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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Aeroplan[?]ng Accident. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

Lieut. Boerner, while aeroplaning at Senlis, fell a distance of 1000 feet and is in a hopeless condition…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 14

Mr. Blanksby. secretary to the board administering the Miners' Accident Relief Fund. left for Wyalong to pay a funeral allowance of 12 in respect of each of the deceased, and…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

A painful accident befell an old lady named Mrs. Marsh, a resident of High-street yesterday. While standing, her foot gave way, and she fell, presumably breaking her…

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Railway Collision. Prominent Men Killed. Vancouver, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 5

Mr. James Hanrahan, ex—President of the Illinois Central Railway, Mr. Frank Milehior, second vice—president, and Mr. J. Pierce, general solicitor of the Rock Island railway,…

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Aeronautics. Fatality and a Wedding. Los Angeles, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 5

Rutherford Page, a Yale graduate, while flying at Dominguez fell 150 feet and was killed instantly, every bone in his body being broken. He jumped clear of the falling…

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Railway Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

Vancouver, Tuesday. James Hanrahan, ex-president of the Illinois Central Railway, French Melcher, second vicepresident of the Rock Island Railway,…

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Pea-rifle Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 2

A pea-rifle fatality occurred at [?] gulla, in the western, district of [?] South Wales, on Tuesday. Arthu [?] aged 4, with his young brother and[?]…

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Calls "Cuticura" Boon to Humanity Leg Injured. Ulcerated and Blood-Poisoning Set in, All Endeavor to Alleviate Intense Agony of No Avail. Cure Permanent, Dueto Cuticura Soap and Ointmenti

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 4

"My. right, lee become ulcerated six years ago when I was unfortunate enough to have a coil of barbed wire fall on it from a ship's sling at Liverpool, on the 20th of November, 1004, and it caught me above the knee and opened my leg to the…

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Mountain Accident. Woman Killed

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

Francis Tyler, accompanied by his wife, were journeying to Wyong from Petersham, when Mrs. Tyler was killed through an accident on the mountain side…

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Extraordinary Accident. Man's Leg Crushed

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

Harry Good, win of 104 Bligh-street, Newtown a passenger by the express from Sydney to Wagga, sustained a shocking accident. He was riding on the platform of a carriage with…

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Olympic-hawke Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 2

The decision of the Admiralty Division in the Hawko-Olymplc case has surprised both the public and the majority of underwriters. As the public vaguely understood this…

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Fatality and a Wedding. Los Angeles, Jan. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 3

Rutherford, Page, a Yale graduate, while flying at Dominguez, fell 150 feet and was killed instantly, every bone in his body being broken. He jumped clear of the falling…

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Railway Collision. Prominent Men Killed. Vancouver, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 3

Mr. James Hanrahan, ex-President of the Illinois Central Railway, Mr. Frank Milehior, second vice-president. and Mr. J. Pierce, general solicitor of the Rock Island railway,…

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Dick Arnst, the Sculler. v Injured, Then Married. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 4

On Christmas Eve, Dlck Arnst, the champion sculler, remonstrated with some rowdies at Manly. He was, however, severely handled for his painq, and had…

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Extraordinary Accident. Man's Leg Crushed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 4

Harry Goodwin, of 104 Bligh-street Newtown, a passenger by the express on Thursday night from Sydney to Wagga, sustained a shocking accident…

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Mountain Accident. Woman Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1912 · page 4

Francis Tyler, accompanied by his wife, were on. Thursday journeying to Wyong from Petersham, when Mrs Tyler was killed through an accident on the…

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Supposed Drowning Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon some clothing, which was identified as belonging to Walter , Long, a well-known resident of Weston, was found on the bank of the Hebburn colliery…

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Shark Caught. the Lane Cove Fatality

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

Following on the [?] of the young man, James Morgan at the Lane Cove River on Friday last [?] being bitten by a shark efforts have been made to catch…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Supposed Drowning Cask

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

Dragging operations are still being continued for the body of Walter Long, who is supposed to have been drowned in Hebburn Colliery dam These engaged in the work are…

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Railway Accident. VANCOUVER.Monday

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

Sir Donald D. Maim vice—president of the canadian Northern. Railway narrowly escaped injury 'through a rock— slide which derailed portion of the vancouver—seattle train…

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