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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

527 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 27

Serious Accident to Councillor M'donald

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

We regret to have to report that a serious accident be[?]el Councillor A. A. M'Donald, manager of the Cuan, on Thursday 24th inst. Since the cars…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 6

A youth named Bert Hughes engaged as engine-room assistant at the municipal pumping station, umet-with a very painful accident of a serious nature…

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Italy. Railway Collision. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 5

A passenger train from Ancona for Castlellamare came into collision with a troop train at Pedaso station. Ten people were killed, and 40 injured…

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Wheat Capsized. Accident to Goods Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 6

An accident occurred at Clyde on Saturday, when a southern goods train was being shunted into the reception yard. The axle of one of the trucks broke, and…

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Motor Car Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

A motor car struck a train at the level crossing at Nelson, (N.Z.) on Saturday. The driver, Hallam, was thrown between-two waggons over the…

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The Latest. To-day's Wires. Another Zeppelin Raid. Number Killed and Injured. Much Damage to Property. Sydney, 12.36 p.m

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

The Zeppelin which raided the North-east Coast of England visited, several counties from Yorkshire to Kent. Twelve persons were Killed…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

Whilst unloading hay at the goodshed this morning. Mr. Elisha Bowden, a well-known Bolwarra former, met with a compound…

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Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

James Hamilton, an elderly man, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital on Saturday evening suffering from lacerated wounds on the back and shock, the result…

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Italy. Railway Collision. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 5

A passenger train from Ancoma for Castlellamaro came into collision with a troop train at Pedaso station. Ten people were killed, and 40 injured…

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Wheat Capsized. Accident to Goods Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 6

[?] accident occurred at Clyde on Saturday when a southern goods train was being shunted into the reception yard. The axle of one of the trucks broke, and…

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Mining Fatality. Shift Boss Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 7

At the Great Boulder mine, a shift boss named James Richard, married, with five children, met with a fatal accident. Deceased and two mates got into a skip,…

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Fatality at Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

George Teague, a young man, and oldest son of Mr. Frederick Teague, an old und well-known Stewart's Brook resident, was thrown from his horse on Wednesday, and…

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Moonan Brook. Sad Riding Fatality. Popular Young Upper Hunterite's End

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

A great gloom was cast over Moonan Brook early on Tuesday morning, when the sad intelligence reached here that Mr. Geo. Teague…

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Cessnock District News. Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

George A. Wood,, 16 years of age, who resides with his parents at Greta, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital on Wednesday evening suffering from a compound fracture of…

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Motor Fatality. Benzine Tank Explodes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 16

A shocking motor fatality occurred near Pokeno (N.Z). While the owner of the motor car was attending to the benzine tank an explosion occurred blowing him…

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. Hobart Cox, of Wybong, met with a painful accident a few days ago. He got stuck up with a motor car whilst out Rouchel way and…

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Wheat Capsized. Accident to Goods Train

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 10

An accident occurred at Clyde on Saturday, when a southern goods train was being shunted into the reception yard. The axle of one of the trucks broke, and…

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Stroud Driving Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

On Saturday night last Mr A. E. Farley, who drives Mr G. T. Cunliffe's team, had the misfortune to, meet with a painful and most…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 5

Mrs. Agnes McLellan, a resident of Roseville, attended to slight from a moving train at the local station last night, and sustained injuries which resulted in her death…

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Another Railway Fatality Woman's Fearful Injuries. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 2

A woman named. Agnes M'Lellan, aged 50, was found last night lying on the railway line near Rosehill station, shockingly injured; an arm was torn…

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