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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Child's Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon an accident, of a painful and rather serious nature happened to the 2-year-old son of Mr and Mrs J. G. Howard, of Macquarie-street…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1919 · page 6

A two-your-old' son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Howard, of Maequarle-street, was the victim of a painful and serious accident on Saturday afternoon. With a…

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Local & General Boating Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 4

A party of four men wore bringing a launch from the Hawkesbury River to Newcastle on Sunday, when the launch took fire. Albert Headland…

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Fatality at Werris Creek. Railways Electrician Killed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 2

A shocking accident at Werris Creek on Wednesday afternoon resulted in the death of John Thomas Hope, age 38, electrician…

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Dreadful Burning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 5

Mrs. Agnes Mepstead was conveyed to hospital at a late hour last night suffering severely from burns on the body, arms and thighs. It appears that the victim's…

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Woman Seriously Injured. Husband Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 9

Suffering from a badly-fractured skull, Marie Connolly (63) was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital in a serious condition. Police inquires led to a visit to the…

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Railway Electrician Killed Fatality at Werris Creek

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 8

A shocking accident at Werris Creek on Thursday afternoon resulted in the death of John Thomas Hope, aged 38 electrician in charge of the power house…

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Motoring Fatality. Car Falls Over an Embankment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 16

Whilst driving from Gulargambone to Gilgandara on Friday night a motor car party met with an accident with serious results. It appears that whilst about a mile from…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 4

A collision' occurred last evening at the corner of Brisbane-street and Belmore-road, LOrn, between a bicycle and a motor car. Mr. L. Drew was the cyclist, and…

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Cycling Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 4

In regard to the cycling accident at Lorn on Friday night, Mr. Potter's name was mentioned in our columns as being the driver of a car which collided at the corner of…

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Three Sisters Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1919 · page 5

Three children named Arnett, aged 16, 13, and 11 years, were drowned at Kyogle. It is believed their brother Francis got out of his depth, and that his sisters went to his…

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To-day's Telegrams. Two Girls Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1919 · page 5

After the Richmond Municipal Baths in Melbourne were closed last night, the caretaker found the clothes of two girls in the bunks. Subsequently the…

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Double Drowning Fatality Two Girls in Richmond Baths. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 2

The bodies of two young girls were found in the Richmond Municipal Baths, Melbourne, last night, in consequence of their clothing being found in one of the…

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Engine Over Embankment. Railway Accident at Bathurst

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 2

A serious railway accident resulting in damage to railway rolling rolling stock to the extent of a probably £500 occurred at Woodstock early on Wednesday morning…

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Chapter of Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 4

This week appears to have been an unfortunates one as to accidents to residents of East Maitland. Two were reported earlier in the week, and now three more have come…

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Kangaroo Machine Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

Lieut. Rendle, of Captain Wilkins expedition, reports that somebody at San Rafels deliberately short-circuited one of the magnetos of their Kangaroo machine,…

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Miners' Accident Relief Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 3

Mr. Kearsley, in the Legislative 7 Assembly, asked the Minister for Mines if he was aware that a number of beneficiaries under the Miners' Accident…

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Engine Over Embankment. Railway Accident at Bathurst

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 8

A serious railway accident resulting in damage to railway rolling stock to the extent of probably £500 occurred at Woodstock early on Wednesday morning…

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Railway Accident Near Bathurst. Engine Over Embankment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 6

A serious railway accident resulting in damage to railway rolling stock to the extent of probably £500 occurred at Woodstock, near Bathurst, early on…

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Sad Burning Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 3

Mrs Adrian W. Bucknell, of "Mookoo," Talmoi, in the Moree district, met with a shocking accident. By some means Mrs Bucknell's clothes caught fire…

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