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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Terrible Explosion. Five Men Killed ; Others Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 8

As reported in our telegrams in Tuesday's issue, a terrible blasting accident took place on Tuesday at Minnamurra, fives…

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Railway Accident. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5

A railway accident occurred at Salzberg, resulting in eight persons being killed and 41 injured…

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A Bum Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

Sympathetic Old Lady (to cabby): "Is the poor man much hurt? Been run into by one of those nasty taxi-cabs, I suppose?"…

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Mistaken Identity Fremantle Drowning Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 5

The man Woolfall, a passenger by the M. S. Orvieto to Sydney, who was su[?]ed to have been drowned at Fremantle [?] as the vessel was taking her…

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Fremantle Drowning Case. Mistaken Identity

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 3

The man Woolfall, a passenger by the R.M.S. Orvicto to Sydney, who was supposed to have been drowned at Fremantle Harbour as the vessel was taking…

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Paterson Drowning Case. Acting-coroner's Recommendation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 10

An inquest was held at the Courthouse, Morpeth, on Monday, by the Acting-Coroner, Mr. James McCarthy, J.P., touching the death of the young man Edward Dries, who was drowned in the…

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Tragedy at Bondi. Photographer Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 5

Two Austrians—Jaraslov Carney, 25 a civil engineer, and Zanko Holmb—journed to Bondi, on Tuesday equipped with a camera intent on taking…

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Death of John Grainger. Sulphuric Acid Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 10

At the Newcastle Courthouse on 23rd ult., Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, opened an inquest concerning the death of John Graingor, who died in the hospital on the previous afternoon from the…

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Railway Fatality. Porter Mangled at East Maitland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 1

A sad fatality occurred at the East Makland crossing, a little below the Pit[?]-road, on Wednesday afternoon, at about 5.30, resulting in the death of…

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German Railway Accident. Passengers Killed and Injured. (By Cable.) St. Petersburg

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 5

A terrible railway accident has occurred at Salzburg, on the Bavarian frontier, when a passenger train was completely wrecked. Eight persons were…

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Floods in Hungary. Hundreds Homeless. Eighty People Drowned. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

Terrible floods are reported in the south-eastern part of Hungary, and hundreds of the homes of the peasants have been literally demolished…

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A Thrilling Accident. Airman's Effort to Avoid Crowd Seattle, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 5

Mr. Turpin, an airman, in avoiding an excited spectator when landing after a flight, lashed straight for the heads of the people in the grandstand…

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Accident to Footballers. Big Drag Smashed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 15

Four horses attached to a drag conveying football players and their supporters, bolted down a steep hill at Burwood, Victoria, on Saturday, with disastrous results…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Porter Run Over and Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 5

At about 5.30 on Wednesday afternoon, a sad fatality occurred on the railway at East Maitland, the victim being Joseph Aggett, a porter. It seems a train of empty coal…

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Aviation Fatality. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 5

M. Collardoa[?], with Robi as pilot, was bi-planing at Gurnsey, when a high wind capsized the biplane, which crashed to the ground. The pilot was instantly killed but…

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Football Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 4

During the match on the Maitland Park on Saturday afternoon between Annandale (Sydney) and the Hunter team, W. Scott, playing with the latter, had his right forearm broken…

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Sad Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A very sad fatality occurred at Chichester on Friday afternoon last which resulted in the ceath of Mr. John Osmond, aged…

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Motor Car Accident. Sam M'Vea's Wife Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

Mrs M'Vea, wife of Sam M'Vea, the colored boxer, with a party of three ladies, while motoring from Narrabeen to Manly, met with a serious accident last…

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General Cable News. Aeroplane Fatality. Berlin, June 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 5

At the start of the North-West German circular flight at Bremen. Herr Buchstaetter's aeroplane fell, killing the airman and Lieutenant Still, who was accompanying him as a…

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Serious Riot in Sydney. Youth Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 5

The most serious disturbance which the Sydney police have had to deal, with occurred early last night in Parker-street, a short distance from the Central railway station…

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