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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Hebburn Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 7

An inquest was held at the Criterion Hotel Weston yesterday, before the District Coroner (Mr. G. Brown) and a jury of six concerning the death of David John Reach,…

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Accident to Stock Train

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

A combined goods and live stock trains became divided in the Culerin-Breadlebane section, about 50 miles from Sydney, last night. The rear portion collided with…

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Shocking Fatality. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 5

a line-watering tram passing along Hunter-street West this morning ran over a woman named Amelia Pilgrave, aged 50. Death was instantaneous, the…

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Fatal Motoring Accident. Boy Killed at Goulburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 10

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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Marconi's Collision Device

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 6

Signor Marconi has invented a device to end night and fog collisions…

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News by Wire. Drowned in This Hawkesbury. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 5

Through the capsize of a rowing boat on the Hawkesbury River on Saturday night, two occupants were thrown into the water. One, Albert Moore, a visitor from Tasmanta, was…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 4

A lad named Bertie Burgess, son of Mr. W. Burgess, of the Oakhampton Road, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Saturday evening with a pea rifle bullet in his…

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Collision on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 4

A collision which occurred at Islington last evening between a coal train and a goods-trains disorganised traffic between Newcastle and West Maitland, and many…

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East Greta Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

The inquest regarding the death of William O'Brien, who met his death at the East Greta Colliery on June 23, was held at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday before the…

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Stone Throwing Fatality. Common and Dangerous Practice

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 1

As the result of injuries caused by his having been struck on the head with a stone thrown by anothur lad, George Howes, 14 years of age, living…

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Sensational Runaway. Horse Killed and Soldiers Injured

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

A runaway of a sensational character, in which a horse was killed, two motor cars and a buggy damaged, and a number of men injured,…

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Collision Near Newcastle Trains Cancelled and Delayed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 3

A collision occurred at Islington on Monday evening between coal train and a goods train. Four trucks of the latter were derailed and traffie on the…

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News by Wire. Found Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 5

The body of a man dressed in military uniform was found floating in farm Cove this morning. It was subsequently identified as that of George M'Intosh, a private in…

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East Greta Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 15

The inquest regarding the death of William O'Brien, who met his death, at the East Greta Colliery on June 23, vas held at the West Maitland Courthouse on Monday, before…

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Fiendish Turks. Armenian Children Drowned. Petrograd, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 2

A may who has just returned from T[?] whither she went of distribute Easter gifts among the Russian troops, described how the Turks before evacuating the town drowned Armenian children in the…

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Fiendish Turks. Armenian Children Drowned. Petrograd, May 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 10

A lady who has just returned from Trebizond, whither she went to distribute Faster gifts among the Russian troops, describes how the Turks before evacuating the…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

No less than five rather serious accidents have taken place hereabouts during the past few days, as the result of which four of the…

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Revolver Fatality. Youth Shot at Boolahoo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 3

A young, Arthur Skillcorn, accidentally she himself with a revolver, under remarkable circumstances, at Ho[?] yesterday morning. Skill[?], who was 17 years of…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 3

Mr. G. L. Gorden, a well-known [?] recently sustained a severe fracture of his collar[?]one by a fall from a horse, but is now progressing slowly but satisfactorily…

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Revolver Fatality. Youth Shot at Boolaroo

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 5

A youth, Arthur Skillicorn, accidentally she himself with a revolver, under remarkable circumstances at Boolaroo on Wednesday morning. Skillicorn, who was 17 years of…

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