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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Mail Train Fatality. Mr. H. L. Lewington the Victim. Newcastle, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 13

The gruesome discovery made on the arrival of the Brisbane mail from Sydney last night mentioned in our Newcastle letter elsewhere when portion of a man's torn…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 2

Our Kayuga correspondent writes:—A sad accident befell Mrs. Ducey the other day. It appears that she was engaged in household duties and had…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 5

An extraordinary accident occurred in King-street, City, to-day. A jinker carrying 330 feet of sewer pipes, capsized, One pipe breaking away from its lashings, went rolling…

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American Railroad Accidents. the Death Roll. Washington, Nov. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 3

The Commerce Commission Bulletin shows an increase of 140 in the number of persons killed on the American, railroads during the quarter ended June, and over 8000 increase…

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Horse Jumps Into Tram. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 7

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Sunday night a tramcar of the Dreadnought type was proceeding from Coogee to the Railway. When nearing Oxford-street a horse attached to a…

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Peculiar Accident to a Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1913 · page 4

On Friday last about, mid-day, whilst Messrs. H. Pettifer (assistant manager), and H. Hewitson (traveller) of Thomas A. Edison, Ltd., were crossing the river on…

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Whirled to Death. Terrible Accident at Sydenham

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 4

A lad, Robert Wright, who lived in Lackey-street, St Peters, was whirled to death in Thornleigh's nut and bolt works at Sydenham on Frdiay…

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Blasting Accident. Man's Terrible Injuries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 5

A number of men were engaged in blasting operations in a cutting on the railway construction works four miles from Humula, near Wagga, when an explosion occurred,…

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Fatal Accident at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred at Whitburn Colliery at 11 o'clock yesterday (writes our Greta correspondent), by which an elderly man named Edward Rice was…

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Aviation Fatality Record-breaking. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 3

M. Lodore, in attempting to break a nonstop record, left Paris in a monoplane, which suddenly collapsed over Bordeaux, and turned turtle…

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Floods in America. 150 People Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 2

Houston, Texas, Monday Evening.— Many lives have been lost in Brookshire district as the result of the Brazos River floods. It was at first stated…

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Surfing Disaster. Young Man Drowned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 2

A young man named Saunders, who was surfing at Bronte this afternoon, was carried out by the current and drowned…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 6

Another fatal accident occurred on the rallwny this morning, an old man named Philip Doherty being killed. Ho was an old age pensioner, and resided with his…

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Shunter Killed. Accident at Orange. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 2

A shunter named Dollison, aged 23, was knocked down while engagod in shunting at Orange to-day. One leg was cut off, and he died…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 2

In a centre not far from Bullwallah, a young man named Palmer was thrown from his horse against a tree, his injuries were considered…

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150 People Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 8

Houston, Texas, Monday Evening.—Many lives have been lost in Brookshire district as the result of the Brazos River floods. It was at first…

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Accident to Railway Man. Foot Injured by Hand-car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 9

"My husband recently met with a most distressing accident when he was working on the railway." writes Mrs. G. Howman, Thosby-street, Wickham, Newcastle, N.S.W…

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Railway Fatality. Man Cut to Pieces at Ryde

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 17

A railway fatality is reported from Ryde. A middle-aged man named John Stewart, who resides in Herbert-street, Ryde, and who is employed in the city, was returning home by the…

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Horse Jumps Into Tram. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 17

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Sunday night a tramcar of the Dreadnought, type was proceeding from Coogee to the Railway. When nearing Oxford-street a horse attached to a…

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Blasting Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 1

On Tuesday a number of men were engaged in blasting operations in cutting on the railway construction works four miles from Humula, when…

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