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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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A Sad Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 6

A Bulga native, In the person of Mr. Gerald Eather, of Henriendi Station, Bann Baa, in the Narrabri district, met with an intimely end on Monday afternoon. From…

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Channel Collision Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 5

The Admiralty Court Is hearing cross actions for damages in connection with the recent collision In the English Channel between the R.M.S. Olympic and the cruiser…

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Sad Fatality At Gundy

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 2

On Tuesday night last, the local police received word from Gundy that a young resident of that place, Mr. George William Felton, had been…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. Hunter and Omega

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 4

ThE Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Hunter, outward bound to Newcastle, came into collision shortly, before midnight, with the German four-mastd barque omega,…

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General Cables. London, Thursday afternoon. Drowned in a Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 5

Commander Brine was washed off the decks of the St. Vincent in a gale in the channel and drowned…

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Sad Fatality Near Gundy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 1

A message was received in Aberdeen at 11 o'clock on Tuesday night to the effect that Mr. W. Felton, of Gundy, had met his death by drowing, whilst fishing in the Page…

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Picton Lakes Collision. Regulations Disregarded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 4

The inquiry held by the Railway Department into the recent accident ton Lakes in which a collision took place between the Melbourne express train and…

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Lost in a Gale. British Commander Drowned London, Nov. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 5

Two of the battleship st. vincont's life boats made gallant efforts to rescne commander Brine. Although there was a tremendous sea running at the time, the whole of the crew…

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Harbour Collision. Hunter and Omega

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 4

The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Hunter, outward bound to Newcastle, came into collision, shortly before midnight on Thursday,…

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Fatality at a Fishing Party. Man Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 5

A party of residents of Anna Bay were fishing from the rocks at Boat Harbour, when a young man named Harold Robinson was drowned. He had Just caught a…

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Motor Fatality. Savannah, Nov. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 5

Mr. J. Mckay, motorist, was killed through his ear overturning while he was practising for the Vanderbilt Cup. Three others were badly burt…

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Railway Fatality. Mulsa (Oklahoma) Nov. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 5

The spreading of a rail derailed a Midland Valley passenger train. One passenger was mortally injured, and 11 others were seriously hurt…

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Strange Shooting SENSAtiON. One Man Injured. Assailant Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 5

Between 8 and 9 o'clock hist evening a peculiar shooting sensation occurred at Risby's Falls Hotel, Sempill-street. as the result of which a well-known resident of the locality, Mr. Martin…

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Hooligans at Paris. Cause Panic in a Theatre. Twenty Persons Injured. (By Cable). Paris

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 2

Hooligans have been creating trouble in the Paris theatres. At one house they started a fire panic, and in the rush of the people for a place of safety…

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Miners and Accidents. Decision of Barrier Minority

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 4

A section of the underground employees on the South mine after several preliminary meeting and a ballet, decided that in the event of a fatal accident underground the…

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Fatality at a Fishing Party. Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 5

A party of residents of Anna Bay were fishing from the rocks at Boat Harbour when a young man named Harold Robinson was drowned. He had just caught a…

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Serious Accident at Eveleigh. One Man Killed. Four Others Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 4

This afternoon five men, while repairing a locomotive at the Eveleigh Workshops, met with a terrible accident. A crane carrying a large water tank over…

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Train Collision at Bulli. Several Trucks Derailed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 5

While a goods train was standing on the main line at the Bulli station, another train, with about 500 tons of freight, passed the signals at the…

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Lost in a Gale. British Commander Drowned. London, Nov. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 3

Commander Brine was washed off the decks of the St. Vincent in a gale in the channel and drowned. Two of the battleship St Vincent's…

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Strange Shooting Sensation. One Man Injured. Assailant Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 4

About 9 o'clock on Wednesday night a peenliar shooting sensation occurred at Risby's Fails Hotel, Sempill-street, as the result of which a well-know resident of the locality, Mr. Martin…

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