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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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The Recent Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 2

Further particulars of the death of James Cahill, jun., who was killed on the railway line near Gosford on Saturday, show that the fatality was a very…

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Motor Car Accident. Miraculous Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 5

A sensational accidnet occurred on [?] Mountain, between Wingham and Gloucester. A motor car, with live passengers, left Gloucester some time after lunch, but owing to…

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Accident to Workgirls

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—The King, accompanied by the Queen, opened the new dock at immingham, on the coast of Lincolnshire, yesterday. As the train…

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Letters to the Editor Abermain Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 7

Sir;—I notice in your issue of the 17th instant, in reference to the accidental death of the station master at Abermain, that the jury in returning their verdict added a…

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Pea-Rifle Fatality at Merriwa. "Only Too Common."

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon five boys, whoso ages ranged up to 13 years, each armed with a pea-rifle went rabbit shooting on Merriwa…

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Sawmill Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

Mr. Thos. Robinson, foreman at Wolslenholme's sawmill, met with a painful accident this morning but luckily was not seriously injured. He was using the cross-cut…

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Accident to Steamer. Hamburg July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

The Hamburg Amerika liner Hamburg 10,531 tons which has just arrived here ustained considerable damage owing to the leavy weather she encountered on her…

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Accident to a Wheeler

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

Jack Roarty, a resident of East Maitland, and a wheeler at the East Greta colliery met with a painful accident yesterday, whilst following his employment. He had…

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Recovering From the Effects of Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 6

Mr. Felix Broderick, who recently had the fingers of his right hand so badly crushed by mining machinery, that it was thought amputation would be necessary, is…

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Motor Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

While one of the Grove-Nattrass Co's cara was convoying 5 passengers over the Brushy Mountain one evening last week the driver got out at the top of an incline. The car…

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Fire Fatality. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 5

Mercler's champagne buildings at Spernay have been burnt down. Three persons were burled in the rulns and several fire men were injured…

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Motor Car Accident. Miraculous Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

A sensational accident occurred on Brashy Mountain, between Wingham and Gloucester. A motor car, with live passengers, left Gloucester some time after lunch, but owing to…

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Fatal Lift Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 5

The Duke d' Lorge, a well-known French nobleman, while waiting for Mr. J. Arthur James, Grafton-street, LOndon, fell down the lift well, and was killed…

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Miners' Accident Relief Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 6

(a) Acts to apply to mines where number of persons employed is temporarily reduced below 15. (b) Power for an officer of the board to…

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Collision at Sea. Liner and Collier. Montreal, July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 5

The Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Britain (14,198 tons) collided with and sank the British collier Helvetia, ten miles west of Fame Point, on Saturday afternoon…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Ganger's Death. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

This morning, John Byrnes, aged 50 years, a ganger in charge of the fettlers working on the installation of the new lines between the Central Station yard…

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A Horse Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

It is reported that when attempting to cross the river to get to the railway camp about eight miles from town on Monday a party of three officials had a…

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Recent Collision. Quebec, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 5

The Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Britain, which collided with and sank the British collier Helveta 10 miles west of Fame Point, on Saturday afternoon, has returned…

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Boating Fatality. Berlin, July, 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

A sailing boat capsized at Einfeldsee, Neumunster, yesterday, and of twelve persons aboard, nine were drowned…

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