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Accidents, 1913

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Holiday Accidents in Sydney. Rescues at Watson's Bay

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

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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Cloud Burst in Switzerland. Accident to Train. (By. Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 8

The plains around Lugano, in Switzerland, are flooded, as the result of a cloud burst. A train ran into the flood, which had…

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Cloud Burst in Switzerland. Accident to Train. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 6

The plains around Lugano, in Switzerland, are flooded, as the result of a cloud burst. A train ran into the flood, which had…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred on the railway at Hexham about five o'clock this morning, when a young unknown man, about 23 years of age, was terribly injured,…

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Young Man Drowned. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 5

John Zeen, a foreigner, aged 20, was drowned at Muscle Creek, seven miles from Muswellbrook, yesterday. Some young men were bathing, and Zeen came along, and…

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Glen Oak Drowning Fatality. a Sad Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 3

Mr. W. A. Holmes, of "Langlands," Glen-oak, sends to us the following particulars concerning a drowning fatality that occurred at his place on Saturday. He states…

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Muswellbrook Letter. the Muscle Creek Drowning Case. Peculiar Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 6

The District Coroner, (Mr. C. H. Tindale), conducted an inquiry at the Courthouse yesterday re the cause of the death of John S. Zeen, who was drowned at Muscle Creek on…

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Train Accidents. Fatality at Petersham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 5

William Goodwin, a brick layer, about 25, had been working on the duplication work at Stanmore until about 8 a.m. yesterday, when he suddenly left his work, About…

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Drowning Accidents. Child and Young Man. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

A boy named Victor William Cooper, aged 10, residing with his parents at Leichhardt, was sitting on a plank with a companion, in a waterhole at…

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Railway Fatality. Inquest Opened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 5

An inquest was opened at the Courthouse West Maitland, this morning, by the coroner (Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.), concerning the death of the unfortunate man, Robert…

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Aviation Fatality. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 5

The inquest at Oran showed that Lieut, Soleilland, the military aviator, jumped from his monoplane when it was at a height of 2000 foot from the ground…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 6

Whilst the eldest daughter of the Mayor (Mr. H. R. Flanders), a well-grown child, of 13 years, was cleaning gloves with petrol, the oil substance was ignited by a candle, causing…

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The Recent Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 4

In the paragraph In our Issue of last, evening referring to the recent tram derailment, it should have been stated that refreshments were supplied to the tramway…

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Fatal Accident. Young Boy Kil?ed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1913 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on the Goorangoola road on Wednesday evening, as the result of which a boy named Albert Henry Bower, 13 years of age,…

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Hexham Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 4

The adjourned inquest touching the death of the young man. Robert Burnett Lindsay, who was killed on the railway near Hexham, early on Monday morning, was held at the…

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Voltunrno's Captain Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 5

A wireless message from the Kroonland states that Captain F. Inch, of the Volturno, is temporarily blind owing to injuries austined by the fire…

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Dro[?] Fatality. "You Watch Me Drown."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 2

A remarkable drowning fatality occurred at Musele Creek on Sunday morning, when John S. Zeen, 20 years of ago, lost his life. From the evidence given at the inquest on…

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Burning Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 2

We regret very much to hear that the eldest daughter of the Mayor, (alderman H. R. Flanders) met with a serious burning accident one night…

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The Conspiracy. the Story of a Woman's Great Temptation. Chapter X. the Accident to the 10.40

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 3

Elsie was now certain that isola had had some hand in her husband's death. Obviously that mysterious message came from the actual murderer, but now he could have suspected…

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Railway Collision. Several Fatalities. London. Wednesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 5

The Harwich boat train, from Central Sation, Liverpool, came into collision with the expenses for Warrington, standing in the tunnel outside St. James' Station,…

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