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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Triple Drowning Fa Motor Car and Sulky

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

A sensational accident Stockton at 6 o'clock on Sun resulting in the drowning of John Dyer, of Morgau-Street merewe[?]…

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Tragedy at Stockton Three Persons Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at Stockton at 6 o'clock on Sunday evening, resulting in the drowning, of Mr. Edward John Dyer, of Merewether, and…

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Cessnock District. Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 2

Joseph Sidebottom, a miner, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital on Monday suffering from injuries to the back, which he received while working in Bellbird…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Soldier Run Over and Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 September 1916 · page 4

A fatal motor car accident occurred near Maitland late on Saturday night, when a soldier named Private Morris received injuries of a serious nature,…

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Tragedy at Stockton Three Persons Drowned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1916 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred at Stockton at 6 o'clock on Sunday ovening, resulting in the drowning of Mr. Edward John Dyer, of…

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Fatality at Manly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1916 · page 4

Joseph Blackmare, a resident of the Many district was found in an uncu[?]scions [?] last night. His horse, with the sadd's on. was discovered a little further on [?]…

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Shocking Fatality. Three Persons Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 8

A sensational accident occurred at Stock ton at 6 o'clock on Sunday evening, resulting in the drowning of Mr. Edward John Dyer, of Morgan-street, Merewether, and…

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Accidents at Showground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 3

The only regrettable feature in connection with the show was the number of accidents that occurred in the ring. In addition to the accident to Mr. Geo. Moore…

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Show Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 6

During the ring events on Thursday there were three accidents to riders. The most serious was that which befel George Moore, son of Mr Edward…

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The Stockton Tragedy. Statement by Cohen. Accidentally Drowned. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

The inquest concerning the motor car tragedy at Stockton on Sunday week last, when a young married couple, Edward John Dyer and Alice Ester Dyer, and their infant…

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Bridge Collapses. Canadian Catastrophe. Twenty People Drowned. Quebec

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 5

The centre span of a Bridge across the St. Lawrence collapsed this morning while it was being raised and fell into the river Ninety men were thrown into the water, and twenty…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 3

While playing with some children on Sunday afternoon. Nellie, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. O'Brien, of Redbourneberry, met with a very painful…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

A little girl named Nellie O'Brien, aged 8, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. J. O'Brien, of Redlbournberry, met with a very painful accident on Sunday…

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Stockton Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 3

The District Coroner (Mr C. Hibble) opened an inquest at Newcastle on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Edward John Dyer, his…

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St. Lawrence Bridge. Collapse of a Span. Many Men Drowned. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 4

Quebee, Tuesday.—The new St. Lawrence. Bridge, which is being erected on the site of that which collapsed in 1907 was partially wrecked, when the…

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Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 4

Mr. Roy Ryan, a resident of Lee-street, met with an accident at the West Maitland railway station yesterday afternoon, as the result of which he was admitted to the…

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Stockton Fatality

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 3

The District Coroner (Mr. C. Hibble) held on Monday an inquest on the bodies of Edward John Dyer and his wife (Alice Esther Dyer), who with their infant, were…

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Big Italian Dreadnought Goes Down. Terrific Explosion. Many Killed and Injured. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 3

The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports that a catastrophe occurred to the Leonardo da Vinci, a battleship of 18,200…

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The Stockton Tragedy. Statement by Cohen. Accidentally Drowned. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 10

Before the District Coroner, Mr. Hibble, to-day, an inquest was opened, concerning the motor car tragedy at Stockton last Sunday, when a young married couple, Edward John…

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Bomb Accident. Officer and Men Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 6

Lieutenant Althouse and five men were injured at Bathurst military camp to-day through a spark from a bomb setting fire to a barrel of gunpowder…

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