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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Regiments Drowned. London, Oct. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 13

The Central News Agency correspondent at Rome states that whole German regiments were drowned while crossing the Nieman. He declares that the German…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4

Edwin Williams, who is employed as a attendant at Abermain Colliery, met with an accident on Wednesday which resulted in three of his finger being rather…

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Motoring Accident. Pinned Beneath a Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 8

Alderman E. Whipp, of Burwood, was driving, a party of friends to Kurrajong Heights for a day's outing in his motor car, and when crossing Richmond Common…

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Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4

On Wednesday. Perey Meirn, while working on the railway line at Belford, got his finger crushed by a stone, and had to come into Singleton to get it…

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Reported Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 6

There is an unconfirmed report that two torpedo boats collided and sank off the Island of Porquerolles, in the Mediterranean…

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Accidentally Poisoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 4

Hedley Gordon Lobban, editor of the "Casino Courier," and formerly of the "Maclean Advocate," died at Grafton to-day. He had been ill, and his brother, who was…

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Fatality at Richmond Main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 4

Ernest Alexander McGhee (38), a fireman, died suddenly azt Richmond Main colliery yesterday afternoon. McGhee rode a bicycle from kurri to his work at the mine. He sat down…

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Accident While Driving

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

Mr. Allan Coffin was the victim of a rather serious accident on Sundayafternoon. He was out in his car with Mrs Coffin and Mr. and Mrs. P. Doohan,…

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Jockeys Injured. Five Horses Come Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 6

A serious smash occurred during the running of the first division of the Kensington Spring Cup yesterday afternoon, Mr. "D. Charles's" aged chestnut gelding…

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Jockeys Injured. Five Horses Come Down

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 8

A serious smash occurred during the running of the running division of the Kensington Spring Cup on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. "D. Charles's" aged chestnut gelding…

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Sad Motor Fatality. Death of Mrs. Voctor Foy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 8

The wife of Mr. H. Victor Foy, brother of Mr. Mark Fey, died in the Sydney Hospital yesterday afternoon, as the result of a full from a motor car on Friday night. Mrs. Foy…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. at Plattsburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 2

George Ernest Morgan (16), a son of Mr. H. Morgan, caretaker of the Marylands Reservoir at Plattsburg, was accidentally shot dead on Saturday afternoon…

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Shocking Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

A shocking accident, resulting in the death of Coonie Cowan, a bright [?]atle girl, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Cowan, of Giant's Creek…

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Muswellbrook Letter. a Sad Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

A very Bad and fatal accident occurred at Giant's Creek, in the Denman district, on Thursday last. A daughter of Mr. James Cowan, of the locality stated was climbing…

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Terrible Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 5

A terrible burning accident occurred it Corowa yesterday. Three little boys (consins) about three years old, name Lush, Eush and Kernagon, were playing among some…

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Train Accident. Caused by Landslip. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

A passenger train from Taree to Sydney was passing Charity Creek near Wingham at 7 o'clock this morning, when a landslip, caused by the recent…

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Boys Burned to Death. Shocking Accident at Corowa. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

A terrible burning accident occurred at South Corowa yesterday afternoon. Three little boys, cousins, about three years of age, named Lush, Bush, and…

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News by Wire. Shocking Burning Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Hiscks, aged 80, was working in the kitchen at her residence, Alexandria, when her clones caught fire. She was soon a mass of flames, and sustained shocking…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 7

A railway fettler, named Page, met with a serious accident on Saturday night last. He was crossing the railway bridge near…

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Collision at Pyrmont. Three People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1914 · page 6

A collision occurred on Pyrmont Bridge at 0.25 O'clock last night between a motor [?] and a dray, three persons being injured. the dray, driven by Timothy M'Catthy (52),…

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