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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Child Drowned in Bucket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 3

Patricia Margaret Kenny, the fourteen-months-old daughter of Mr and Mrs J. P. Kenny, of Carthage-street, and manager of the Tamworth Butter…

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News by Wire. Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1915 · page 5

A motor car containing several persons was being driven to Rooty Hill yesterday, when the wheels skidded, and the car became unmanageable. Most of the passengers were…

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Mother and Child. Extraordinary Accident. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 1

PASSENGERS on a Caulfield-bound train last night witnessed a sensational incident. Mrs. Mary Layther, of Hawksburn, entered a compartment…

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Austrians Drowned. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 5

Russian artillery smashed the ice on the River Styr while Australians were crossing. A battalion was drowned…

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Police Sergeant Seriously Injured. While Arresting Prisoner. Gunnedah

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 7

WHITE Sergeant Millane was taking a man named Cox to the Curlewis lockup this morning on a charge of drunkenness, it is alleged that the man suddenly, with…

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Austrian Battalion Lost Drowned in the Styr. Russian Guns Break the Ice

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 6

London, Thursday Night.—A Copenhagen message states that the Russian artillery broke the ice on the River Styr, while a battalion of Austrians…

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Six Girls Drowned. London, Nov. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 5

Owing to breaking ice at Killamarsh, near Shelfield, many people were li[?]sed. Six girls were drowned. Perey Lan[?]gan, who has been employed…

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A Lady Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 5

Which leaning out of the window of a railway carriage on the Melbourne express at Liverpool this morning. Miss Lily French (24) was struck on the head by a bottle…

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Friday's Disturbance. the Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 3

According to the military authorities, 25 men were injured in the fracas which occurred on the bridge near Liverpool Camp on Friday last. Seven of the…

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Submarine. Accidentally Sunk. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 5

The "Newport News," Virginia, reports that Captain Glaser, of the British steamer Inverkip, reports, the accidentaly sinking of a submerged submarine in the Straits of…

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Austrians Drowned. Copenhagen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 12

Russian artillery smashed the ice on the River Styr while Austrians were crossing. A battalion was drowned. German newspapers state that large…

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Serious Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 3

As the result of a steam pipe bursting on the steamer Nenerah, Robert Scoby, second engineer, is now Iying in hospital in a critical condition…

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Accident to School Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 7

An accident of father a serious nature occurred to a number of pupils attending the Tarro public school on Tuesday afternoon. A vehicle driven by a school girl, Lily…

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News by Wire. Motor Car Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 5

Through being run Into by a motor car in Centennial Park early this morning, Miss Maud Norris received concussion of the brain, and Private Charles Mackie, on leave…

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Fatal Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 4

Ernest Adler, 17 years of age, died in the Cessnock Hospital on Tuesday evening. Deceased, who was employed by Mr. D. Love, of Cessnock, was admitted to the hospital about 12…

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Accidentally Sunk. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 12

The "Newport News," Virginia, reports that Captain Glaser, of the British steamer Inverkip, reports the accidentaly sinking of a submerged submarine in the Straits of…

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Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 5

A mixed train from Glenreagh to South Grafton toppled over the bank of the river on Thursday afternoon. Driver- Albert Power had charge, and…

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Sensational Accident. Train Crashes Into Dead End. Seven Soldiers Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 5

A train conveying seven hundred soldiers crashed into a dead end at Liverpool late last night, and narrowly escaped being burled over an embankment, Seven soldiers…

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Assault on Picnic Party. Six Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 2

A number of young men who came down Sydney harbor in a fast motor launch got into conflict with a picnic party who were lunching at Killarney,…

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Fire at Redfern Horses Stampede; Boy Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 2

Two horses stampeded from stables at the rear of Messrs Silvester Bros.' smallgoods factory, Regent-street, Redferm which, it is estimated, was…

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