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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Aeroplane Smash. Pilot Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 5

There was a nasty aeroplane smash at Mr. R. F. Horseley's Yabtree Station near Gundagai, on Monday afternoon. Captain Lee took up Miss…

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A Bolting Tram. Four Passengers Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 5

A tram, containing over 30 passengers, returning from a dance, bolted down Young-street early this morning. It appears the coupling broke…

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Burning Fatality at Thorntwatte

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

An explosion of methylated spirits at Thorntwaite on Sunday evening last, whereby several members of Mr. G.M. Finlay's family received…

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Injured Rescuers to Be Compensated. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 5

The Minister for Mines received a telegram from the arting warden at Mount Mulligan to-day stating that the whole working had been searched…

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Terrible German Disaster. Explosion at Dye Works. 1000 KILLED, 2000 Injured. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Mayence correspondent reports that 1000 people were killed, and several thousand injured, by an explosion at the aniline dye…

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Accidents Woman Fails Down Cellar

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 2

A rather serious accident occurred at the Shamrock Hotel yesterday morning. Mrs Adams, wife of the licensee, was walking across the bar…

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Painful Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 6

On Tuesday Miss Margaret Rickwood, daughter of Mr. G. W. Rickwood, was the victim of an accident. She was riding a bicycle up Vincent Street…

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Simple Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 6

A man named Desmond, a resident of Maitland, was the victim of a simple accident at Cessnock on Tuesday afternoon. He was walking along…

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Hexham Fatality. Compensation Claim Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 4

The last of the judgements reserved by his Honor, Judge Hamilton, at the recent Newcastle District Court has been received by Mr. G…

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Four Drowned. Near Auckland. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 7

Five of the crew of the steamer Easterner, took an open boat at Auckland yesterday, and set our for New Plymouth. A heavy sea, however, was…

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Norwegian Railways. Disastrous Collision. London, Sept. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Christiania correspondents reports that the ceremonies connected with the opening of the the railway the second mountainous line…

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Collision Preventive. Australian's Invention. London. September 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 5

The device of the Australian inventor Mr. Angus, which automatically prevents railway collisions, was again demonstrated successfully near…

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A Bolting Tram. Four Passengers Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 8

A train, containing over 30 passengers, returning from a dance, nolt[?] down Young-street early this morning. It appears the coupling br[?]…

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Burning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 4

The body of James Millage Foster, 42, a well-known resident of Brunkerville, was found in a fire in a paddock some distance from his home…

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Motor Fatality. Car Over Embankment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 3

A motor car, driven by James Hutchison. crashed through a fence on Willunga Hill (S.A.) on Saturday afternoon and ran down a steep…

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Steamship Collision. Pathetic Scenes. Kubelik's £25,000 Violin. London, Sent, 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 5

The Ostend-mail steamer Jan Breydel collided with the Norwegian Steamer Salina in a fog off the Goodwin Sands. The Salina sunk…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 4

Mr. James Casey, the well-known horse trainer, of Campbell's Hill, met with a very gainful accident on Friday last. It appears he was civilly a horse…

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Sydney Doctor Killed Sad Motoring Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 2

Dr. George Paul, the well-known Macquarie-street (Sydney) eye specialist, was killed in a motor accident at Camden on Friday afternoon. Dr. Howard…

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Sydney Doctor Killed. Sad Motoring Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 2

Dr. George Paul, the well-known Macquarie-street (Sydney) eye specialist, was killed in a motor accident at Camden on Friday afternoon. Dr. Howard…

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Collision in English Channel a Tragic Episode

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 4

London, Saturday.—During a fog, the Ostend mail steamer Jan Breydel collided with the Norwegian steamer Selina, off,the Goodwins. The Selina sank in…

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