Shipping Disasters. Steamer Wrecked in Snowstorm. Thirty-five Drowned. Vancouver
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2
The steamer Rosecranz has been wrecked on Peacock Spit, Astoria. Thirty-five persons were drowned. A snowstorm was raging at the time. The men clung to the…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2
The little daughter, Jean, aged between three and four years, of Mr. and Mrs H. J. Cowan, of Giants Creek, met with a serious accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Fatal Accident. the Deadly Pea Rifle
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 1
On Friday last a lad named Valentine Grover, son of Mr. Montague Grever, editor of Sydney "Sun," accidentally shot himself dead with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sad Burning Accident. Maitland Lady's Death
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 12
News was received in Maitland on Saturday of a very sad burning fatality which occurred at Mosman on Friday morning to Miss Susie M'Lauchlin, youngest daughter…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 6
A shocking motor-car catastrophe occurred at the Millwood railway crossing, Adelaide, on Saturday evening, resulting in the loss of two lives, those of a woman and a child, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Muswellbrook Letter. Terrible Accident
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 6
A young man named Harry Oakes, whilst handling explosives yesterday had his left arm shatered by gelignite. He was removed to the hospital, is very badly injured and it…
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Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2
A double drowning, in which the victims were brothers, occurred on Saturday, at Warrenheip, six miles from Ballarat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Railway Accident. Mother and Son Killed. Three Others Injured
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2
The Millswood railway crossing, near Miteham, South Australia, on Saturday evening, was the scene of a tragic railway accident, resulting in the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Boys Drowned. Brave Attempt at Rescue
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4
What appears to have been an accident, followed by a brave attempt at reseue. resulted in the death of three boys by drowning in Gardner's Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fall Over Clife. Man Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2
A man named Joseph Coghlan, aged 63, was walking along the cliffs at Bronte on Saturday night, when, he fell over, a distance of 40 feet, and broke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident Near Aberdeen. Explosion of Gelignite. Aberdeen
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5
A shocking accident happened in the vicinity of Turanville about three miles from Aberdeen, on Sunday afternoon, through which a young man named Oakes sustained…
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Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2
At Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, a young lady from Singleton, Miss Ella Whitelaw, had a very narrow escape of losing her life while bathing. Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Accident. (By Cable.) London
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2
A eage containing 15 men, at a coal mine near St. Petersburg, fell, with the result that seven were killed outright…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 4
Another fatal explosion occurred on the South Mine, Broken Hill. J. Marshall and W. Davis were working on the 970ft level stoping. One of the…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 6
A boy named William Pope, ten years of age, has been drowned at North Fremantle. With William Davis, aged 12. and his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aviation Disaster. Drowned in This Thames. London, Jan. 14
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5
Two airmen named Macdonald and In[?] employed by Messrs. Vickers, Sons,[?] Maxim, were testing a new monoplane [?]Greenhithe, a village in Kent, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bathing Accident
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2
At Newcastle, on Saturday afternoon, a young lady from Singleton, Miss Ella Whitelaw, had a very narrow escape of losing her life while…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2
A very serious accident happened to Mr. Harry Oakes on Sunday afternoon. He was up the river near Dartbrook with his wife and Mr…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 5
A sulky containing three men toppled over a bank at Helensburg, and one of the occupants, Walter Spearen, was killed, whilst the others escaped injury. The horse was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →River Fatality. Cabin Swept Overboard
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 4
Official inquiries are at present being made in Sydney regarding an accident which is said to have occurred on the Murray River as far back as November…
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