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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Railway Fitter Injured Accident at Narrabri. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

Alexander Cook M'Coll, a railway fitter at Narrabri West, when going to work at 6 o'clock this morning, took a short cut across the rails…

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Schooner Wrecked. All Hands Drowned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

The schooner Aleda, of 79 tons, which left Sydney on Wednesday bound for the Nambucca River, drifted ashore three miles north of Point Plomer, and…

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Shot in the Thigh. Baion Rothschild Injured. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

Baron Henri Rothschild; while leaving the theatre in Paris on Saturday night, was shot in the thigh. His assailant was arrested. He proved…

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Russia's Railway Accident. Management Explains. St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 5

The Russian railway authorities announce that there is no reason to believe that any attempt was made to wreck the Czar's train…

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Recent Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 5

The Chief Justice granted the plaintiff, a non-suit in the action in which Francis O'Brien sued Elizabeth Hordern, claiming £1500 damages as compensation for…

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Flying Fatality. St. Petersburg, June 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 2

[?]nant Borislawsky and a passenger fell while aeroplaning at a height of 200ft, yesterday, and both were killed…

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Tram Accident. Three Women Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 3

A sensational accident happened in King-street, St. Peters, on Monday afternoon, when a tramear left the rails and dashed into the footpath, three…

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Found Drowned. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 5

The water police to-day recovered near an island a couple of miles up the river the body of a German seaman who had been missing from the Carl Ludgate Vinmen since…

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Accident at Waterworks. Two Men Injured. (By Telegraph.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

Edward Wood Heart, chief engineer of the Goulburn waterworks, and John Morris, assistant-engineer, were seriously injured to-day owing to an explosion…

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Injured Soldier. Non-Suit Granted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 1

The claim for £1500 in Banco, before the Chief Justice and a jury of four, by Francis O'Brien, cellarman and quartermaster-sergeant of the 33rd…

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Little Boy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 4

A little boy, son of Mr. Roger Kennedy, was knocked down by a cart, in High-street, this morning, and narrowly escaped serious injuries. Fortunately no bones were broken,…

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Tram Accident. Three Women Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 11

A sensational accident happened in King-street, St. Peters, on Monday afternoon, when a tramcar left the rails and dashed into the footpath, three women being injured…

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First Aid to Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 9

Accidents are common in every household, and it is necessary to be ready for such emergencies. A bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment will relieve many a sufferer…

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Sensational Tram Smash. a Double Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 6

A sensational tram collision occurred at North Sydney last night, and as a result three trams were badly damaged. While a stationary tram was waiting at…

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Train Crashes Into Dead-end. Three People Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 1

There was nearly a serious-smash at the Central Railway Station, on Thursday morning. As it was, a train carrying a large number of…

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Series of Falls. Accidents in Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 6

A remarkable series of falls, some with fatal results, in or near Melbourne, occurred between Thursday night and Friday afternoon…

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Collision and Capsize

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, when many racing folk were hurrying home from Rutherford in vehicles, a collision between two sulkies occurred at Campbell's Hill, near…

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Enginedriver' Mistake. Railway Collision. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 5

The South-Eastern train, crowded with city men, came into collision with the Hastings express between London Bridge and Cannon-street…

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Recent Double Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 5

Stanley Greenaway, a motor driver, has been exonerated from all blame in connection with the double fatality at Parramatta, the Attorney-General having declined to…

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Latest News by Wire. Terrible Accident. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 5

Guy Sullivan, a labourer, fell in front of an incoming train at the Central railway station this morning, and had his right leg cut off…

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