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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1921

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Cylinder Explodes. Five Men Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

The heat in Sydney on Monday caused the explosion of an ammonia cylinder at the A.U.S.N. wharf, Erskine-street, and five wharf labourers were injured…

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Explosion of Cylinder. Five Men Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

A cylinder containing ammonia exploded at the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf, Lime-sheet, about noon to-day, with the result that five men were…

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Lost in Burning Building a Distressing Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 4

Alwyn Downs, aged six years, lost his life in distressing circumstances at South Broken Hill on Sunday morning. The lad was sleeping with his uncle, who was…

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Accidents at Stanford-Merthvs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. William Williams, senr., a shot firer, residing at Sawyer's Gully, sustained a depressed fracture of the skull through a piece of coal falling from…

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Collision in High-street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

A collision between a motor cycle and a buggy occurred in High-street, opposite the Volunteer Hotel, last evening. The impact was rather startling…

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Lift Accident. Five Men Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 9

Five men were Injured In a lift accident at the premises of Foley Bros., produce merchants, Sussex-street, this morning…

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Cylinder Explodes. Five Men Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 6

The heat in sydney on Monday caused the explosion of an ammonia cylinder at the A.U.SN. Wharf, Erskine-street, and five wharf labourers were injured…

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Collision at Manly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

A motor car and tram collided at Manly yesterday afternoon with the result that four persons were more or less seriously injured. Both the tram and…

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Accident at Rosedale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 3

An employee at the Rosedale colliery, named Arthur G. Adams, was buried by a fall of coal yesterday morning, and when rescued was…

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Singleton Letter. Singleton, Tuesday. Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 5

Arthur G. Adams. an employee, at Rosedale Colliery, was burled by a fall of coal yesterday. He was machine-cutting when the coat weighting…

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Accident to Aeroplane Fortunate Escape of Passengers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 1

An Avro aeroplane, owned by the Diggers' Co-operative Aviation Company, was taking off from the Richmond Aerodrome on Monday, when one of the…

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Remmon's Trainer Injured. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. S. Gore, trainer of Remmon, has a serious accident at Caulfield this morning. Mounted on a hack, he was endeavouring to hurry…

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Motoring Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Mrs Phelan, wife of Mr N. Phelan, of Capertee, lost her life, and Miss Phelan, her daughter, sustained a fracture of the collar-bone in a motor accident near…

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German Ships. Mysterious Accidents. London, Feb 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

Another to-day with added to the list of mysterious accidents which have befallon German ships handed over to the Allies…

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Local and General ACCIDENT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Mrs Bon Hooke, Dingadee, Dungog, met with an accident on Thursday afternoon. She was driving in a sulky and had pulled up at the D. F…

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Steamer Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

A message from Panama states that Capt. Turner, of the steamer Steel Inventer, blames the destroyer Woolsev, for the collision with his steamer, which…

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Motor Fatality. Car Over Embankment. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 7

While a family party was touring to Hill End in two cars, ono containing Mrs. Phelan and her daughter, got out of control owing to one of the wheels…

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German Ships. Mysterious Accidents. London, Feb. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Another to-day was added to the list of mysterious. accidents which have befallen German ships handed over to the Allies…

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Miner Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 4

Mr. John Marks, a miner, employed at Aberdare Colliery, and a resident of Aberdare, was badly injured, by a fall of coal while at work yesterday. He…

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Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 5

John Begg, 31 yearn of age glassworker, living in Bayview Terrace, Gladesville, was knocked down by a tram in Quay-street, Sydney, last…

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