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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Accidentally Shot

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

While two lads wore skylarking with a pearitle at Granville this morning, and, named Leslie Dracer, is alleged to have snatched the ritle from another boy, Frank Fahey, and…

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Local News. the Goorangoola Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

The man, T. Bitter, who was seriously injured in the accident which occurred near Goorangoola last week, and who was subsequently taken to the Dangar…

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Glen Oak Drowning Fatality. a Sad Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 13

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

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 8

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

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Train Accidents. Fatality at Petersham

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 8

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

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Hexham Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 1

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,…

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Railway Collision. Several Fatalities. London, Wednesday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 3

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

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Train Smash. Seven Killed; Eighteen Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 6

London, Wednesday Evening.—Another railway disaster, in many respects on a parallel with that which occurred five weeks ago. at Aisgill, in Yorkshire,…

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Late News by the Mail. the Aisgill Collision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 9

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

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Massacre by Mad Schoolmaster. 15 Killed and 18 Injured. Berlin." Sept. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 9

Muhlhausen, in Swabian Wurtemberg, Germany, a village with a population of 800, was the scene of a terrible outbreak on the part of an insane school teacher…

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Accident at Rosedale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 4

Mr. Clifford Nowland, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Nowland, of Rosedale, met with a painful accident a few days ago. It appears Mr. Nowland was riding at a…

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Liverpool Collision. Board of Trade Enquiry

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 2

London, Saturday.-At the Board of trade inquiry into the collision between an express and a stationary train in a tunnel outside St. James' station,…

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Sir John Fuller Injured. London, Oct. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 5

Mr John Fuller, Governor of Victoria, sustained lather series injuries in Wiltshire on Saturday through a fall in consequence of a fainting fit…

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Drowning Fatalities St. Petersburg. Oct, 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 2

A steam launch, towing three boats [?] ran, on a sandbank near Okho[?]sk, on the east coast of Siberia, and was dashed on he [?]ach by the heavy seas. Eleven of…

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A Miner's Death. Pelaw-main Fatality. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 5

William Richardson (30), single died in the Kurri Hospital last night, Deceased was injured by a fall of stone in Pelaw-main colliery a week ago, and he had been…

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Another Aerial Fatality. Two Men Killed. Paris. Oct 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 2

While Lieutenant Career anil Corporal Jeanrol were flying in a biplane at Epinary yesterday the motor exploded, causing the aeroplane to turn turtle, and fall from a…

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Aviation Fatality. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 5

Lieutenant D'Autroche, a military aviator, was killed at Epinal while trying to imitate, M. Peg[?] feats…

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Sensational Explosion. Boy Blown Through Window. Three Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 6

A gas explosion in a ground floor shop in the building of the Sydney Ferries, Limited, at Milson's Point, on Wednesday afternoon, resulted in three people being seriously…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

A man, whose name is supposed to be Patrick McHugh, labourer, on the railway deviation works at Sutherland, was knocked down by an engine early this morning,…

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Remarkable Accident. Running for a Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 4

A remarkable accident, unfortunately attended with serious consequences, occurred at the Central Railway Station, Sydney, last night…

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