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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

527 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 27

Three Women Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 5

Just after a big liner hail hauled off from the wharf ut Miller's Point this morning, this front gates were opened to permit the crowd to go on the wharf. As a result of the…

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Grazier Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 5

Alexander Muir, a well-known grassier, of Moreena, near [?]ngara, is unconscious and in a critical state in the Sydney Hospital with injuries to his bead as the result of his…

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Local and General Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

On Tuesday last Geoffrey, a young son of Mr George Stephenson, of thin town, met with a painful accident. He was attempting to get…

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News by Wire. Accident in Show Ring. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 5

During the progress of the lady's high jump at the [?] Show to-day, Wallaroo bolted with Miss Grace Waugh. The horse created a sensation by racing round the ring…

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Boating Fatality, Two Men Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 7

As the result of a boating accident two men were drowned at Comon on Monday afternoon. About three o'clock four men—Messrs,…

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Soldier Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 4

In endeavouring to stop a runaway this afternoon a soldier, whose name we were unable to asceratain up to the time of going to press, was injured. A horse,…

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Fishing Boat Capsized. Two Men Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 7

While returning to Hobart in a fishing boat the Sunbeam, 38 feet long, from a fishing excursion to Bruny Island, on Monday afternoon, the boat, which contained four men,…

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A Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 4

Miss May Thorpe, of Farley, met with a painful accident on Sunday afternoon. She was on the way to visit a neighbour, and when getting through a wire fence…

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Peculiar Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 4

A peculiar accident befel Mr. W. Sharp, a member of the Cessnock Erass Band, on Friday evening last. Mr. Sharp was playing with the band in the street when an…

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Accident to Cessnock Constable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

Considerable Reen, who was knocked down by a horseman on the Cessnock racecourse on Monday, has had to relinquish duty temporarily. He is suffering from a…

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Surfing Fatality. Two Girls Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 5

At the Sunday-school picnic (St. John's) at Farquhar Park. Old Bar, yesterday, Kitty Macaulay (19), eldest daughter of William Macaulay, manager of the Purfleet…

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Railway Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Michael Thynne, farmer, was riding over a railway crossing near Wallace railway station on Monday night on his way, home from the Ballart races,…

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Powder Factory Explosion. 106 KILLED; 66 Injured. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 5

An official message says that the casualties caused by the explosion which took place at the Kant powder factory on April 4 [?]ber 106 men killed and 66 injured. No women…

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Shooting Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 4

Mrs. Daubney, of Love-street, Cessnock, was the victim of a shooting accident at the residences of her father, in Ann-street, Cessnock, on Sunday evening. It appears that…

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Sinn F[?]ers Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 5

A motor car jumped over a bridge into the River lau[?] Kil[?] Three passengers were drowned. On two of the bodies which were recovered revolvers,…

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Fatality at Bellbird. Boy Crushed to Death. Cressnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 5

George Edmunds (14), was crushed to death in a travelling iron coal belt at B[?] this morning. It appears that by some means he fell on to the moving [?] and was…

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Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 6

It appears that Mr Fulton was coming from Dungog on Friday when he was caught in a storm and stood up in the vehicle to put…

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Boating Fatality. Two Men Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 10

As the result of a boating accident two men were drowned at Como on Monday afternoon. About three o'clock four men-Messrs…

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Surfing Fatality. Two Girls Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 5

At the sunday-school picnic (St. John's) at Farquhar Park, Old Bar, on Wednesday, Kitty Macaulay (19). eldest daughter of William Macaulay, manager of the Purfleet…

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