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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Motor Car Capsize. Several People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 7

A motoring accident occurred on Boonoke North Station, Widglewa, the property of Messrs. F. S. Falkiner and Sons, while Mr. O. Falkiner was driving a party off…

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Motor and Tram Collide. at Double Bay. Two Fatally Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 5

A collison occurred between a motor car and tram at Double Bay this morning, and resulted in five of the occupants of the car being injured, three seriously, including the…

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Drowning Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 3

Two married women, Edith Myers and Iveline Ellis, sisters, were drowned in the Fairy Dells swimming bath at the rear of the…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

A party of bathers went for a swim in the Merriwa river on Wednesday evening, and after a refreshing dip they returned to…

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South Greta Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

The adjourned Inquest regarding the death of John Williams, who was Killed in the South Greta Colliery on January 8, was held at the West Maitland Courthouse…

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Accident on Glen Innesgrafton Road. Mr. H. G. Le Quesne Killed. Glen Innes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on the Glen Innes-Grafton Road to-day. A man was riding a young horse and leading another, when a…

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Accident in Cessnock District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a five years old son of Mr. Redgrove, of Allandale road, Cessnock, was knocked down and injured by a motor cycle ridden by Mr. Sparkes, of…

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Motor Collision. Two Persons Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

A sensational collision between a motor car and a tram car attended by fatal results, occurred on Tuesday morning about half-past 10 at the…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 2

A party of bathers wont for a swim in the Merriwa river a few evenings ago, and after a refreshing dip they returned to the bank to dress. Feeling a bit…

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The Motor-tram Collision Deakin's Condition Serious. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 2

Sydney Deakin, the injured man in the motor and tram collision yesterday, is unchanged in his condition, which is considered very dangerous…

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Blasting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

[?] blasting rock near Morpeth yeaterday, Walter Rooke, 59, received serious injuries to his right hand through a prema-ture explosion. a fuse went off in his hand…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

A party of bathers went for a swim in the Merriwa river a few evenings ago, and after a refreshing dip they returned to the bank to dress. Feeling a bit…

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Troop Trains Collision. London, Thursday morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Paris reports a collision between the front and rear portions of a British troop train owing to the breaking of a coupling near Massypalarsenu…

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Drowned at Taree. Death of Father Joseph Kelly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The Rev. Joseph Kelly, acting rector of the parish of Taree. In the diocese of Maitland, was drowned while bathing in the breakers at the Old Bar, near Taree,…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

A resident of Vacy, Mr. Anthony Ebbeck, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital last evening in a serious condition, suffering from concussion of the brain. He was found…

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A Strange Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

As the result of a remarkable accident, which occurred in the back yard of her home at North Sydney, Doris Violet Lydia Welch, aged 4, died…

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South Greta Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

The adjourned inquest regarding the death of John Williams, who was killed in the South Greta Colliery on January 8, was held at the West Maitland Courthouse on…

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Motor Fatality. Mother Killed—children Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

A motor fatality, in particularly sad circumstances, took place at Parramatta yesterday afternoon. About half-past 5 Mrs. Lawson (30),…

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Motor Car Capsize. Several People Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 7

A motoring accident occurred on Boonoke North Station, Widglewa, the property of Messrs. F. S. Falkiner and Sons, while Mr. O. Falkiner was driving a party off…

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Two Women Drowned. at Mount Victoria. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 7

Two married women named Edith Myers and Eveline Ellis (sisters) were drowned in Fairy Dells swimming baths, at the rear of a big boarding establishment at Mount…

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