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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Collision in New York Har Bour. (Australian Cable Assn. Message) New York, Tuesday, Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 2

The American tank steamer, George Jones, and the British freighter, Chicago City, came into collision'in the harbour…

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Accident to a Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 4

A State school girl named Eileen Keys, 11 years of age, who resides with Mr. Thomas Bellamy, of High-street, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital last…

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Harbour Collision. Captains in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 7

John Thomas Garnham, master of the Waraneen, appeared at the Newcastle Court, in answer to a charge that, on August 19, being master of a vessel which was crossing another,…

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Accident to a Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 4

A State school [?] named Eileen Keys, [?] years of age, who resides with Mrs. H. Bellamy, of High-street, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Wednesday evening…

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Shocking Car Fatality. Armidale Lady's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 6

A tragic accident occurred in Beardy-street on Saturday afternoon; says the "Armidale, Express"), resulting in the death of Mrs. Hamel wife of Mr. John Hamel,…

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Railway Fatality at Newcastle on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 3

The chapter of tragedies was added to on Tuesday, when a man named Herbert Devereaux was killed at Carrington by being caught between…

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The Third Fatality. Mistaken Use of Barium Sulphite

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 9

The third fatality arising recently from the mistaken use of barium sulphite was investigated by the Sydney Coroner (Mr. Hawkins), at an inquest on the body of Cosmo…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 5

Peter O'Shea and William Davies, who were returning home from Gundagai to Caalac on a trolly, were overtaken by a water train O'Shea was killed his body being shockingly…

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Rail and Tram Accidents. Commissioners Issue a Return

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 6

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have compiled a return of rail and tram accidents during the year ended June 30, which shows that there were no fatal…

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Trains Collide Many Killed and Injured. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 3

A Berlin message states that a pasSenger train collided with a goods train at Kranowitz (Silesia). Some carriages and waggons caught fire, while…

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Shocking Accident. Fatal Result to Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 5

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of a woman whose name is variously given as Margaret Frances, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Mannix, at the Maitland Hospital at…

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A Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

Samuel Holden, aged 55, a miner, employed at Ashtonfield Colliery, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Thursday, suffering from si fracture of the right leg, a…

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Harbour Collision. Captains in Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 10

John Thomas Garnham, master of the Waraneen, appeared at the Newcastle Court, in answer to a charge that, on August 19, being master of a vessel which was crossing another,…

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Another Pea Rifle Fatality. Youthful Bird-Shooters

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 8

At an inquest in Sydney touching the death of a boy named Arthur David Edwards, aged 13, who died last Wednesday, a boy of 14 named Archibald…

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Rail and Tram Accidents. Commissioners Issue a Return

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 5

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners have compiled a return of rail and tram accidents during the year ended june 30. Which shows that there were no fatal…

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East Maitland Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

The inquest touching the death of the women who died in the Maitland Hospital, yesterday, as the result of injuries received on the railway at East Maitland, was…

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Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. Roy, Couchman, of Mount Pleasant-street, who has only recently been discharged from the hospital after several weeks' treatment as the result of a cart…

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Accidents Will Happen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

Officer: "What's that? You break a bottle, of beer over the patrol corporals head and have the audacity to stand there and tell me it was an…

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Maitland Railway Fatality Woman's Shocking Injuries

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 2

At Cost Maitland railway station about 1.20 a.m. on Friday, a shocking accident resulted In the death of a woman whose name is variously…

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Shocking Accident. Fatal Result to Woman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 11

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of a woman whose name is variously given as Margaret Frances, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Mannix. at the Maitland Hospital at…

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