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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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North Coast Mystery. Father and Three Children Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

Brief particulars of a mysterious drowning case have been received from Lismore. Ernest McLean, a well-known farmer at Fernleigh, near Bangalow, with his three…

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Moulding Machine Accident. in Banco. Friday, February 1, 1918. (Before Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Sly, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) Smith V Barrett & Son, Ltd. (Cross Appeals.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 1

Cross appeals from the verdict in a case tried before the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen. and a jury, in December last, were brought by the…

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

Mr. W R. Baker, the favorably known Moonan Brook and district citizen, met with a painful and serious accident to his right eye on Sunday morning last. Mr…

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Sydney Boy's Death. Accidentally Shot. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 5

The body of a youth named Leslie Olding, aged 16, was taken from the north-west mail train upon arrival here on Saturday morning. Deceased, who resided at Forest…

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Shooting Fatality Corpse's Train Journey

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

On the arrival of the north-west mail train, bound south, on Saturday morning it was reported to the police that a passenger had died on. the…

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Injured his Ankle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 4

While engaged drawing timber at Glen[?]ak, Mr. John Robert Alford, a well-known local Farmer, had the misfortune to sustain an Injury to the ankle. Ho was admitted…

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One Death, Many People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 7

The secretary to the Railway Department in Brisbane has received the following telegram from the Stores Inspector now visiting Cairns, dated Cairns, Monday morning:…

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Constables Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 7

Constable. Smith, of Cessnock who was severely injured in a motor car accident some days since, is making satisfactory progress in the Cessnock Hospital, but he will…

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Richmond Main Accident Question in the Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Kearsley asked Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, if his attention had been drawn to a newspaper paragraph, in which it was stated that…

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Recent Shooting Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

The District Coroner (Mr D. M'Dougall) has been notified that an, inquest has been dispensed with in connection with the death of the youth Leslie…

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One Death, Many People Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

The secretary to the Railway Department in Brisbane has received the following telegram from the Stores Inspector now visiting Cairns, dated Cairns, Monday morning…

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Sydney Boys Death. Accidentally Shot. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 10

The body of a youth named Leslie Olding, aged :16, was taken from the north-west mail train upon arrival here, on Saturday morning. Deceased, who resided at Forest…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 4

In Newcastle Harbour yesterday afternoon, Bert Crowe, son of Mr. Wm. Crowe, of Maitland, had a very narrow escape pf being drowned. It appears he, with two…

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Channel Collision. Few or No Casualties. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 6

The London and North-western Railway Co.'s steamer Rathmore collided with a warship in the Irish Channel. The Rathmore was badly damaged. There are 26 persons…

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Missing at Picnic. Supposed Drowning Case. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

The Kogarah police are dragging George's River for the body of Michael Doherty, of Campbelltown, who was with a party picnicking at George's…

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Young Wife's Sad End. Drowned with Her Child. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 4

At an early hour this morning the body Florence Margaret Neale, 19 years of a wife of Edwin Neale, was found in Shedden Dam. Cessnock, with her child, aged…

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Dreadful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 4

May Hastings, aged , and Thomas Harings, aged 12, were playing with a detortor at Wanneroo, near Perth, when it exploded. The boy lost the thumb and…

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Explosions in France. 30 Killed, Many Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 1

Paris advices state that two terrific explosions occurred at Courneuve. The catastrophe announced at St. Denis was so serious that the Chamber…

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Local and General News. Miner's Eye Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

Richard North, employed at Rothbury Colkery, Greta, was admitted to Newcastle Hospital yesterday suffering form a server injury to his eye, caused by him striking it with the…

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Channel Collision. Few or No Casualties. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 11

The London and North-western Railway Co's steamer Rathmore collided with a warship in the Irish Channel. The Rathmore was badly damaged. There are 26 persons…

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