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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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A Baths Mystery. Probable Fatality. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

The e[?]etaker at Manly baths last night found a suit of clothes and a pair of boots in a locker, and a card bearth the name "E. M. Deburgh' in…

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Railway Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that trains came into collision at Spornlak, Posen. All the carriages were destroyed. Thirteen persons were killed, and 70 injured…

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A Remarkable Accident. Involuntary Gassing. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5

A message telling of an astonishing accident has been received from Paris. Near Lyons a passenger train ran into a large cylinder of chlorine, which had…

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Injured by Corrosive Acid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 5

Owing to a quantity of fluid, supposed to be corrosive held, splashing, over him in the yard of a house at Newtown yesterday, Private William Wilkins received injuries to…

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Motor Car Overturns. Whole Family Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

A serious accident occurred in Glebe Point-road, Sydney, on Saturday night; whon a whole family was injured as a result of their car overturning. Mrs. Ada…

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Cessnock District News. Accidents. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

Stephen Lucas, a resident of Kearsley was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from a fractured shoulder and several broken ribs…

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Motor Car Overturns. Whole Family Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

A motor car completely overturned on Saturday night opposite the University Hotel, in Globe Point-read. The occupants were thrown to the roadway and…

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Fatality Near Singleton. a Grazier's Death. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

An inquest was held this morning by Mr. D. M'Dougall, District Coroner, concerning the death of Lancelot Tredgunnel Rope which occurred at Benvenue, 13 miles from…

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Fatality at Benvenue Mr L. T. Roper Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at Benvenue, near Singleton, on Tuesday morning, when Air Lancelot Tregunnell Roper, a resident of Waratah, who has a grazing…

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Collision at Shanghai. 100 Lives Lost. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Shanghai, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

The steamer Toochi collided with the steamer Haiphong outside the Woosung bar. The Toochi sank, and 100 people were drowned, including the captain…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

While walking along Redbournberry-road on Tuesday evening a resident of Singleton discovered Mr. James Wake, of Sedgefield, lying unconscious and bleeding from a severe…

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Fatality Near Singleton. a Grazier's Death. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

An inquest was held this morning by Mr. D. M'Dougall, District Coroner, concerning the death of Lancelot Tregunnell Roper, which occurred at Benvenue, 13 miles from…

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Motor Car Overturns. Whole Family Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 6

A serious accident occurred in Glebe Point-road, Sydney, on Saturday night, when a whole family was injured as a result of their car overturning. Mrs. Ada…

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Accident at a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4

Victor Butler, 20, a top-hand, employed at Rothbury colliery, was admitted to Maitland Hospital on Saturday afternoon, suffering from injuries to his right hand…

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Double Bathing Fatality. Father Sees Daughters Drown

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 1

A very sad double fatality occurred on Friday afternoon, when Gladys Jean Williams, aged 19, and Pauline Brown Williams.aged 18,were drowned in the…

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Local and General ACCIDENT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

Mr Terry, Johnson is in hospital, the result of being thrown from his milk van while negotiating some rough road. Terry's hip is injured…

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Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

A Stroud resident, named Mehneth, met with a dreadful accident on Stroudroad on Sunday night. Another man in a sulky collided with Melmeth, who…

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The Latest. Yarmouth Bombarded Three Persons Killed; Ten Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

An official report states that Yarmouth was bombarded from the sea last night. Fire was opened at 10.55 p.m. and lasted five minutes. Twenty shells…

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Impaled on a Shaft. Fatal Driving Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

The circumstances of the dentil of Herbert Daniel Mcimeth, 32 years of age a labourer, who died at Raymond Terrace on the 14th inst., following an operation for injuries…

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Accident at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

Whilst riding on Saturday, Mr, Albert Slovens had the misfortune to break his leg above the ankle, owing to the horse falling with him (writes our Branxton correspondent.)…

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