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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Shamrock Hill Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

An Inquest, was held at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. William McLauchlin regarding the death of Edward August Lawson…

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Compensation Granted. Injured by Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 7

The hearing of the action in which [?] Martin, by his next friend, Walter Herbert Martin, sued William Hames Caldwell, [?] Mayne, and Henry Clement Wilson, trading as…

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Hospital Ambulance. Question of Use for Accidents. Committees Directions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

Consequent on the comment In regard to the attendance of the ambulance at a recent accident, the committee of the Maitland Hospital last evening gave consideration to the…

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A Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 7

Fetter Alexander Milligan, of Hill—street, Muswellbrook, while proceeding on a trolly long the line to his work in the vicinity of Muswellbrook, on Monday last, suddenly…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 5

Allan Baines was knocked down in Oxford—Street by a motor car belonging to the premier's Department. He was admitted to the hospital in a unconscious condition,…

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Queensland Tragedy. Mother and Three Children Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 14

A message received from Gavndah states that a young woman. Mrs. Tobler, and her o'clock on Saturday morning, and later they…

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Compensation Granted. Injured by Motor Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 7

The hearing of the action in which Clifford Martin, by his next friend, Walter Herbert Martin, sued William James CAldwell, Charles Mayne, and Henry Clement Wilson, trading as…

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Alleged Electric Trap. Child Injured at Port Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 14

A case brought in the Port Adelaide Police Court was the sequel to a sensational statement made to the Port Adelaide Council recently regarding children being injured…

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Pneumonia an Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 4

An interesting interpretation of a point of law was given by the Full Court recently in the case of a workman who contracted pneumonia while…

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Accident Relief. Miners' Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 5

During last year, according to a report furnished to the Department of Mines, claims were admitted in respect to the deaths of two persons injured prior to June 30, 1917. The…

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Footballer's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 4

Jack Murray (17), who was playing football with a team from the West Maitland Cadets at East Maitland on Saturday, had the misfortune to break several bones in his left…

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Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 5

Clarence Collis was killed at the Granville railway station last night. Deceased arrived just as the train was moving out. He raced along the platform to try and…

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Bolshevik Steamer Sinks 2000 Prisoners Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—A report from Helsingfors states that a Bolshevik steamer with 2000 British, Austrian, and Finnish prisoners of war aboard, sank in the…

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Countess of Dudley Drowned While Bathing. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 1

The Countess of Dudley, wife of the Earl of Dudley (a former Governor-General of Australia), collapsed and was drowned white bathing at Rosmuck,…

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To-day's Telegrams Railway Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 5

Tom Davis, 52, an engineer, was run over by a train at Rhodes railway station this morning, and killed…

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The Royal Train. Accident in Australia. Two Saloons Upset

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

We have received through Reuter's the following official announcement, issued by Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsy, Chief of Staff to his Royal Highness the Price of…

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Telegraphic News the Prince. Sensational Accident to Royal Train. Prince Escapes Uninjured. Sydney, 8.23 a.m

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

Two saloon carriages of the Royal train were derailed and toppled down an embankment near Bridgetown, W.A…

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Coach Horses Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 7

BATHURST, Tuesday.—A dramatic incident occurred in the Macquarie River at the bottom of George-street to-day, as a result of which a man named William Bowers had his…

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Accident to Royal Train Two Saloon Carriages Overturn. a Thrilling Escape

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 3

A most alarming accident happened to the Royal train on Monday afternoon. When 10 miles from Bridgetown West Australia, the Royal car at…

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Mining Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

Jonah Crook, a minor at Bellbird, near Cessnock, sustained injuries to the head as a result of an accident while at work on Wednesday. John Duncan had his…

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