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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Saturday afternoon. Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 5

Late last night a deck-steward named John Rowell, employed on the steamer Grantala, lying at the Grafton wharf, Darling Harbour, was drowned through falling…

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Collision in the Thames. Four Boy Sea Scouts Drowned. London. Oct. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 3

A ketch containing a captain, two seamen, and 13 boy sea scouts, was into by the steamer Hogarth in the Thames and practically cut half. She sank in few…

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Men Overboard. Drowned in Mid Ocean

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 7

The barque Northern Chief, which Married at Sydney on wednesday from Auckland (N.Z.), lost two men, who fell overboard, during fine weather, and were drowned,…

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Violent Coastal Storm. Eight Men Drowned. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 4

During a violent storm, three vessels were driven ashore on the coast of Morocco. Eight men were drowned through the capsizing of a lifeboat. All…

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Railway Disaster. Smash at Waterloo. Three Killed. Nineteen Injured. London. Oct. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 3

Owing to a thick fog a Mid Kent train dashed into a local train standing in Waterloo station, and three people were killed aud 19 injured…

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The Liverpool Disaster. Accidental Death. London. Friday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 3

In the inquiry into the deaths on the victims of the Liverpool railway disaster, which occurred through the mistake of the signal man, Thompson, the latter gave evidence…

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Motor Car Fatality Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1913 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned in the inquiry upon the death of Mr. Lambert, director of the Talbot Car Company, who lost his lifo in a record-breaking contest…

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Dangerous Crossing. Another Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1913 · page 4

Another shocking railway fatality occurred at the Roderick-street Crossing, Tamworth, on Saturday morning, when Thomas Walsh (66), walked in front of an engine training…

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Fatality at Greta. Man Burned to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1913 · page 4

On Saturday evening a fire occurred in the residence of Mr. Henry Shepherd, on the Whitburn subdivision, the house and furniture being totally destroyed. Mr…

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Shocking Tram Fatality Killed on the Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1913 · page 4

When the tram which left West Wallsend for Newcastle at the minutes to nine o'clock on Sunday night was running near Brush Creek, it was found that it had struck something on the…

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A Fatal Collision. Young Girl Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 4

A drowning fatality occurred on Saturday night on the Yarra. A rowing boat containing three youug men and three young women was rounding a bend…

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Motor Fatality. Berne, Nov. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 2

M, Castagll, a Greek millionaire, of Cairo, his bride, and the latter's sister, were motoring near Lausanne when the chauffour took a wrong turning and precipitated the…

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Accident to Cricketer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 2

Mr. Frank Carroll, of Messrs. Moore and Company's establishment, met with a nasty accident on Saturday while playing cricket with St. Patrick's in…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Kurri Kurii. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 5

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of William Richardson, who died in Kurri Hospital on October 21 from injured received in Pelaw-Main Colliery on October…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 4

A marvellous escape from serious injury, if not death, was experienced by the infant daughter of Mr. G. Burns, of Spring Creek, on Thursday…

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Was[?] Sting Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 4

Our cables a few weeks ago called attention to a plague of wasps in England, and reported a peculiar fatality from a was[?]sting. English journals just to hand…

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Exciting Collision. Taxi-cab and Motor-car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 5

An exciting collision occurred last night at South Yarra between a taxi-cab and a large motor-car. The motor-car, which was owned by Mr…

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Dangerous Crossing. Another Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 7

Another shocking railway fatality occurred at the Roderick-street Crossing, Tamworth. on Saturday morning, when Thomas Walsl (66), walked in front of an engine trailing…

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Fatality at Greta. Man Burned to Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 13

On Saturday evening a fire occurred in the residence. of Mr. Henry Shepherd, on the Whitburn subdivision, the house and furniture being totally destroyed. Mr…

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Shocking Tram Fatality Killed on the Line

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 8

When the man which left West Wallsend for Newcastle at ten minutes to nine o'clock on Sunday night was running near Brush Creek it…

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