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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Bellbird Fatality. Accidental. Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 5

The District Coroner, Mr. George Brown, conducted an inquest at the Cessneek Courthouse yesterday late the circumstances of the death of John Young…

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A Horseman Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

A rather severe accident, befell Alex. M' Cannon, aged 29, a farm hand at Jerry's Plains, on Tuesday afternoon. After a visit to town on Monday…

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Tram Fatality. Lisbon July 14

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

The death is announced of Dr. Affouan Costa, who was injured in a tram accident several days ago. A bolting horse attached to a trap…

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Collapse of a Wall. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

Three men were burled under a wall which collapsed at Splt-road, Mosman, They were taken to the Royal North Shere Hospital by tho Civil Ambulance. A new…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

A young man named Alex. McCannon, son of Mr, Alex. McCannon, of Cambridge street, Singleton, met with a severe accident on Tuesday afternoon. The young…

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Bellbird Fatality. John Young's Death

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

The death of John Young, who was killed at Bellbird Colliery, on July 5, was the subject of an inquiry at Cessnock Court House, last…

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Bellbird Fatality. John Young's Death

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

The death of John Young, who was killed at Bellbird Colliery, on July 5, was the subject of an inquiry at Cossnock Court House, last…

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[?]Hocking Burning Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 8

[?]Martha Sweeney, 84, mother of Mrs. Thomas M'Donald, of the Seaham Ho[?] was burned to death on Monday [?]ning. Mrs. M'Donald had seen her…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 2

Mr I C Budden met with a nasty eccident a few days ago; he was thrown from his horse, and his foot was rather badly crushed It will be some little time before he can…

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Shooting Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 5

A terrible shooting fatality occurred at Horton River, near Barrabe, on the 10th instant, when John Bourne Halloran, the 15-year-old son of Mr. H. B. Halloran, of…

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Drowning Fatality in the Page. Young Man Loses His Life

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 7

WORD was received in town on Tuesday afternoon last, from Segeuhoe, that a young man, Albert Symonds, had been drowned in the Page River, whilst…

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Shooting Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 8

A terrible shooting fatality occurred at Horton River, near Barraba, on the 10th instant, when John Bourne Hai[?] the 15-years-old son of Mr. H. B. Halloran of…

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A Lift Accident. Three Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 3

Three men were injured in a lift accident at the Government Printing office philip-street, Sydney, yesterday, when one, of the lifts fell a distance of 25ft, from…

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Injured by fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 4

While, working in the Whitburn colliery on Thursday, a miner named Edward Chapman, 33 years of age, met with a serious accident through a fall of coal. His left leg was…

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Child Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

An accident took place near the railway station yesterday morning, resulting in the four-year-old son of Mr. N. W. Noble, night officer at Nundah Station,…

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Disaster at Chicago. 1000 People Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

Vancouver, Sunday.—A steamer laden with picnickers overturned in the river at Chicago, and more than 1000 people were drowned. Three hundred bodies…

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The River Disaster. 1980 Persons Drowned. Vancouver. July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 6

One thousand three hundred and thirty six persons were drowned when te steamer Eastland (1218 tons), belonging to the Eastland Navigation Company, capsized in the…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 3

The four-year-old son of Mr. N.W. Noble night officer at Nundle, met with a serious accident near singleton Railway Station yesterday. It appears that Mr. Noble, who…

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Accident to Inspector Whitfield

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

The many Singleton friends of Inspector P. A. Whitfield, of Forbes, will regret to learn that he met with a painful accident while returning home from…

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A Live Wire Accident. a Young Man's Bravery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 1

The plucky action of James Webster, son of Mr Webster, M.H.R., undoubtedly saved the life of his companion, a young-fellow, Jackson. They were…

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