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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

As the result of an accident which occurred on the Great Northern Road at Mayfield about 10.30 last evening Mr. Phillip Bible, a well-known resident of…

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Lord Kitchener Drowned Dreadful Calamity. London

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

It is officially reported that a message has been received from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe to the effect that Field-Marshall Lord Kitchener and…

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Railway Collision at Liverpool

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

A slight railway collision occurred at Liverpool on Saturday morning, as a result of which one carriage was partly smashed, while the sides were ripped…

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Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

While Mr. John Rennie, of the firm of Rennie and Stewart, was attending to the engine at the picture show at the local School of Arts on Monday evening, the…

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Accident in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 4

Mrs. W. McArthur, a well-known resident of Bolwarra, narrowly escaped meeting with serious injuries in a vehicle collision in High-street late yesterday afternoon, near…

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Scalding Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 4

An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins of South Cessnock, who was severely scalded last week, died on Thursday morning…

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Collision in the Air. Paris, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

Two aviators collided at Pantin at a height of 6000 feet. The machines crashed, to the ground, but both aviators miraculously escaped uninjured…

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News by Wire. Fatality at Miller's Point. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

Robert Hughes, scu[?]pryman on a steamer lying at Miller's Point, was found in the coal bunkers in the held with injuries to his head and spine. Apparently he fell…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 4

A very serious burning accident occurred on Monday morning (says the "Armidale Express) as a result of which the wife of Mr. E. Burgess, who lives at West Armidale,…

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Colliery Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 4

A fatality occurred at the East Greta Colliery this afternoon, a man named William O'Brien being suffocated, Deceased, who was working on what is Known as the duff-heap…

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Accident to a Chinaman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 4

A Chinaman named Charlie Ping met with a peculiar accident in High-street this morning, as the result of which the tops of the thumb and little finger on his right…

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Australian Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 5

Lieutenant Morey, an Adelaide Rhodes scholar, was flying at Gosport, when his machine collapsed, and he fell from a height of 500 feet and was seriously…

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The East Greta Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 4

The inquest regarding the death of Mr. William O'Briem was formally opened at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon by the coroner, Mr. W. J. N…

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Coal Mining Fatality. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 8

David John Roach, a miner, was killed by a fall of roof stone in Hebburn Colliery last evening. Deceased, who resided at Weston, leaves a widow and four children…

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Collision in the Air. Paris, June, 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 6

Two aviators collided at Pantin at a height of 6000 feet. The machines crashed to the ground, but both aviators miraculously escaped uninjured…

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. Stan Baker, a miner employed at the local coal mine, met with n very painful accident on Thursday, when a lump of coal fell and struck…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

A very serious burning accident occurred on Monday morning (says the "Armidale Express") as a result of which the wife of Mr. E. Burgess…

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Fatal Motoring Accident. Boy Killed at Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the coroner at Goulburn held an inquest at Collector touching the death of a boy named Reid. The evidence showed that on the previous afternoon…

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Train Detrailed. Accident at Riverstone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 6

As the 5.40 train from Sydney to Richmond was leaving Riverstone last night, it jumped the points at the end of the platform on at a line leading to a siding. After travelling…

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Recent Fatality. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 5

At the inquest at Weston yesterday into the death of David John Roach the jury returned a verdict of accident death…

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