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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Motor Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

Whilst returning to Gunnedah from the Tamworth races in a motor car, Mr R. J. Nowland, a very old resident of Gunnedah, and proprietor…

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Accident in light-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

An accident of a serious nature occurred in High-street this morning in the vicinity of the "Mercury" corner, in which Mr. James. Innes, a well-known farmer of Dunmore…

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Soldiers Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

Owing to a motor car running into the side of a battalion of the expeditionary force at the Randwick end of Centennial Park on Tuesday night…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

While working a steam sawing plant at Redbournberry, on Thursday afternoon last, a young man named Roy Papworth met with shocking injuries to…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

Miss Violet Graham, a daughter of Mr. J. J. Graham, of Spottiswoode, met with a serious accident on Monday evening. She had transacted some business at the post…

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The Accident to Miss Graham

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 2

Miss Violet Graham, who was the victim of a serious accident, on Monday evening, is satisfactorily at the residence of her sister Mrs T. R…

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Drowned in the Flood. Upper Rouchel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

The bidy of John Farrell was round in the brook to-day, above Main Camp, Apparently he was drowned in attemping to cross the swellen stream…

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Accident at Narrabri. Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 5

At the second day of the pienic races, in the last race Molly O'Grady, ridden by J. Dixon. fell near the start Thrifty Lender and Velite, ridden respectively by Arthur…

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Serious Railway Accident. Hospital President Run Over

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

Mr. Edmund Aubin, one ofg the best known miners of the district, and president of the Kurri District Hospital committee, was found lying, badly injured on the Aberdare…

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Railway Accident at Weston. Well-known Resident Run Over. Dreadful Injuries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

A very serious accident is reported from Weston, the victim of which is Mr. E. Aubin, President of the Weston Miners' Lodge and the…

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A Regrettable Accident. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 5

General De La Roy and General Beyers, motoring near Johannesburg, failed to hear a police challenge, and General De La Rey was shot dead…

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Accident Near Aberdare. Miner Found on Railway. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 7

Edward Aubin, 45 years of age, a minor, and president of the Kurri Kurri District Hospital, was found lying onthe railway line near Aberdare this…

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Fatality at Tamworth. Boy Buried Alive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 8

Robert Noel Bussell, aged 10 years and 9 months, met his death at Tamworth on Saturday in a frightful manner. While playing in the vicinity of the Peel…

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Narrow Escape of Train. Collision with Horses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 5

The limited express from Sydney to Melbourne had an exciting experience on Saturday morning. At 5 o'clock the train, in charge of Driver James Anderson…

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Diowning Fatality At Rouchel

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 3

OUR Rouchel correspondent writes :—A young man, J. Farrol, in the employ of Mr. J. I. McMullin, was drowned here last week, while,…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 5

Mr. Starr, one of the lessees of the new hotel at Inverell was found drowned in the McIntyre River, Inverell, this morning…

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Australian Submarine Lost 35 Men Perish. Disaster Due to Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 2

Sanator Pearce, the Minister for Defence on Saturday received the following wireless message, from Rear-Admiral Patey:—Submarine AE1 is missing. She…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 4

W[?]so playing w[?]n his sca[?]mates in the shelter shed at the Bolwarra Public School, frank Ekert, son of Mr. Jacob ekert, of Bolwarra, met with a painful accident. He…

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Fatality at Tamworth. Boy Buried Alive

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 10

Robert Noel Bussell, aged 10 years and 9 months, met his death at Tamworth on Saturday in a frightful manner. While playing in the vicinity of the Peel…

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Collision with Brisbane Express. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

The Brisbane express dashed into a cart at a level crossing on the line' near' Eastwood railway station. this morn…

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