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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Lallie Adams, only daughter of Mrs. P. Adams, of Sowerby Street, on Tuesday last. It appears the little…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 5

A soldier named Eric Smith, while attempting to board a moving train at Granville was thrown beneath it and sustained a compound fracture of the left arm and a…

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Circus Founder's Fate. "Jimmy" Ashton Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

Jimmy Ashton, father of the Ashtons, of circus fame, and founder of Ashton's Circus, was found drowned in the Macquarie at Dubbo. He was travelling…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Through the accidental discharge of a revolver, a youth named Max Bergin, was seriously injured in the right upper arm yesterday afternoon. He had taken an…

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Shooting Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 8

Through the accidental discharge of a revolver, a youth named Max Bergin, was seriosly injured in the right upper arm on Monday…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 4

While driving in a sulky in High-street yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, narrowly escaped serious injury. In a collision…

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Floods in Victoria. Market Gardener Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 6

Heavy rains were felling in Melbourne and country districts on Wednesday, and flood waters were piling up in many of the rivers…

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Accident, at Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 4

Whilst riding his bicycle to West West Maitland on Saturday night, Mr. Doug. Dclmege, of Lochinvar, met with a very nasty accident, in front of the residence of Mr. Jas…

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Motor Car and Cycle Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1918 · page 4

A young man, named Keith Barden, a resident of Catherine-street, narrowly escaped serious injury in a collision yesterday at mid-day. A motor car, driven by Mr. C…

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Air Raid on London Thirty-seven Killed Injured Total 155

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 4

London, Monday Evening.—German aeroplanes raided London on Sunday night, and early this morning, the raid over the metropolis lasting two hours,…

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Railway Accident. Rolling Stock Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 5

An accident which caused considerable damage to rolling stock, and which was responsible for great consternation, but fortunately no injury to passengers, occurred to the…

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New Giant Gothas. Liability to Accidents. London, Wednesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Wench headquarters states that the following are the particulars of the giant Gotha bombing 'plane, which the Germans employed in…

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Two Railway Employees Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 7

The Tamworth district motor ambulance has been busy lately, conveying patients to the hospital from outlying centres. On Wednesday night an urgent call was received…

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V.c. Hero Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 5

The "March to Freedom" from Scene to Aherdeen yesterday was married by an unfortunate accident to Private Jackson, V.C., who, when two miles from Aberdeen, was…

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Railway Accident. Rolling Stock Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 5

An accident which caused considerable damage to rolling stock, and which was responsible for great consternation, but fortunately no injury to passengers, occurred to the…

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Shocking Fatality. Two Man Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 2

A shocking double fatality occurred at Bellbird early on Saturday morning, when two men were killed by a falling trees Others had narrow escapes…

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Accident at Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 4

Cyril John Perrett, Is, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital as the result of injuries sustained at Rothbury Colliery. He was caught between two logs, and one leg was…

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injured by Fall of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

Joseph Ossella a miner employed at Abermain No.1 colliery received serious injuries in an accident in the colliery yesterday He was engaged at No.3 pillar, when a fall of…

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"Meeting" of Drowned. Diver's Horrible Story of Throng of Corpses

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

Wholesale murder is now a feature of Russian life. In the small town of Gluknow, in the government of Chernigoff, 500 members of the local…

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Accident to V.c. Hero

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

The "March to Freedom" from Scoue to Aberdeen was marred by ans unfortunate accident to Private Jackson, V.C., who, when two miles from…

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