Shocking Accident Woman Impaled on Shaft
There was a shocking accident at Willough by on Wednesday night, when Mrs. Gertrude Stainford, a passenger on a tr[?]m, was impaled by a shaft of…
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Links with Early Days Extracts From "Mercury" Files Hunter Valley History Escape from Drowning
On Saturday evening last an assigned servant of Mr. Hetherington's, of Patrick's Plains, jumped into the river in a frolic whilst drunk, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two in Hospital Newcastle-road Accident Car and Motor-cycle
A motor cyclist and pillion rider were admitted to Newcastle Hospital following a collision late last night with a motor car near Four Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car Fatality Cessnock
Herbert Bradley Black, 21, of Macfarlane-street, South Cessnock, was killed instantaneously about 11.40 on Saturday night when a car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Smashes Week-End Accidents Many Hurt Sydney
During the week-end there were numerous motor accidents and a number of people were hurt, some seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accident Man in Hospital
Hit by a motor vehicle near St. peters on Saturday evening, Mr. T. McInerney (56), of Fishery Creek, received heavy customers to the left…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Fatality Inquest
The District Coroner (Mr. W. Johnson) will conduct the inquiry on Thursday into the death of Alastaair James Bowls, who was killed at Bellbird as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shiftman Injured
White following his occupation of shiftman at Ellington Colliery to-day, William Neems 59, residing at 15 Regent-street, Cessnock, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Theory Collision with Comet Earth's Depressions
According to a statement made at the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Atlantic City, between…
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With his foot crushed by a railway sleeper, Mr. C. Thompson, fettler, of Sandy Hollow, was brought to Denman for treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coroner Hears Story of Level-Crossing Smash Lives Lost 34 Accidents Grim Record Sydney
The sensational collision between a motor car and an electric train at the Warwick Farm level crossing, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Luck Was Out! Meat Works Employee Second Accident Sydney
Fred Giles (50), a slaughterman, who returned to day yesterday after having been off work two weeks through gashing his leg with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Recent Accident. On the Tops
Mr. R. M. Cooke, of Victoria, who was recently injured when his horse fell from the track at "The Corker" on the way down from Barrington Tops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Motor Accident Car Crashes Over Creek. South Cessnock Man Killed
Falling to negotiate a turn on the Kitchener road at about 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a motor car crashed over a culvert and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell Down Steps Woman Severely Injured NEWCASTLE
Mrs. Ida Barry, 72, of Nesterplace, Newcastle, received severe head injuries last night when she fell down a flight of steps at her home. She…
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At the John Darling Colliery, Balment, John Williams, 47, of Adamstown, a shortfirer, was struck on the right foot by a piece of coal thrown…
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Before commencing the mooting of the Shire Council this morning the President (Councillor Dorsman) said that the Shire Clerk had informed him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Sea Man Drowned One Saved Newcastle
One man was drowned and another injured when a fishing boat was swamped in the sea off Fort Scratchle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prominent Industrialist Killed. Abermain Fatality Mr. Dougald McGee
Dougald McGee, of Aberdare Street, Weston, a prominent industrialist on the Northern Coalfields, was killed almost instan[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Injured Struck by Cycle NEWCASTLE
Thomas Allen, 34, a publisher, reading at Hamilton, left a motor-car to walk in a tram when he was Knocked down by a motor-cycle…
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