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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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The Transport Strike. Disorder at Bermondsey. Strikers and Police in Collision. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

The strike of transport workers, although, conducted with a considerable degree of moderation so far, was responsible for a scene of disorder at…

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Fatal Aeroplane Accident. Paris

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A serious aeroplane accident is [?] ported from Gavisy. M. Co[?] and M. Robl, his pilot, were flying [?] a biplane, when the machine cap[?]…

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Cabs in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

A collision between two cubs caused some excitement in George-street during the luncheon hour yesterday. The cabs were ibn charge of Messrs. P. and C. Father, and the…

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Hussars Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

A number of Hussrs were engaged in swimming practice in a pond at Aldershot, when a horse threw its rider. The latter sank and was drowned, with two comrades…

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Cabs in Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

A slight excitement was caused in George-street on Tuesday afternoon by a collision between the cabs of MessrsCharlie and Percy Eather. The two…

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Riot in Sydney. Youth Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 4

The most serious disturbance whleh the Sydney poilce have bad to deal with occurred early on Monday night in Parker-street, a short distance from the…

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Cadets Seriously Injured. Run Down by Taxi-cab

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

A serious accident occurred in the vicinity of Moore Park, Sydney, last night, a taxi-cab crashing into a number of cadets injuring seven, two of them seriously…

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Taxi-cab and Tram Car Collide Two Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 3

A sensational collision between a taxicab and a tram car occurred in Boomerang-street, Sydney, shortly after 11 o'clock on Monday night, as the result…

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Aeroplane Accident. Race with Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

The chief feature of Tuesday's carnival proceedings, at Rockhampton (Q.), was the second aeroplane flight by Mr. A. B. Stone, the American airman, which took…

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Accident at the Railway Yards

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

On Monday night Robert Maxwell, a cleaner, employed, at the Singleton railway yards, met with a painful mishap. Maxwell was assisting in bringing round,…

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Kiama Elasting Accident. Death of Another Victim. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 3

Is. Join Steffens, wlio was seriously in?? jmi in tie blasting nceiJent at Kiama las; week, died in the hospital this morn-Mr…

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Accident at Rothbury Colliery. Miner Entombed. But Rescued Alive

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a mass of coal fell at the tunnel of the recently openedup mine at Rothbury, near Branxton, when a miner, named J. Hoskins, was…

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Cadets Seriously Injured. Run Down by Taxi-cab

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 8
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A serious accident occurred in the vicinity of Moore Park, Sydney, on Wednesday night a taxi-cab crashing into a number of cadets, injuring seven, two of them seriously…

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The "Push' Riot. Injured Youth's Case Hopeless. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

The condition of the youth H[?] Morris, who was knocked down by constable in connection with the [?] market riots, and taken to the hospital…

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Defence Minister Visits the Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

The Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, arrived from Melbourne this morning, and drove immediately to St.Vincent's Hospital to see file injured…

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Shocking Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 4

The wife of Mr. Edward Benson, of [?] Creek, Macleay River, recently met with a burning accident which may have a fatal termination. Mrs. Benson, it appears, was…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 3

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

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Aeroplane Accident. Race With Motor Car

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 2

The chief feature of Tuesday's [?] val proceedings at Rockhampton [?] was the second aeroplane flight by [?] A. B. stone, the American airman,[?]…

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Aeroplane Fatality. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 5

M. Dulreuse, and M. Vusseur, a passenger, were aeroplaning, when they fell from a height of 200 feet. Vusseur was killed on the spot, and Dulreuse seriously injured…

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