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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Rushed by a Bullock. One Man Killed, Others Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Cartwright, 51, was standing in the road outside his residence at Searborough, near Clifton, on Tuesday night, talking to another miner named J…

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Wild Bullock at Large Man Killed; Others Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 2

Thomas cartwright, aged 51, a miner was standing in the road at Scarborough last night, talking to another miner named J. Pritehard, when, without…

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Another Shunter Crushed. Accident at Clyde

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 3

Another serious shunting accident occurred at Clyde yards on Tuesday night. Robort Johnson, living at Burn-street, Marrickville, was caught between the…

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Injured Aviator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

Mrs. Stocks shows extraordinary vitality, and is improving and regaining consciousness. The danger has been starvation, unless the clot of blood on the brain is…

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Three Boys Drowned. in Tasmania

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

Three lads, aged about 13 years, named Reggie Lee, son of W. H. I. cc, M.L.A., George Betts, and R. Fawkner, were drowned on Friday afternoon at the mouth of the Forth…

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General Cables. Aviation Fatality. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

Major George Charlton Merrick, who gained his certificate in May, turned turtle and fell from a height of 150 feet, and was killed at the Cental Flying School, Upavon,…

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Explosion in a Quarry. Workman Injured by Blasting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

A blasting accident resulting la one man being seriously injured and two others receiving minor injuries occurred at Turramurra on Friday…

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Collision at Sea. Sloop Sunk with All Hands. London, Sept. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 2

At the inquest in regard to the death of a member of the crew of the sloop john and Mary, the evidence showed that the steamer Port Curtis, which is now on her…

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Rushed by a Bullock. One Man Killed, Others Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 8

A miner named Thomas Cartwright, 51, was standing in the road outside his residence at Scarborough, near Clifton, on Tuesday night, talking to another miner named J…

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Railway Accident. St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

The Minister of Communications has visited Vindikovkaz. the passengers asserted that the official account about bandits was an invention, and that rotton sleepers…

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Collision in a Fog. Eighteen Missing. London, Oct. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 5

The North Shields steamer Gardenia collided with the collier Cornwood in a dense fog in the North Sea last night. The Gardenia sank within four minutes…

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Young Woman Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 2

Albany reports a drowning case on the Kalgan River. Miss Gladys Gibbon (18), a farmer's daughter, was sitting on the limb of a tree overhanging the river,…

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A Nasty Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 4

Mr. John Champion, the well-known contractor, was the victim of a very disagreeable and painful accident on Sunday afternoon, which will serve to confine him to bed…

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Holiday Accidents in Sydney. Rescues at Watson's Bay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 5

Two accidents occurred on the wharf at Watson's Bay on Monday, during the rush of holiday-makers, but, fortunately, they were not attended by serious results…

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Railway Fatality. Tricycle and Express Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 5

A shocking railway fatality occurred about a mile from Wanguratta, on the Albury side, on Tuesday night, when the first division of the express train ran into a railway tricycle,…

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Railway Fatality. Tricycle and Express Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 7

A shocking railway fatality occurred about a mile from Wangaiatta, on the Albury side, on Tuesday night, when the first division of the express train ran into a railway tricycle…

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Local and General. Tram Conductor Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 4

A young man named Perey Hynes, a tram conductor has a narrow escape last evening from meeting with fatal injuries. He was engaged coupling two cars at the team sheds,…

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Late News by the Mail. the Aisgill Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 10

The railway disaster on the desolate moorland borders of YOrkshire and Westmoreland was a holiday tragedy, in as much as there would have been only one train at any…

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Collision in a Fog. Eighteen Missing. London, Oct. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 3

The North Shields steamer Gardenia collided with the collier Cornwood in a dense fog in the North Sea last night. The Gardenia sank within four minutes…

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Aviation News. Mr. Hawker's Accident. lONDON Friday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 5

Mr. Hawker, the Australian aviator, who sustained a serious full recently, is making good progress towards recovery…

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