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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Accident to a Child

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 2

A five-year-old child named Iris Spinks, daughter of Mr G. Spinks, of Bishopgate-street, sustained a painful and rather serious accident at her…

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The Carrabolla Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 8

The inquest concerning the death of Charles Henry Hedges, who died in the Maitland Hospital on the 12th instant, from injuries sustained at…

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Motor Accident at Kempsey

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 6

Tuesday morning, last week, a motor car party, which included Mr Montague Smith (Engineer Dumaresque Shire, and formerly at…

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Motor Car Collision. Man Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 8

A motor car dashed into a stationary steam waggon on the South Head road this morning with such impact that it was practically buried under the waggon and absolutely…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 4

A collision occurred in High-street, near Bulwer-street, last evening, between a sulky driven by Mr. D. McBriarty and a motor cycle ridden by Mr. Osborne. The…

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Terrible Mine Fatality 20 Men Killed Fall of 1000 Feet. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Capetown, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 5

A Johannesburg message states that 20 white men were killed to-day in a skip disaster at the Meyer Charlton mine, through the snapping of the rope…

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Child Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Edna Roche, aged four years, was missed from her home at Botany. This morning her dead body was recovered from the silt pit of the Australian…

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Fatality shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 4

The Newcastle polices received a from Raymond Terrace last night, advising them that a man named Gordon Bambach had been fatally shot about four o'clock…

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Child's Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 2

Through falling into a vessel containing boiling syrup, a three-year-old child named John Whatham was admitted to Maitland Hospital on Tuesday…

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Shooting Fatality

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon a tragedy occurred at the Nine Mile, by which Leslie Gordon Bamback, aged about 28, lost his life…

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Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 4

John Coleman, 80, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering severely through being burned with methylated spirits. He was residing with…

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Another Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 4

John Hennessy was admitted this morning to the Maitland Hospital suffering from burns to the right hip, caused by his coat catching fire…

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Girl Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 4

Whilst cycling down Hart'H Hill, Bolwarra, on Saturday afternoon, Hazel Mead, 12, daughter of Mr. R, Mead, of Bolwarra, had a narrow escape from being seriously injured…

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Accidentally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 4

Mrs. Hoskins, of West Maitland, has received official that Driver W. Hoskins, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, late of the 34th Battalion, was admitted to Edmont[?]…

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News by Wire. Found Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 5

Mrs. Emma Cristin, aged 41, a resident of Marrickville, was found drowned in Cook's River this morning. She had been suffering from insomnia, and was under medical…

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Sensational Motor Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 5

Mr. Massey Greene, Minister for Price Fixng, had a wonderful escape in a motor car accident on the direct Western-road, near Linden, yesterday afternoon. he was being…

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Motor Accident. Mr Massey Greene's Wonderful Escape

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 1

Mr Massey Greene, Minister for Price Fixing had a wonderful escape in a motor car accident on the Great Western-road, near Linden, on Friday…

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Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

Two engineers were severely burnt this morning, through tho explosion of a gasolene lamp on tho motor schooner Wergeland" lying in Sydney Harbour . The clothes…

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Accidentally Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 5

Mrs. Hoskins, of West Maitland, has received official advice that Driver W. Hoskins, 3rd Machine Gun Barralion, late of the 34th Battalion, was admitted to Edmonton…

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Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 2

A young man named "Jackson" Hodges, in the employ of Mr. Ab. Weidmann, butcher, was trying to drive a bullock into a yard on Sunday…

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