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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. a Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 6

On Saturday evening, Mr. Cyril Gordon, son of Mr. G. L. Gordon, was seated in a sulky in front, of the post office, having just returned to town from a drive in the…

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Serious Tram Collision Several Passengers Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning two crowded Dreadnought trams were proceeding in opposite directions, and in passing Centennial Park they came into…

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Accident to Spectators

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 5

As Lieutenant Ashton was concluding a successful flight at Salisbury Plain a crowd of 2000 spectators closed in upon the aeroplane shed, and the airman in alighting…

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Fatal Sulky Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

Cyril Gordon, a student at St. Patrick's College, Manly, and son of G. L. Gordon, saddler, of Muswellbrook, was fatally injured in a sulky accident on…

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French Raelway Accident Eleven Lives Lost. (By Cable.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

Owing to the mistake of a signalman, a head-on collision took place between two trains on the Maccadet Bridge, Paris…

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Shocking Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

A shocking fatal accident happened on Saturday afternoon by which Cyril George Gordon, only son of Mr. and Mrs G. L. Gordon, of Bridge Street,…

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Motor Fatality in Germany. a Prince Killed. Berlin, May 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 5

Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland. was killed in a motor accident yesterday. He was motoring from mecklenburg to…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Grasstree

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. Thos. Border, commenced an inquiry at the local court house, on Tuesday night 14th instant, into the cause of death…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 3

Inquests were hold on Monday and Tuesday by the district coroner (Mr. Thou. Border) on the deaths of the late John McGlady, who was run over by a train at Grasstree on the 14th…

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The Grasstree Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

An inquest was, concluded at Muswellbrook on Tuesday concerning the death of John M'Glady, who was killed by being run over by a train at Grasstree on…

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Injured by Motor Car. Grocer's Assistant Gets £250 Damages

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

Arthur Cecil Hambly, grocer's assistant, of Kogarah, was the plaintiff in a case before Judge Backhouse and a jury of four, in the Sydney District Court, on…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred on the railway near Oakey Park, early on Sunday morning, by which a railway ganger, Robert Joseph M'Garrity, lost his life…

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Recent Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 5

Justice Street held that the steamer Nera was to blame in connection with the collision with the Taviuni, and he directed reference to the Registrar to ascertain the…

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Death of John Grainger. Sulphuric Acid Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

At the Newcastle Courthouse on Thursday, Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, opened an inquest concerning the death of John Grainger, who died in the hospital on the previous afternoon from the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 2

A very sad drowning fatality occurred in the Paterson river this morning, when a young man named Edward Dries lost his life. It appears young Dries was in the act of drawing a tarpaulin…

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Nera-taviuni Collision. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 5

In the Admiralty Court, Mr. Justice [?] delivered his reserved judgment in the suit for damages arising out of the collision between the steamers Nera…

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Train Derailed. Four Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 16

A serious railway accident occurred on the Kurrawang wood line, about 83 miles out from Kurrawang, West Australia. A train of 40 trucks was being taken to…

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Motor Fatality in Germany. a Prince Killed. Berlin, May 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 3

Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland, was killed in a motor accident yesterday. He was motoring from Mecklenburg to…

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Terrible Railway Collision. Terrible Scenes and Pathetic. Incidents. Paris, May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 3

The mistake of a signalman resulted in a railway collision on Maccadat Bridge. Three coaches of a Pontoise train were wrecked, and 11 people were killed. The limbs of the dead…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Grasstree

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 8

The District Coroner, Mr. Thos. Border, commenced an inquiry at the local court house on Tuesday night 14th instant, into the cause of death…

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