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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Sensational Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred on Wednesday morning. Mr. Witherden, bread carter for Messrs Smith and O'Brien, bakers, was going his usual…

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Curious Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 2

A collision occurred on Tuesday evening in Somerville road, Yarraville between a bicycle, ridden by Charles Stanton, a married man, 28 years of…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 2

A somewhat serious accident befel Mr. Jas Schofield a well-known Owen's Gap and Scone identity some days ago. From what we can gather…

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Railway Accidents. Goods Trains Collide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 3

Two railway accidents on the Western line were reported on Saturday. A goods train, driven by J. Briggs, o Bathurst, clashed into a goods train which was…

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Motor Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 6

A motor mishap, fortunately unattended with serious results, occurred on Wednesday evening about 7 o'clock, rear the bridge on the Wlhittingham…

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Double Fatality at Bulli. Lady and Girl Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred the railway incline near the South Bulli mine at about noon, on Wednesday. A party of sight-soors were making their…

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Railway Smash. Collision at Newtown Station'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 5

A railway smash occurred at the Newtown Station about 9 o'clock last night. Four train carriages were seriously damaged, two passengers received slight injuries, and…

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Soldier Injured In Egypt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

Mrs. L. Richards, of George-street, West Maitland, has received an official communication from the Base Records Office, Melbourne, stating that Private J. H. Richards has been…

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Railway Smash. Collision at Newtown Station

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 7

A railway smash occurred at the Newtown station about 9 o'clock on Thursday night. Four train carriages were seoriously damaged, two passengers…

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Stanford Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 10

An inquest was held at the Kurri Kurri Courthouse last week before the district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, and a jury of six, concerning the death of James Allan Munton,…

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Newtown Collision. Railway Board's Finding

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

The railway inquiry board, which investigated the collision between two trains at Newtown on Thursday night, has furnished a report…

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Air Fatality. Machine Crashes to Earth London, May 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 6

Captain Crane-jones Lieutenant Henry Tennant (oldest son of the Under-Secretary for War) were biplaning in Kent, when the machine side-slipped and crashed to the…

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Accident on the Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

Private Victor Lulham (20), a returned soldiers, was bumped by a coal train on the Government line near East Greta Junction last evening. He escaped with a scalp…

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Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 5

The dead body of a man who had evidently been run down by a train was found this morning on the Marriekville railway line. The clothing here the name of M. D…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 4

A young man named David Marsh, who was driving a motor car for Mr. P. Thompson, of Church-street, his brother Mr. R. A, Marsh, and a youth named…

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News by Wire. Shocking Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 5

The body of an unknown man was found on the railway line near Wahroonga station early this morning. An arm, leg and foot were completely severed. There were…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 4

A collision occurred in High-street on Saturday afternoon about five o'clock between a horse and a cab driven by Mr. P. Conroy and a sulky and pony in the charge of…

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A Fettler's Death Coroner's Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 3

The District Coroner (Mr. D. M'Dougull) yesterday held an inquiry at the Courthouse touching the death of James Bowe, fettler, aged 52, who was found…

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Tram Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. Dan Poulsen, the well-known Qu[?]r indi bookmaker, met with a serious accident in Sydney on Wednesday. He was trying to board a moving tram, when he missed his…

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An Unfortunate Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 4

Mrs. McGrath, a very old and esteemed resident of South Maitland, met with an unfortunate accident on Monday. She was sitting on a chair on the verandah, and, it is…

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