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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

Robert Wolfe, a miner, was admitted to the Kurri Hospital on Tuesday evening suffering from abrasions about the body and a cut over the left eye, which injuries were caused…

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Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

A young man, named Jim Winchester, sustained a fractured leg at Bellbird Colliery last week. The sufferer was conveyed to the…

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Mysterious Shooting. Newcastle Citizen Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 3

Mr. John Bond, son of Mr. R. J. Bond, of Wickham, was shot in the face in a most mysterious manner while standing in a frequented Sydney thoroughfare on…

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Motor Launch Sunk. "Collision Off Dawes Point

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 7

A collision occurred on Saturday afternoon near Dawes Point between the Balmain New Ferry Company's steamer Lady Scott and a naval motor launch From Cockatoo Island, the…

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Accidental Shooting. Young Woman Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 3

Beechborough, in the Carden orchard district, north-west of Guildford, was the scene of a fatal shooting accident on Saturday afternoon. The victim was Florence…

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Racecourse Accident. Two Jockeys Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 2

A bad smash occurred, in the Hurdle Race at Victoria Park this afternoon. Wangoola, Ialoch, and Royal Smoke fell. The two former escaped injury, but…

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Sad Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 10

A sad fatality occurred on the Cobark road on Monday afternoon resulting in the death of a child, a little boy of five months old. Mr…

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Zeppelins Over London. Four Persons Killed. Several Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 9

In a Zeppelin raid on Monday night, when London was visited, ninety bombs were dropped in various localaties…

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Motor Fatality. Seven Years' Imprisonment. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 6

A telegram from Invereargill states that Louis Fosbender, a farmer, was convicted of the manslanghter of William Jackson, and was sentenced to seven years' hard labour,…

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Accidental Shooting. Young Woman Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 11

Beechborough, in the Cardea orchard district, north-west of Guildford, was the scene of a fatal shooting accident on Saturday afternoon. The victim was Florence…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. Percy Faulkner, capitan of the Singleton squadron of Light Horse, met. with, a serious accident on Saturday morning. He had delivered a load of milk at the…

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Accident to Mr. P. Faulkner

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Mr Percy Faulkner, captain, of the Singleton Half Squadron of Light Horse, on Saturday morning. Mr. Faulkner had…

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Serious Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

On Friday last whilst Mr. Thomas Guy. of Kayuga, was engaged pulling some bark off a log when he met with a painful [?]p serious accident, owing to…

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Binalong Collision. Cotter Acquitted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, John Sylvester Cotter, who was night-officer at Binalong when the up expresse. collided with the…

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Fatal Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

Whilst William Cleghorne was alighting from the train at Rooty Hill railway station be fell between the carriage and the platform, and…

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Accident on Main Street Bridge. Shire Lobby Goes Through the Decking

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

An accident occurred to the shire council's steam Foden lorry on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that the lorry was proceeding over the bridge…

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Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

Cr. Russell was the victim of an accident at Branxton last Tuesday evening. In endeavoring to mount his vehicle he was heavily thrown to…

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Singular Shooting Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1915 · page 5

Whiles a girl named Vera Bloomfield was examining some foxskins at Cumnock, a dog rushed up to her, knocking over a gun which was standing against a fence,…

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Shooting Accidents. Surveyor Fatally Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 3

Mr. Harry Johnston, Surveyor-General of West Australia, died at an early hour on Monday morning from a pistol shot wound in the groin…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 2

While cutting some bush a few days ago at Putty, Mr. Clarence Cross met with a painful accident. He was on a steep embankment when he slipped, and the axe…

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