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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Driving Accident. Claim for £1000 Damages

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 8

Clifford Alston Suiers, by George Suters, his next friend sued Patrick Thomas Hickey in the Maitland Circuit Court, before his Honor Justice Sly, for that the…

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Se ious Accident at Bellbird

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

Arthur Greenwood was badly injured in Bellbird Cilliery on Friday. A heavy piece of thnuber struck him. dislocation one thigh and badly fracturing the other. He was…

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A Cow and an Injured Knee. £192 Damages Awarded. West Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 1

In the civil side of the Maitland Circuit Court, before his Honor, Mr. Justice Sly, Clifford Alston Suters, a minor, by his next friend, George…

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Aviation Fatality. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

Lieut. Legh, the well-known fight commander, was making an attitude test at East Finchley, when his aeroplane caught fire at a great height. After shrinking along…

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Another Fatality. London, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

A machine, conveying Sir F. H. Sykes, Controller-General of Civil Aviation, crashade at Kenely. Pilot F. M. Knott, of the A.F.C. was killed Sir F. H. Sykes was…

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News by Wire. Supposed to Be Drowned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 5

Martin Dignan, a resident of Auburn, is supposed to have been drowned in Duck Creek. He was seen on Monday evening, transacting some business in Granville…

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Accident at Aberdare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 4

Edward Charlton, a miner, was severly injured by a fall of coal in Aberdare Extended Colliery on Monday. He received a compound fracture of the leg, besides…

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Drowning Cases

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 4

Martin Dignam an Auburn resident is supposed to have been drowned in Duck Creek on Monday evening On that day he was doing business in…

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Aviation Fatality. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

Lieut. Legh, the well-known flight commander, was making an altitude test at East Finchley when his aeroplane caught fire at great height. After shrinking along…

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Another Fatality. London, May 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 2

A machine, conveying Sir F. H. Sykes, Controller-General of Civil Aviation, crash[?]de at Kenely. Pilot F. M. Knott, of the A.F.C., was killed, Sir F. H. Sykes was…

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News by Wire. Trams in Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 5

Through a derailment two trams collided in Oxford-street, Waverley, at about 8.30 this morning. No one was injured but the cars were damaged…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

Whilst engaged in shunting operations at the South Greta Colliery siding yesterday afternoon John Stanley Lord, son of Mr. John Lord, of Homeville, was fatally…

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Cessnock District News. Painful Accident. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 3

Thomas Remix, 14 years of ago, who resides with his parents at Aberdare, was admitted to the Cessnock Hospital on Monday suffering [?] severe [?] to the [?]…

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South Greta Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

The inquest touching the death of the young man John Stanley Lord, who died in the Maitland Hospital on Monday evening from injuries received through being…

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Fatality Near Inverell

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 1

A fatal accident occurred at Swanbrook, near Inverell, on Sunday, whereby a well-known farmer, named Thomas Griffen, lost his life. The…

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Winter's Bridge Fatality. Claim Against Shire Council. Question of Responsibility

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

At the Newcastle District Court on Monday, three claims were heard against the Lake Macquarie Shire Council by Mr Acting Judge White…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

George Gould, a shiftman, employed at the New Greta Colliery, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Tuesday, suffering from a very badly broken left leg and…

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The Liverpool Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental Death. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 2

A verdiet of accidental death was returned in the case where James Lee was shot by a friend near Liverpool in mistake during a, fog…

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Sapper Swan Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 4

Mr. L. S. Swan, of Allan-street, Lorn, has received word that his son, Sapper A. L. Swan has been admitted to the 3rd Australian auxiliary hospital, Darford kent, England, suffering from…

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News by Wire. Vessels in Collision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 5

A slight collision occurred in the harbour between the furry boat Kubu and a lighter. The former received a small amount of damage. No one was injured…

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