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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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A Musician's Funeral. Launch Party Fatality. London, Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 2

At the funeral of Mr. Mitechell, the musician who drowned in the Thomas in attempting to rescue Sir Dents Anson of New Zealand, who was also drowned, 200…

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Accident to Mrs. Stretch. Privilege Passes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 4

Mrs. Stretch, wife of Dr, Stretch, the Bishop of Newcastle met with an accident yesterday forenoon. For some little time past Mrs. Stretch has not been in good health and The efforts of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association in the direction of having privilege passes made available to of her a railway employees of his wife have been…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred on the Greta company's railway this morning, at about 10.45 o'clock, the victim being John Mclnerney, a very old and respected resident…

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Collision in John-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

Mr. E. Morgan was riding a motor cycle, to which a side-car, containing a passenger, was attached, in John-street, on Saturday afternoon, when the steering gear…

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Singleton Letter. Singleton, Tuesday. the Glendon Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 6

An inquest was held by the coroner (Mr. David McDougall) on Saturday concerning the shocking fatality at Glendon the previous day, when Charles W. Durham was…

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Shocking Accident. Man Killed at Glendon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred on Friday afternoon at Glendon, Mr. Charles W. Durham, who had been a resident of the place all his life, being killed by…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred on the East Greta Company's railway on Monday morning, at about 10-45 o'clock, the victim being John McInerney, a very old and…

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Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 4

Percy Burns, a young cleaner, employed at the Hamilton locomotive sheds, met with a serious accident yesterday, which necessitated the amputation of his right foot. Burns had…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 5

While Constable Marden was sitting in front of a tram at Botany the car collided with a dray. One of the shafts was splintered through the front of the tram…

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Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 1

Mr John M'Inernoy, a very old resident of the Maitland district, was killdont of the East Greta railway on, Monday, when he was knocked, down by a…

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East Greta Railway Fatality. Adjourned Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 5

The adjourned inquest touching the death of john McInerney, an old resident of Fishery Creek, who was Monday, killed at what is known as Mclnerney's Crossing, on…

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Horse Shies at Tram. Constable Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 2

A hourse attached to a dray, shied on the Botany road, Mascot, this morning just as a tram was passing. The shafts crashed through the…

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Steamship Collision. Calcutta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

The steamer Euralyas, bound for Australia, came into collislon with the steamer Orissa, bound for Java, near Achipur. Both vessels were damaged, and the cargo of…

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Shocking Fatality. Crushed by Load of Timber

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

A well-known resident of Bishop's Bridge named Henry Whyburn, a single man, was fatally. crushed to-day through a load of timber overturning on him…

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Shocking Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 13

A shocking accident occurred at Big Brook, near Bunbury (W.A.); by which a young mother and her child met with sudden death…

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Bishop's Bridge Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 4

Further particulars regarding the sad fatality at Bishop's Bridge yesterday show that the unfortunate man. Henry Thomas Whyburn, 37 years of age, was out in the bush with his…

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Fatality at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 6

Charles Durham, of Scott's Flat, near Singleton, well known through out the district, was killed on Friday afternoon. He was with two sons a…

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Collision Averted. Sydney Express Escapes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 3

The pre[?]snce of mind of a guard at the Culcairn railway station prevented what wight have been a serious smash between the two Sydney express trains on…

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Suspected Drowning Case. Young Finnish Seaman. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 10

A young Finnish seaman, Eero Linden is missing from his vessel, the Russian ship Finland, lying at No. 1 buoy, and it is believed that he has been drowned. His age…

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