealing with immigration declared. When the collision comes, It will not be between Dutch…

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Dreadful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

Whilst Mr. A.R. Lang undertaker, accompanied by Mr. James Stewart, was proceeding to Rosemount on Wed nesday night with hearse containing…

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Serious Accident at Denman. a Hearse Capsized. v DENMAN

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 8

A dreadful accident occurred last night near, Denman. Mr. A. R. Lang, undertaker, and, Mr. Jas. Stewart the driver, of a hearse containing the coffin of the late Mr…

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A Strange Accident. With Fatal Result

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 7

William Thomas Green, aged 57, whe lived at Erskinevillo, mot with a serious accident' at the City Council's electrie lighting sub-station on Wednesday…

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Serious Collision. Brussels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 3

Two vessels in the Scheldt came into collision, and sank. Fourteen persons were drowned…

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Fatalities in England. Drowning and Hydrophobia. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 3

An inquest has revealed that the into Mr. C. S. Parnell's sister, Catherine Anna, was drowned while bathing at the tunnel baths, Hfracombe, where she was living under an…

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Railway Accident. Ten Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 4

A sensational railway accident occurred on Monday at Harvey's Gully Bridge, near Molesworth (Victoria). Two trucks became disconnected from a train,…

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Collision on the Scheldt. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

In a collision on the River Seheldt Germany, between two steamers both vessels sank and 14 persons were drowned…

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Was There a Collision? Newcastle, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 5

craving in mind the late, or supposed fate of the steamer Rosedale the steamer Electra, on arrival here this morning from the…

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