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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Accident to Mr. Chas. Mitchell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. Mitchell, well-known throughout the Maitland and Northern districts, especially in sporting circles, visited Werris Creek on Tuesday for the purpose of…

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Railway Collision. at Darling Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

At about 11 o'clock yesterday morning a collision occurred at Darling Harbour between two trains, fortunately without accident to the employees, Shunting…

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Soldier's Death. Shooting Fatality in Tasmania

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 7

An inquest was held in Hobart (Tas.) before the coroner, on the body of Private Trevor Sweeney, 19 years, who was shot by one of his comrades while on guard duty…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. J. Lorrimer, of Kurri Kurri, met with a nasty motor bicycle accident the other day, in which he was fortunate to escape serious injury. While riding along…

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Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

An accident of a semi-serious nature occurred at Neath on Thursday night, when a lad named Jim Gilbert, about 17 years of age, was…

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Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

On Saturday last a lad Green, of Weston, met with a severe accident to his right hand. It appears that his hand became caught…

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Trains in Collision. Melbourne Express. and Temora Mail. Several Severely Injured. Engines Derailed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 5

At 4 o'clock this morning, the up Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mail, which left Sydney at 8.10 last night, met in a head-on collision at Binalong. The…

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The Train Smash. One Man Killed. Fifteen Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

On Saturday morning a serious "headon" collision occurred at Binalong, on the main southern line, 19 miles on the Sydney side of Harden, the limited express from…

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Injured Man Dies. Collision Impact Very Severe. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 1

Robert Thomas, injured in the Binalong railway accident died last night. Latest particulars show that the Parliamentary members nearly all escaped…

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Railway Fatality. Driver Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 1

Ihe inquest at Kalgoorlie concerning the death of Michael O'Sullivan and Cecit Marlon, who were killed in a colision on the transcontinental railway…

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A Brutal Attack. Soldier Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Private Joseph Knox, of the Expeditionary Force, was attacked by a man at Darlinghurst on Sunday morning and was struck with a bottle, the jagged…

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Progress of the Injured. Opening of the Inquest. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

So far as the railway authorities know, the passengers injured in the smash at Binalong on Saturday are making gòd progress towards recovery…

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Railway Smash Melbourne Express and Temora Mail. One Man Killed; Several Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mail train met head on at Binalong at 4.20 on Saturday morning. Robert Thomas of Temora,…

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Railway Smash. Thirty Persons Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 1

A sensational head-on collision occurred at Binalong station on Saturday morning, at twenty minutes past 4, between the limited express from…

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Accident to Well Known Handicapper

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

An unfortunate accident happened to Mr. Chas. Mitchell, sen, the well-known handicapper, of Maitland, at Werris Creek, on Tuesday, where he…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 6

A young man named L. Harris, a resident of Dunolly, met with a painful accident while driving a milk cart down the road to the bridge. The horse commenced kicking, got…

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Binalong Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

The inquest concern the Binalong collision was resumed to-day. Patrick Fitzgibbons, guard on No. 2 Melbourne express, said when be looked at the starting…

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Trains in Collision. One Man Killed. Fifteen Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

On Saturday morning a serious "head-on" collision occurred at Binalong, on the main southern line, 19 miles on the Sydney side of Harden, the limited express from…

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Binalong Collision. Evidence at the Inquest

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

The inquest concerning the death of Robert John Thomas, of Temora, who was killed in the Binalong collision, was resumed at Binalong on Thursday…

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Horrible Cruelty. Dead and Injured Horses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

The uncivilised and brutal manner in which stock are trealed on railways was abundantly manifested at Lockhant yards on Thursday morning. Seven horses…

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