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…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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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