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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Floods in New Zealand. Family Washed Away. Mother and Three Children Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

A serious position of affairs is disclosed by additional particulars of the Hoods at Paparoa, North Auckland. A railway worker named Mathews was…

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Tornado in Chicago £5 Killed; 500 Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

New York, Monday.—More than 10 suburbs of Chicago were virtually wrecked by a tornado, which demolished, rows of brick houses, blew trains…

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Brisbane Fatality. Three Men Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 7

A party of nine left Bald Hill a suburb of Drisbane for bie Passage on Friday, and travelled in a motor launch called Sylvie…

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Shocking Fatality. Two Boys Killed on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 4

A shocking railway fatality occurred at Pearith on Thursday. Three boys were walking on the vicdict situated between [?] and East Plain[?]…

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Coonamble Mail Train. Collision with COAl, TRUCKS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 4

A collision occurred at Eskbank, on the Western railway line between one and two o'clock on Friday morning, the Coonamble mail, on its way to Sydney, coming into…

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Floods in New Zealand. Family Washed Away. Mother and Three Children Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 2

A serious position of affairs is disclosed by additional particulars of the floods at Paparoa, North Auckland. A railway worker named Matthews was…

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Gasometer Bursts. Terrific Explosion at South Melbourne. Great Column of Flames. Six Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 6

Without warning other than a runabling like distant thunder one of the largest gasholders of the of the Metropolitan Gas Company at South Melbourne burst at half-past 10…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 5

A party of Sydney visitors were returning from Mount "Wilson yesterday, and when Hearing Mount Victoria the cur overturned, the occupants being thrown out and pinned…

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Show Tragedy. Woman Shot Dead. Boy and Girl Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 3

Mrs. Julia Lopas Darz [?], formerry a resident of Leichliardt, was shot dead on the Sydney Show Ground on Monday afternoon. Lucia Nelson 19), a stop assistant, of…

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Accidents at Onkaparinga. Jockeys Injured and Horses Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

Several jockeys were injured at Onkaparinga (S.A.) races on Easter Monday. E. J. Mooney sustained a broken arm and air injured ankle; S. Clarke…

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Bondi Tradegy. Mother and Three Children. Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 5

A tragedy in which Mrs. Johannah Palauque and her three young children were drowned came to light at Bondi last week…

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Brisbane Fatality. Three Men Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 12

A party of nine left Bald Hill, a suburb of Brisbane for Brible Passage on Friday and travelled in a motor launch called Sylvie…

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Shocking Fatality. Two Boys Killed on Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 9

A shocking railway fatality occurred at Penrith on Thursday. Three boys, were walking on the viaduct situated between Penrith and Emu Plains…

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Coonamble Mail Train. Collision with Coal Trucks

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 9

A collision occurred at Eskbank, on the Western railway line, between one and two o'clock on Friday morning, the Coonamble mail, on its way to Sydney, coming into…

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Show Tragedy. Woman Shot Dead. Boy and Girl Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 6

Mrs. Julia Lopas Diaz (35) formerly a resident of Leichhardt was shot dead on the Sydney Show Ground on Monday afternoon Luca Nelson (19) a shop assistant of…

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Collier[?] Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1920 · page 4

A miner named H. Thompson was ad-mitted to the Maitland Hospital to-day suffering from it cut In "the temple, said to have been caused by fall of coal in North…

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Accident at Rothbury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 4

In yesterday's issue it was stated that H. Thompson was the name of the man injured at Rothbury colliery. The name was incorrectly given.It should have read H…

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Domestic Quarrel Father Fatally Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 4

A domestic quarrel, resulting in a tragic sequel, occurred in the home of Henry Wharton, at Richmond, Melbourne, on Saturday evening. Wharton,…

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Domestic Quarrel. Father Fatally Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

A domestic quarrel, resulting in a tragic sequel, occurred in the home of Henry Wharton, at Richmond, Melbourne, on Saturday evening…

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Shunting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

Whilst two loured milk vans were being shunted at the West Maitland railway station yesterday afternoon, they were rather severoly damaged, and a considerable…

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