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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Accident at Bellbird. Wheeler's Death. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 8

Thomas Wilmot (57), a wheeler, employed at Bellbird Colliery, received a badly crushed leg yesterday through being run over by a skip. His leg was amputated at the hospital…

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False Teeth Cause Death. Remarkable Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 6

Septic pneumonia .brought on by swallowing portion of a plate and false teeth caused the death of James Nicol, aged 42, of Missenden-road,…

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Fatality at Kurri. Little Boy Killed. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 8

The three-year-old son of Mr. W. Pit of Alexandria-street, Kurri, was knock down by a motor cycle and sidecar yesterday morning, and he died in the…

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Accident at Aberdare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 8

Mrs. Barsley, of Greta-street, Aberdare, met with a nasty accident yesterday which resulted in painful injury to the head. Mrs Barsley was hurrying to a neighbour's…

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Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 8

William Hall, who resides at a boarding house at Bellbird, was seriously injured some time between 9 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. on Saturday, but how he met with…

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A Peculiar Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

Bernard and Thomas Murphy, aged 6 and 10 years respectively, of Leichhardt, were riding in a trolley cart on the footpath in Palace-street,…

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Racing Accident. Seven Jockeys Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

An accident, which was responsible for several jockeys being injured, occurred in the Maiden Handicap at Canterbury Park races on Saturday afternoon…

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Fatality at Abermain. Killed by Runaway Skip. [?],Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

Edward Wier (66), a resident of Korth,was struck by a runaway skip at Aberman No. 1 Colliery this morning, and received a fractured skull. He died soon after…

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Motor Cycle Fatality. Inquest at Kurri Kurri. CESSNOCK.Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

The district coroner, Mr.G. Brown, conducted an inquest at the Kurri Ocu[?]house yesterday concerning the death of Frederick Price, who died in the Kurri Hospital…

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Singleton Letter. Serious Accident. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

A well known resident of the Goornagoola district, Mr.Reg. Archinal, was the victim of a serious accident last week. He was at work, splitting, about 1½ miles from his home,…

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A Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 2

Mr Reginald Archinal met with a very serious and painful accident while at work splitting at Goorangoola 1½ mile from his home on…

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Fatality at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 2

The district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, opened an inquest at the Cessnock Hospital yesterday afternoon, concerning the death of William Hall, who died the same day, through…

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A Distressing Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 4

Mr. William Elliot, who resided at Aberdare, died at his late residence on Monday from chronic heart trouble. The circmustances of the death are very…

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Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 4

While Mr. Walter Sellers, of the Horseshoo, Bond, and another gentleman were inspecting some cattle yesterday afternoon they left a sulky and pony unguarded in…

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Colliery Fatality. Inquest at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

The adjourned inquest cocerning the death of Thomas Wilmot, who died in Cessnock Hostpital on July 25 from injuries received in Bellbird Colliery on the same date…

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Mysterious Fatality. Enquiry at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 5

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of William Hall, who died on July 31 in Cesscock Hospital as a result of injuries received on Juy 27, was resumed at the…

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Fatality at Kurri. Little Boy Killed. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 14

the three-year-old son of Mr. W. Price, of Alexandria-street, Kurri was knocked down by a motor cycle and sidecar yesterday morning, and he died in the…

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Fatality at Abermain. Killed by Runaway Skip. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 7

Edward Wier (66), a resident of Kurri was strick by a runaway skip at Abermain No. 1 Colliery this morning, and received a fractured skull. He died soon after…

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A.j.c. Accident Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 2

Attention of racehorse owners is directed to a rule of the A.J.C. which makes it compulsory for them to pay £1 per annum for registration of each…

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[?] Serious Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 3

Mr. J. N. Fletcher, grazier, of Cairnie, Walcha, met with a severe accident while cutting chaff on Wednesday afternoon. He was feeding…

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