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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Pea Rifle Fatality. Playing Turks and Bulgarians

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 2

A lad, 17, the son of James O'Brien, of Inverell, went shooting with another boy named Carney, 14, on, Saturday afternoon. Both were armed with…

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Sad Domestic Tragedy. Mother and Son Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 3

The wife of a settler at Nannella, Vic., named Porch, was found drowned on Friday with her son, Stanley, aged 7, in a water channel near their residence…

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Drowned Is a Channel. Mother's Pathetic Message

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 2

An inquest was held on Saturday concerning the deaths of Mrs. Porch and her seven-year-old boy Stanley, who were found drowned in a channel at…

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Accident to Teamster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

Mr. William Sheeley, who is employed us a teamster by James Wolstenholme, Limited, had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon front Hireling with a serious accident. He…

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Accident to Bishop of Grafton and Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

A buggy accident which might have had very serious results to the occupants of the vehicle, who included Dr. Cooper (Bishop of Grafton and Armidale)…

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Boxing Fatality. Parts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 5

Boxing at Toulouse, Estirao struck Benezle, who without regaining consciousness, died on the way to the hospital…

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Navvy Cut in Two. Shocking Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 12

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday at Wodonga. The second empty from Albury had gone over, and was engaged in shunting operations, when the shunter…

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Strange Seaside Disaster. Lighthouse-keepers Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 11

At 2.30 a.m. on Sunday the Wonga shoal lighthouse, a structure 80ft, high situated a short distance from Semaphore jetty, near the outer harbour, Adelaide, was destroyed…

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Injured Turkish Cruiser. Constantinople

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 5

The Turkish cruiser Humidich has arrived at Temo down at the stern…

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Sad Domestic Tragedy. Mother and Son Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 11

The wife of a settler at Nannella, Vic, named Porch, was found drowned with her son, Stanley, aged 7, in a water channel near their residence…

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General Cable News. Tramway Collision. Montreal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 5

Two suburban trilley cars came into collision, and were partially wreeked. Twenty-five persons were seriously injured, and were removed to the hospital. The collison occurred…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

Mr. H. Macara, of the local public school, met with a rather nasty accident on Saturday afternoon last on the Clarence Town road. He…

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Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

As reported in another column, a distressing accident occurred on Saturday last, as the result of which Mr William George Lambkin, of New Frengh,…

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Fatal Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 2

A distressing accident occurred on Saturday last, as the result of which Mr. William George Lambkin, of New Frough. near Singleton, met his death…

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Motor Accident. Car Turns a Somersault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 5

Passengers by a motor car plying between Braidwood and Tarago had a sensational experience on Tuesday night. About two miles from Braidwood a tyre came off the car,…

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Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 4

Geolfrey Bergin, the 14-year-old son of Mr. R. Bergin, surveyor, of Regent-street, met with a painful accident this morning at the West Maitland superior Public School. It…

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Trains in Collision. Harbin, Nov, 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 5

A Russian military train, conveving a large number of reservists, collided with a workman's train at Horsho, and as a result 11 men were killed, and 32 severely…

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Old Man's Terrible Suffering. Injured and Without Food Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 5

A story of terrible suffering is supplied by the Brookvale police. Cornelius H. Kellaher is an old man, who for some time has lived a lonely life in a lonely hut in the…

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Drowned in the Parramatta. Capsize of a Sailing Boat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 5

Through the capsize of a sailing boat on the Parramatta River on Saturday afternoon James Norrie, 27 years of age, a medical student at the Sydney University, was drowned…

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Two Children Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1912 · page 2

Harold Bennett, aged nine, and william Smith, aged eight, residing with their parents at Jpshwich (Q.), went on Saturday with another boy to bathe in…

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