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Accidents, 1912

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French Naval Disaster. Submarine Cut in Two. 26 Men Drowned. Paris, June 8

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

The battleship St. Louis collided with and [?]t in two the submarine Vendemiaire at Cherbourg, 26 men being drowned. The collision took place in fine weather…

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Taxicab Accident

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

A taxi-cab, with power shut off, and without passengers, was gong down Highgate Hill, when the brakes failed, and a speed of 50 miles an hour was attained, and a collision with an…

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A Motor Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 5

John McGoyern, 4-mile Gamp, proceeded against Edwin Bickmore, a storekeeper of Kurri Kurri, to recover £7 10s, the…

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Titanic Wreck. How Men Were Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 1

London, Saturday.- The inquiry into the loss of the Titanie, which is being [?]dneted by the court under the presidency of Lord Mersey, continued…

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Shocking Fatality at Perth. Lady's Violent Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 6

A shocking accident, resulting in the death of Miss Melba Jones, a young lady, who lived with her parents, at Claremont, occurred at the offices of the "West…

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Steamer Disabled. Two of the Crew Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 5

The steamer Tamaru is anchored close in shore off Tweed Heads. Portion of the crew has landed. It is reported that the vessel has sprung a leak, and that her fires have…

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Big Explosion at Redfern. Canning Factory Wrecked. Two Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 4

The canning factory of the Australian Pure Food Meat Supplies, Limited, in Redfern, was wrecked on Saturday afternoon by an explosion, which, besides…

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A Peculiar Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 4

A rather peculiar accident occurred at the Doungog railway yards on Friday morning last, when the tender of one of the…

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Titanic Wreck. How Men Were Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 3

London, Saturday.—The inquiry in to the loss of the Titanic, which is being conducted by the court under the presidency of Lord Mersey,…

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Steamer in Distress. Two Men Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

A disaster, which has already been attended by the loss of two lives, has occurred on the North Coast at Tweed Heads…

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Explosion Oe Gas. Four Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at Coombing Park Carcon by white four men were badly injured. An acetylene gas generator was undergoing repairs, and through a lighted…

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Accident in a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 4

James Warby, an unmarried man, 49 years of age, who is employed in a colliery at East Maitland was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this afternoon, suffering from…

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Shocking Fatality at [?] Lady's Violent Dea[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

A shocking accident, resul[?] death of Miss Melba Jones, a [?] who lived with her parents, at [?] occurred at the offices of the [?]…

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Explosion of Gas. Four Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 7

A serious accident occurred at Coombing Park, Carcoai, by which four men were badly injured. An acetylene gas generator was undergoing repairs, and, through a lighted…

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French Naval Disaster. Submarine Cut in Two 26 Men Drowned. Paris, June 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 2

The battleship St. Louis collided with and cut in two the submarine Vendemiaire at Cherbourg, 26 men being drowned. The collision took place in fine weather…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

A workman, whose name is be[?] to be Arthur Meadwcroft, [?] ing on a building in Castlerea[?] was struck on the head by a piece [?]…

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Railway Fatality. Moose Jaw (Sas.). June 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

A train was wrecked near Pigoon Lake Two engineers, two firemen, and two brakemen were killed, and 12 passengers were injured, Several carriages fell into a gulch…

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Accident at Belgium Spa. Court Case. Brussels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Sir Francis Younghushand has, been awarded £1400 damages for injures received through being run over at Spa, and the driver was fined, and sentenced to a…

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Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 4

A young man named Joseph Horne was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday from kurri Kurri. suffering from a bullet wound in the hand, caused through a revolver going off while he was…

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Tornado at Oklahoma. Many People Injured. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

Advices from America state that many persons were injured during a tornado, which occurred at Pawhurka, Oklahoma (U.S.), through the wrecked…

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