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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Great London Air Raid. Graphic Narratives. 76 Women and Children Among the 178 Killed and Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 12

The tale of the raid as told by the denizens of a central area of streets, courts, and squares, crowded close against one another in what would seem to be ideal formation for the…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 2

Miss Katle Camieron, 31, of Bendoo Bombala district, was killed in a motor accident on, the road between Orbont and Delegate on Thursday week…

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Shooting Fatality. Inquest at Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 3

The district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, held an inquest at Carratt's Hotel, Abermain, on Friday afternoon concerning the death of Joseph Horne, who died in Kurri Hospital…

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Fatality in a Tunnel. Three Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2

A fall of earth occurred in the big tunnel at the five-mile camp at Alpine. on the Mittagong to Picton railway deviation works, at 4 o'clock on Friday…

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The Casualties. 11 KILLED, 82 INJURED. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2

The Press Bureau reports that eleven persons were killed, and 82 injured in last night's air raid. The material damage was not great…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Engine Collides with Trolley

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

A serious and fatal accident occurred on the railway at Tamworth early on Monday morning. Three fettlers. Henry Lord, Ben Coutman and George Pearce, all residents of…

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Mother's Tragic Death. Drowned in Attempt to Save Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Byers, wife of Mr. Harry A. Byer's of the "Riverina Grazier" staff, was drowned in the flooded river at Hay, while trying to save her six-year-old son, Ailan…

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Mother Drowned. Trying to Save Her Child

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 1

Mrs Byers, wife of Mr H. A. Byers, of the "Riverina Gazette" staff, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River. Byers had rowed his family across the…

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Collision on the Railway. a Jump for Life

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 2

On Monday morning one man was killed and two others were injured in a collision between an engine and a railway tricycle on the viaduct at…

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Accident in Wollombi District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 4

A young man, named Herbert Knight, who is engaged with the surveyors in this district, met with a nasty accident to his log which will probably mean its amputation (writes a…

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Mother Drowned. Trying to Save Her Child

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 4

Mrs. Byers, wife of Mr. H. A. Byers, of the Riverina "Gazette" staff, was drowned in the, Murrumbidgee River. Byers had rowed…

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Remarkable Story. at Marine Inquiry. Over 600 Natives Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6

Some remarkable evidence was given when Mr. Hay Halket and nautical assessors resumed the inquiry in London recently into the loss of the steamship Mendi through…

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Railway Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 2

Three fettlers, namely Henry Lord, Ben Cuutman, and George Pearce, while on a trolly on the Tamworth viaduct on Monday morning, were…

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Shooting Fatality. Inquest at Abermain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 6

The district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, held an inquest at Garratt's Hotel, Abermain, on Friday afternoon concerning the death of Joseph Home, who died in Kurri Hospital…

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Mother's Tragic Death. Drowned in Attempt to Save Child

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Byers, wife of Mr. Harry A. Byers, of the "Riverina Grazier" stuff, was drowned in the flooded river at Hay, while trying to save her six-year-old son, Allan…

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News by Wire. Ellalong Resident Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 5

Michael Condran, 50, a resident of Ellalong, was riding a horse along, the main street yesterday, when it backed in front of a motor car. Condran was thrown, and…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Engine Collides with Trolley

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 4

A serious and fatal accident occurred on the railway at Tanrworth early on Monday morning. Three fettlers, Henry Lord, Ben Coutman and George Pearce, all residents of…

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Fatal Accident. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 4

Herbert Boughton, a labourer, 43 years of age, residing at Keinbah, near Allandale, was fatally injured on Sunday afternoon. He was leading a horse with a halter, which…

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Accident at Church Ceremony. "Visiting Bishops" Nasty Experience

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 4

The foundation stone of the new Roman Catholic Church, at Campbell's Hill, Maitland, was solemnly blessed and laid on Sunday…

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Church of Sacred Heart. Foundation Laid at Maitland. A Regrettable Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon Dr. Spence, Archbishop of Adelaide, blessed and laid the foundation stone of a Roman Catholic church to be erected on…

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