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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Tram Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

Two men were injured in a collision between a tram and a fish cart at Randwick this morning The tram was badly smashed and the cart overturned, while several…

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Valuable Colt Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

The valuable colt Gennaroom, while training at Randwick this morning, dislodged his rider, and bolted. He jumped a hurdle and fell, receiving a wound on the off fore foot…

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Aeroplane Accident. Pilot's Miraculous Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 3

A sensational aeroplane accident occurred at the aviation grounds, Clarendon, near Windsor, on Tuesday. A pilot named Montgomery was trying out a plane…

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Kangaroo Machine Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 12

Lieut. Rendie. 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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Accident at Abernethy Three Men Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 5

While John Thomas Kelly, Walter McGregor, and David Harrower were working together in Abernethy Colliery this morning, of fall of call struck them. Kelly was…

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Airco Express. First Accident. London, December 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 5

The Airco express from Paris crashed in a heavy mist at Catcham, a passenger being killed, and the pilot seriously injured. This is the first accident since the…

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Cowardly Assault. National Candidate Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. Laird Smith, Nationalist candidate, who was brutally by a Labour mob on Friday night, in Hobart, is still ill in bed. On Sunday he was semi-conscious. On…

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Accident to Fruiterer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 4

Whilst returning home yesterday afternoon from the West Maitland produce sales Mr. H. Osland, dealer of Kurri Kurri, met with an unpleasant experience, and he was…

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Bellbird Fatality

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 3

An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dodorer, of Bellbird, died on Sunday as the result of a rather remarkable accident. The little boy, 18 months…

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Cessnock District News. an Accident. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 6

A visitor from Sydney met with a nasty accident near Allandale Road and Main-street inter-section on Wednesday morning in which he had a narrow escape form…

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Nasty Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 4

While Ernie Warby (6l), and his older brother, sons of Mr. J. Warhy, blacksmith, Morpeth, were chopping wood in the bush at Morpeth the youngest child met with a…

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Accident at Abernethy Three Men Injured. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 6

While John Thomas Kelly, Walter McGregor, and David Harrower were working together in Abernethy Colliery this morning of fall of call struck them. Kelly was…

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Cowardly Assault. National Candidate Severel[?] Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 8

Mr. Laird Smith, Nationalist candidate who was brutally handed by a Labour was on Friday night, in Hobart, is still ill in [?]. On Sunday he was semi-[?] and was [?]…

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Airco Express. First Accident. London. December, 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 2

The Airco express from paris crashed ia a heavy mist at Cateham, a passenger being killed and the pilot seriously injured. This is the first accident. since the…

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Sulky Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 4

Mrs. Horton, of Greta, while driving into Maitland this morning in a sulky, met with an accident on Campbell's Hill. Trying to avoid a collision with a little boy who was on…

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Sad Fatality'

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 4

While polling was proceeding at Cusino on Saturday afternoon, says the R. R. "Express a resident of irvington named Albert Little…

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Car Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 2

On Friday last Mr A. Fisher, of Munni, had a bit of bad luck. He had purchased a new Essex car and whilst driving it home (accompanied…

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A Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 2

John M'lntosh was buried by a fall of earth at the Canterbury.Brickworks. When he was extricated it was found that the sharp shale had cut his throat,…

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Yachting Fatality. Man and Wife Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 2

Struck by a sudden squall, a yacht capsized off the beach at Carrum (Vic.), on Sunday afternoon. After a desperate struggle, with the waves three of the occupants were…

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King's Word Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 5

While being led out of his box at Ranwick this morning King's Word slipped proceed to the training track. The full [?]…

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