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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1920

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

Hugh Burns, aged 21, who is employed at Whitburn Colliery as a set-rider, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital on Saturday night, suffering from injuries to his legs…

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Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

Robert Wilson, a clipper at the PelawMain Colliery, sustained serious injuries to his legs while at work on Tuesday morning the result of being ran down by a…

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Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

A little son of Mr. A. H. Dann, of Maitland Road, 7 years of age, met with a painful accident last Saturday. Owing to the wheel of a cart passing over…

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Extraordinary Fatality. London, February 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 10

Reuter's Rome correspondent reports that a member of the crew of the British aeroplane on route to Capetown met with a most unfortunate accident on leaving Brindisi for…

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Motor Somersault. Two Young Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 11

While taking part in the Northern Suburbs (Sydney) motor-cycle reliability test, two young men, John Miles and Phillip Lenthall, of Sydney, were seriously injured…

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Four Persons Injured. Motor Car Capsize at Long Bay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 9

Five persons, three men and two women were injured at Long Bay shortly after midnight on Wednesday, through a motorcar skidding in the sand overturning. Frederick in the sand and overturning…

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A Plucky Boy. Lithgow Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 4

Lake Pillans, Hoskins' blast furnace dam, was the scene of a bathing fatality during the week-end, when Robert Scott Williamson (13) was drowned. Williamson and…

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Shocking Burning Fatality at Quirindi

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Word was received in Scone on Saturday last of a shocking burning accident which took place at Quirindi the previous afternoon, and…

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Shocking Fatality Death From Burning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 2

Word was received in Scone on Saturday last of a shocking burning accident which took place at Quirindi, the previous afternoon and ended fatally that morning (says…

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Arch Collapses. Five Men Injured by Falling Bricks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 4

Five men who were working under an arch of a building in course of erection for the Australian Glass Manufacturing Company in Dowling-street, Waterloo, were…

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Accident to Mr. D. J. McGuire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. P. J. McGuire, of the Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, who is one of the selected Labour candidates for the Maitland electorate, met with an accident last night…

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Drowning Fatality. Boy's Gallant Conduct

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 1

At the week-end, at Lake Pillans, Lithgow, a sad drowning and a gallant rescue occurred. Two schoolboys, Robert Williamson and, George Coomber,…

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Drowning Fatality. Boy's Gallant Conduct

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

During the weekend, at Lake Pillans, Lithgow, a sad drowning and a gallant rescue occurred. Two schoolyboys, Robert Williamson and…

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To-day's Telegrams Tram Fatality. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 5

Joseph Rowan (7), residing with his parents in Military Road, Watson's Bay, was knocked down by a tram and killed in Young-street, Sydney, about 8.30 last night. The…

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Kurri Burning Fatality. the Inquest. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6

The district coroner (Mr. G. Brown) conducted an inquest at the Kurri Courthouse yesterday, concerning the death of Jan[?] Lorriman, who died in the Kurri Hospital…

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Dive Into Chasm. Sensational Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6

A sensational motor smash occurred on Tuesday night on the Young-Murrumburrah-road, at Redbridge, where the bridge was washed away in a storm several weeks ago…

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A Plucky Boy. Lithgow Drowning Fat[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 14

Lake Pillans, Hoskins' blast fur[?] was the scene of a bathing fatality [?] the week-end, when Robert Scott [?] son (13) was drowned. Williamson…

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Shocking Fatality. Death From Burning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 3

Word was received in Scone on Saturday last of a shocking burning accident which took place at Quirindi the previous afternoon, and ended fatally that morning (says…

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Fatality at Gosford Races. Jackey R. Walker Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 5

Through three horses falling in the Novice Handicap, at Gosford races on Tuesday, R. Walker, the rider of Carmray, received injuries from which he died…

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Accident to Mr D. J. M'guire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

Mr D. J. M'Guire, of the Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, formerly a wellknown business man in Singleton, and who is one of the selected Labour…

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