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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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A Dangerous Culvert Another Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 3

While, a coal train was crossing the culvert between Regent-street (Maitiland) and East Grota Junction, about 11 .15 on Monday night, the gunrd heard…

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Round Australia. Lieut. Parer's Unfortunate Beginning. Accident at Macedon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 3

Lieutenant R. J. Parer's projected flight over Australian in a machine of the F.E.2 B type came to an abrupt termination at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,…

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Railway Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

A passenger train collided with a goods-train at Mordialloc Two people were injured. Eighteen other passengers escaped. The rolling…

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A Carter Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 7

A young man named George Moore, employed as a carter at Nattrass' bakery, met with a painful accident on Saturday. George was getting on the…

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Railway Collision. Passenger and Goods Trains Few Casualties. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 5

While a goods train was shuting on to a siding at Mordialloc, Vic., late last night, a passenger train from Frankston collided with it…

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Two Peculiar Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. Hughes and Mr. A. Priest were the victims of painful accidents while attending to an acetylene gas generator outside the School of Arts…

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Accidents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Last week there were a chapter of accidents in Dungog. In the first place a runaway occurred from the Court House Hotel, but the galloping…

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A Flood Victim. Drowned in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 2

A message received in Brisbane from Surat (Q) states that the Balonne River, which has been rising fast during the past few days, is now 25ft…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. Claude Butler, who resides on the East Maitland-road, met with a very painful accident last evening. He had entered fa shed for the…

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Lieut. Parer's Flight Accident at Macedon

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 7

Lieutenant R. J. Paver's projected flight over, Australia in a machine of the F.E.2 B type came to an abrupt termination at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, an. hour…

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Drowning Fatality. Inquest on W. H. Oliver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 2

The adjourned inquest regarding the death of William Henry Oliver (known as William Henry Morrow), was held at the West Maitland…

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Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 4

William Laing, an employee at the Aberdare Central Colliery, and a resident of Cessnock, was severely injured by a horse at the conclusion of…

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Drowned at Taree. Young Englishman's Death. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 2

The body of a man named Edward Knight (34) was found early on Monday morning near Kimbriki Bridge, Burrell Greek, 10 or 12 miles from…

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Accident at the Central

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 3

William Laing, an employee at the Central Colliery, was in ill-luck's way on Monday. He had knocked off work and was walking along towards the…

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Drowning Fatality. Inquest on W. H. Oliver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 3

The adjourned inquest regarding the death of William Henry Oliver (known as William Henry Morrow), was held at the West Maitland…

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A Flood Victim. Drowned in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 9

A message received in Brisbane from Surat (Q) states that the Balonne River, which has been rising fast during the past few days, is now 25ft…

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Drowned at Taree. Young Englishman's Death. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 7

The body of a man named Edward Knight (34) was found early on Monday morning near. Kimbriki Bridge, Burrell Creek, 10 or 12 miles from…

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Railway Collision. Passenger and Goods Trains Few Casualties. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 11

[?] on to a siding at Mordialloc, Vic., ate last night, a passenger train from Frankston collided with it…

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Soldiers Death. Injured on the Railway Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 5

At the inquest on the body of a returned soldier, Claude Bradley, evidence was given that deceased [?] between a train and the platform at…

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Fatal Accident. Motor Cyclist Killed. Another Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1921 · page 8

The Stroud road, three miles from Raymond Terrace, at a point where there is a slight bend in the road approaching the crest of a hill, was the…

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