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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Harbour Tragedy. Three Women Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 1

A triple drowning fatality occurred in Sydney harbour, near Rushcutter Bay, on Monday night. A picnic party, consisting of three men and seven…

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German Naval Mishaps. Two Men Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

Telegrams from Konigsberg report a and acident to the second squadron of the High Sea Fleet, which, at the time, was anchored oft Niden (said the Berlin…

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Sydney Harbour Tragedy. Three Women Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 10

A sad boating fatality occurred Monday night in Rushcutter Bay, to lend the n[?]of tragedy to yet another of Sydney's [?]days…

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Coach Horses Bolt. Driver Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 14

A serious accident happened to Artie Reichert, the driver of the mail coach running from Stroud to Raymond Terrace, about eight miles from Stroud. A motor…

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Hospital Fees Demanded. an Injured Boxer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 16

At a meeting of the committee of the Wagga District Hospital a letter was received from the solicitor of Mr. Carter, against whom a claim had been made for…

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Engine Shed Collapses Four Men. Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon a large [?] shed in the railway yards at Picton [?] lapsed during a severe gust of [?] four men sustained slight injuries, [?]…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Accident to Clergyman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 4

The rector of the parish of Mr. Vincent, Rev. J. Costello, met with a nasty accident yesterday afternoon, as a result of which he sustained a badly broken leg. It…

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Crawled Two Miles. Accident in the Bush

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 12

A painful accident happened to a settler named John Umback, near Bombala. He had been using an adze squaring timber, and laid it on the ground. He then went about other…

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Insurance Tricks Twenty-five Doctors for One Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 16

An ingenious window-cleaner discovered an original method of earning a living in Paris, which he practised with considerable success until his plan was discovered by…

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Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 6

Another railway accident, but not of a serious nature, occurred within a few yards of the Ipswich station. A goods train from Brisbane was shunting, Part had been taken into…

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Airship Burst Accident at Potsdam. (By Cable.) Berlin

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 4

While Inflated at Potsdam, one of the most powerful German military airships exploded and was totally wrecked…

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A Recent Collision. Verdict Reversed. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 5

The Full Court has reversed Judge Street's decision in Nera-Taviuni collision action. The Court held that the Taviuni was to…

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Submarine Disaster. Two Men Drowned. San Francisco, Oct, 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

Submarine F1 parted at her moorings in the harbour and was caught by a heavy sea. Two men were swept off the decks and…

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Accidentally Wounded Accused Released. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 5

Edward George White was charge at the Police Court with having maliciously wounded Henry Murray. The latter deposed that he was wounded…

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Tramway Accident. Car Runs Away

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 3

Owing to the failure of the electric current a tram accident, lucidly unattended by very serious results, occurred in Young-street, near Circular Quay, Sydney, at…

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Aeroplaning Fatality. Budapest, Oct. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 5

M. Takacs was killed while aeroplaning at Rakos-Palota yesterday…

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Fatality at Oxley. Young Farmer Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 6

A sad fatality occurred at Oxley on Monday, when Mr. George G. Bolus, one of the new Peel River settlers, lost his life. Deceased was the owner of block 65, and…

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Tram Smash Four Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 2

A Zetland tramear, fairly we? [?] ran away at Circular Quay on Sunday night. It smashed into a crowded [?] which was stationary, awaiting the…

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Tramway Accident. Car Runs Away

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 2

Owing to the failure of the electric current a tram accident, luckily unattended by very serious results, occurred in Young-street, near Circular…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at Ceshant on Monday. Master Victor Chilcott was helping to rope a young horse, when he got entangled in the rope, and was…

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