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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Collision with Motor Car. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

Arthur Goodyear Ogg died in the Alfred Hospital from injuries received in Alexandra-avenue. He was riding a motor cycle in a heavy fog, when a motor car collided…

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Motor Launch Wreck. Seven Men Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 6

A telegram was received in Brisbane from the Tweed Hoods on Friday, stating that the motor launch Carrara, returning from a fishing excursion, capsized at six o'clock…

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Latest News by Wire. an Injured Spine. Sydney, Saturday, afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

Arthur Smith, a gantry hand, living in Serie-street, Lechhardt, was working on a wheat elevator at No. 6 wharf, Darling Island, when shunting operations were in…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 2

Chrles Dever, a well-known resident whilst driving a team near Wybong, on Wednesday afternoon last met with a painful accident. Whilst guiding…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

We greatly regret to learn that an alarming accident befell Russel Wightley, third eldest sou [?] Mr. Albert Wightley, of Merriwa I[?]…

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Blown Into the Air. a Blasting Accident

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

A shocking accident during blasting operations has occurred on the Dunedoo-Coonaiburabran railway line. A quarryman named Duncan Kemp, in…

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Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

Thomas McBeath, aged about 60 was the victim of a burning accident at Narromine. he resides about a mile out of town, and after returning from town was anxious to…

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Blasting Accident. Shocking Injuries

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 14

A shocking accident, resulting in serious injury to Duncan Kemp, a quarryman, occurred during blasting operations on the Dunedoo-Coonabarabran railway…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1914 · page 6

Walter Goodwin, 18 years of age was accidentally shot with a plea rifle near Pelawdain on Friday afternoon Goodwin was out shooting with an elder brother and…

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Aviation Fatality. London. Monday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1914 · page 5

An army aeroplane at Gisport dived from a height of 80 feet. Lieut. Hordern was killed and a mechanic terribly inured…

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Balloon Accident. Occupants Fall Into Cart. Paris. July 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1914 · page 2

The balloon nice for the Aero Club of France's Grand Prix was about to start from the Tuilleries Hardens, when a gust of wind swept a balloon against a tree, and the…

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Shocking Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 1

A well-known resident of Bishop's Bridge named Henry Whyburn, a single man, was fatally crushed on Friday last through a load of timber…

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Exeter Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 July 1914 · page 4

Exeter seems destined to gain an unenviable notoriety on the Great Southern railway line. Another accident recently occurred through a…

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Bishon's Bridge Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 4

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Henry Thomas Whyburn, who was killed at Bishop's Bridge last week, was set down to be heard this afternoon, but…

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Shunter Injured. Leg Cut Off. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 July 1914 · page 2

A man named William Watson, aged 24, was engaged in shunting, frucks early this morning at Ashfield, when he was run over by a string of 21 empty…

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Injured Innocence

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 4
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

Mr. John D. Rockfeller,. talking to a clergyman, said one day, with a whimsical but rather sad smile:— "From the stories that are told about…

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Motor Car Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 2

Young Mick Nowland, son of Senior-Constable Nowland, was the victim of a very painful accident on Tuesday afternoon. He was riding…

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Injured Innocence

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 7

Mr. John D. Rockfeller, talking to a clergyman, said one day, with a whimsical out rather sad smile:—"From the stories that are told about…

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