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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2

An accident which might have had much more serious consequences, happened on the iron bridge on Friday. It appeal's that Mr. Russell was…

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Shaft-sinking Accident. Thirteen Men Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

Thirteen men were killed at the Bolsolver Colliery Company's new pit at Rufford, six miles from Mansfield, through the overwinding of a water…

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Our Singleton Letter. Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3

Alex Martin, 10 years of age son of Mrs. Martin, of Church-street, South Singleton, was the victim of a shocking accident on Thursday. The lad was working at Messrs…

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Swimmer's Accident. an Act That Failed. Seattle. (Wash.). May 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3

In connection with the formal opening of a new bridge over the Lewis River Arthur ("Tumms") Cavill, the well-known Australian swimming instructor, in…

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Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

A very serious accident occurred on Thursday morning at Messrs Gould Bros.' sawmill to a lad named Alex. Martin, son of Mrs Martin, of…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday afternoon. Football Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

Adolphus Bust died yesterday as the result of injuries received at Auckland on the previous day in a football match under Rugby League rules…

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Vessel Strikes Mine. 120 Passengers Drowned. Constantinople, May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Nevada, flying the American flag, and owned by the Hadji-Daout Company, endeavoured, while leaving Smyrna, to prevent a collision with an incoming Russian…

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Fatal Accident. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 5

A man named Harry Curtiss, aged 42. while working at a building at Waratah this afternoon, fell from the chimney, and sustained injuries that resulted in his…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 4

Mr. R. Green, a young man, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Friday. He was engaged firing on the Taree mail train, and while at the marshalling yards…

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A Sad Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 6

The lad, Alexander Martin, 16 years of age, who was seriously injured at Messrs. Gould Bros. sawmills on Thursday through being struck in the abdomen by a piece of…

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A Narrow Escape. Railway Collision Averted

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

A disastrous railway collision was narrowly averted on Saturday night by the officer in charge of the Come railway station…

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Steamers' Collision. Passengers Transferred. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

The steamer Tainui, homeward bound, came into collision with the steamer [?]nea in a dense fog 50 miles north of Cape Finisterre. The passengers wore transferred to…

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A Terrible Disaster. Thirty Killed, Fifty Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Longbeach (Cal.), Sunday.—Ten thousand Britishers were celebrating Empire Day assembled at the end of a doubledecked pier, when the structure…

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Singleton. Accident at Sawmill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 5

Mr. H. Oldknow, an employee at Messrs. Gould Brcs.' sawmill, was injured by a piece of flying timber from the lathe yesterday afternoon. The man, who was…

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Local and General. Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

On Friday last Aid Jas Wallis met with a nasty accident which has incapacitated him for a few days. He was backing a horae into…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

Mr Bob Green, fireman on the Taree train, met with a nasty accident at Marshalling yards on Friday last. He was lifting a plank on to…

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The Nevada Accident. Mostly Turkish Refugees. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

The passengers of the steamer Nevada, which foundered through coming into contact with mines at Smyrna, were mostly Turkish refugees. A Freach…

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Aviation Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 5

Lieutenant Dasmond Arthur, while biplaning at Montrose, fell from a height of 2000 feet, and was killed…

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Boxing Fatality. Calgary, May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

In connection, with the death of Luther M'Carthy, in the course of a boxing bout on Saturday night, the Coroner's jury yesterday returned a verdict of accidental death,…

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Collision at Sea. Latest Particulars. London, May 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 5

The Garth Castle answered a wireless [?]all for assistance from the Tainui, which came into collision with the steamer ines during a dense fog 50 miles north of Cape…

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