Disastrous Collision. a Steamer Sunk. Duluth (Minn.), Aug. 9
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 3
A collision occurred between the steamers [?]es Gayley (4777 tons) and Rensslaer [?](5124 tons) off Manitou, as a result of which the former sank within 20 minutes…
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 3
The smack Ada Burgess arrived in Hobson's Bay on Monday, with 22 shipwrecked sailors, who were the crew of the ship G. W. Wolff, bound from Buenos Ayres to Newcastle, under charter to Messrs…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 5
A sad shooting accident occurred, at Preston (Vic.), the victim being Henry Stirling, aged 13 years. The lad's mother died a year ago. He was left in charge of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Accident. Six Ladies Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2
While a motor car, containing six lady passengers, was being driven through Inverell the vehicle overturned and all its occupants were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Mishap. Four Ladies Injured
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 7
A somewhat serious motor-car accident, involving injuries to most of the occupants, occurred in Byron-street, Inverell. The car, which is owned by Mr. N. C. Bucknell,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Accident at Campbell's Hill
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 4
Mr. C. Croaker, of Woodville, met with an accident at Campbell's Hill saleyards this afternoon. He was trying to avoid a horse, which was put into the ring for sale, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Accidents
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 6
George Cooper Nicholson, a miner, 24 years of age, was admitted to the Kurri Hospital on Saturday suffering from a crushed leg, the result of a fall of coal in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Accident
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2
A MOTOR Accident happened in Byronstreet, Inverell, on Saturday evening. A Ford car was proceeding along Byronstreet, towards Ross Hill, when it met a…
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Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 1
A sad shooting accident occurred at Preston (Vie), the victim being Henry Scirling aged 13 years. The lad's mothe died a year ago. The father was at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desperate Encounter with Burglar. Sensational Struggle. Burglar Injured and Taken of Hospital. Melbourne
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 5
Mr. Geoftrey Syme, of the Melbourne "Age." was awakened at his residence early this morning by hearing someone moving in his room He Immediately switched on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Campbell's Hill
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 4
Mr. Chas, Croker, the well-known Newcastle carrier, who met with a painful accident at the horse sale at Campbell's Hill yesterday, had so far recovered from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Russian Fatality. St. Petersburg, Aug. 21
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2
A military balloon was blown out to sea yesterday and the two occupants of the car were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Runaway Accident
Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2
Mr Sidney Ninness was the loser by a runaway accident, that will cost him a few pounds to repair, on Tuesday evening. It appears that about dusk he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Fatality. Lamar (Colorado), Aug. 22
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5
An airman named George Thompson was killed here through his aeroplane [?]ing at a height of 200ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision with Iceberg Corsica N in Port. London, Aug [?]
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2
The steamer Corsican, which [?]lided with an iceberg in the A[?] arrived at Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orville Wright Injured. an Exciting Adventure. Dayton. Ohio
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5
Mr. Orville Wright fell into the Miami River when testing a hydroplane. The machine was wrecked, and Mr. Wright injured, but the shallow water enabled him to escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Mishap. Four Ladies Injured
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 12
A somewhat serious motor-car accident, in[?]ing injuries to most of the occupants, occ[?] Byron-street, Inverell. The oar, which is owned by Mr. N. C. Bu[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tram Car Fatality. Extraordinary Street Scene New York
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 2
An extraordinary scene took place [?] an Italian was killed by a street car. T[?] hundred Italian workmen knelt around decapitated body in the middle of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Accident. Boy Serioussly Burnt. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 5
An extraordinary accident occurred at the Rack-a-rock explosives factory, Camperdown, this afternoon. Harry Gleeson, a lad of 16, was working in the factory, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Distressing Accident. Brave Little Brother
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 9
A sad shooting accident occurred at Preston (Vic), the victim being Henry Stirling, aged 13 years. The lad's mother died a year ago. He was left in charge of his…
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