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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Rothbury Shooting Fatality. Inquest Opened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 2

An inquest touching the death of the unfortunate lad Arthur Pellow, who died in the Maitland Hospital on Sunday evening, from the effects of a gunshot wound received…

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Sir Edward Hutton Injured. Thrown From a Horse. London, March 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 2

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton, formerly commander of the military forces of Australia, was thrown from his horse while hunting at Cherisey, and was much shaken…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Woman Killed at Devon-shire-street. Run Down by Moree Mail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 5

Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening a shocking railway fatality occurred at Devonshire-street, Mrs. Alice Smith, a widow, 59 years of age, who resides in the vicinity…

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Bicycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 6

Mr. W. Griffith, of Cessnock, met with a severe bicycle accident on Tuesday morning. He was riding along vincent-street when the fork of the bicycle [?] off,…

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Collision

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

A collision occurred at Flemington this morning, between the rear portions of two trucks, smashing an empty stock van into fragments…

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Aviation Fatality. Jerusalem

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 5

Nurl Rey and [?] Rev. while travelling in a Turkish airship fell into the [?] at Jaffa, and swam [?] in an [?] Nurl Bey afterward [?]…

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Bicycle Breaks and Causes Accident. Cyclist Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. Wm. Griffiths, fruiterer, of Cessnock, met with a painful accident in Vincent street, on Tuesday morning. He was riding a bicycle…

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Rothbury Shooting Accident. Death of Joung Pellow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

After lingering for five weeks in the Maitland Hospital, Arthur Fellow, the lad who was injured so badly in the shooting accident at Rothbury,…

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A Costly Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

When the special military parade was held at Perth last month for inspection by Sir Ian Hamilton, a trainee, aged 19, named Walter…

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Drowning Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 2

A double drowning fatality took place on Wednesday afternoon at Auburn. Edward Smith, aged sixteen was swimming in a waterhole near the…

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Fearful Railway Collision. on Southern Line. Sixteen Killed. Fifteen Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 5

A railway disaster, resulting in loss of life and injury to several passengers, occurred shortly before midnight at Exeter, a station on the Southern line, about 90 miles from…

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General Hutton Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 5

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton, who commanded the military forces in New South Wales from 189396, and afterwards commanded the…

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Railway Fatality at Maitland. a Woman Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

Mrs. Alice Smith a resident of Old Rose-street, West Maitland, was ru[?] down by the Mor[?]e mail train near Devonshire-street crossing at Maitland,…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Woman Killed at Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 5

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening a shocking railway fatality occurred at Devonshire-street, Maitland. Mrs. Alice Smith, a widow, 59 years of age, who resides…

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Incident at Regatta. Two Boys Drowned. Hobart

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 15

A drowning accident occurred off Cemetery Point, Newtown Bay, near Hobart, on Saturday afternoon. During the progress of the Newtown regatta six boys out…

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Wrestling. at Hatch Seriously Injured. Vancouver, March 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 15

Walter Miller defeated Al Hatch for the world's welterweight wrestling championship. Hatch was severely injured as the result of a headlock grip by Miller, and is now…

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Sir Edward Hutton Injured. Thrown From a Horse. London, March 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 3

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton, formerly commander of the military forces of Australia, was thrown from his horse while hunting at Chertsey, and was much shaken…

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Mauretania Explosion. Engine-room Disaster. Three Killed, Eight Injured. Liverpool, Jan. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

A serious accident occurred in the engine-room of the Cunard liner Mauretania at Liverpool to-night. The big Cunarder had been in the Canada Dock at Seaforth for…

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Buggy Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 5

While returning from service on Sunday morning last, Ivy Alma Rose, 14, third daughter of Mr H. Rose, of Baorami Creek, had a narrow…

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Three Men Killed. Blasting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on Friday afternoon on the railway construction works at Haggen's cutting, about two miles form Orbost, three men being killed…

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