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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

A serious accident befel Mr. A. Mattocks, of Free Church-street this afternoon. He was driving a horse, attached to a suring van, the property of Mr. W. J…

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Motor Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 7

A serious accident occurred near Uralgurra, Upper Macleay. Mr. Le Pettit's car was on it way to Armidale, when the Rev. Jas. Watson…

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Bicycle Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Mr. Robert Watt, an employee in the ironmongery department of Messrs. Moore and Company's store, met with a bicycle accident on Thursday…

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Injured with a Bayonet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 5

At the North Sydney Police Court to-day, Alfred Milion Eichler was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Robert M'Intosh in connection with a recent mock…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Fatality. Coroner's Inquest. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 5

Another fatal mining accident occurred at about half-about seven, o'clock on Saturday evening, when James Thomas Henry, boss wheeler, employed at Pelaw-Main…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 6

Harry Winsor, a member of Singleton D football team, had his collarbone broken during the progress of the match on Saturday afternoon between Singleton D and St…

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Local News Football Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

An accident occurred during the football match at the hospital fete on Saturday afternoon, H. Winsor, a member of Singleton D team, having his…

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Motor Accidents. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 5

Between midnight and 1 o'clock this morning three men were taken to Sydney Hospital as the result of being struck by motor cars…

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An Injured Knee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

Whilst riding to his home at East Maitland to-day, Mr. "Ted" Troubridge, a slaughterman employed hy Mr. John Walsh, butcher, met with a nasty accident. His horse tripped and…

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Wentworth Swamps Full. Narrow Escape of Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

Wentworth Swamps are very much swollen owing to the continued rains and the overflow from the creek. Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred to Mr. Purvis Marshal,…

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Young Man Drowned. Washed Out of Sulky

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

A fatality occurred at Morpeth this morning, a young man drowned, while another was only rescued with considerable difficulty…

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The Hunter in Flood District Under Water. Singleton Aberdeen and Denman Flooded. Young Man Drowned at Morpeth. Farmers' Heavy Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

[?] was a fresh in the Hunter yesterday developed into a flood to-day, and a [?] one at that. The river, which[?] above summer level at the…

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Accident to Mr Southon

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

Mr. A. M. Southon, of George-street, met with an accident while chopping wood on Monday afternoon. He was swinging the axe, when it caught in a clothes…

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Such a Frightful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 4

It was the time of the great blizzard of 1891. Just below Camborne, on the G.W.R., is a lofty viaduct, at that time a wooden structure, but lately rebuilt of stone…

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Wentworth Swamps Full. Narrow Escape of Drowning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

Wentworth Swamps are very much swollen owing to the continued rains and the overflow from the creek. Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred to Mr. Parvis Marshall…

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Young Man Drowned. Washed Out of Sulky

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

A fatality occurred at Morpeth this morning, a young man being drowned, while another was only rescued with considerable difficulty…

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Terrible Gale at Sea. Second Officer Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 9

The captain of the St. Albans, after leaving Sydney on Wednesday, took the vessel two miles out to sea before shaping a northerly course. At 5 p.m. the sea began to rise, the…

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Fatality at Stanford-Merthyr. Inquest at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 16

An inquest was held at the Kurri-Court-house on the 8th before the District Coroner Mr. G. Brown, and a jury of six, concerning the death of Albert Edward…

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Pelaw-Main Colliery Fatality. Coroner's Inquest. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 10

Another filial mining accident occurred at about half-about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, when James Thomas Henry, boss wheeler, employed at Pelaw-Main…

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The Hunter in Flood District Under Water. Singleton, Aberdeen and Denman Flooded. Young Man Drowned at Morpeth. Farmers' Heavy Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

"Mercury" Office [?] night. What was a fresh in the Hunter yesterday has developed into a flood to-day, and a very serious, one at that. The river which…

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