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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1874

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Disastrous Collision at Sea Off Newcastle. Sinking of the Brig George H. PEAKE. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 2

The American barque Sierra Nevada, Captain Dow, from Melbourne to Newcastle, in ballast, arrived at Newcastle on Saturday morning last, bringing the intelligence that early the same morning she ran…

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Another Fatal Mining Accident (From the Hill End Observer, July 11.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1874 · page 4

On Thuraday afternoon it was rumoured through the town that another sad accident had occurred in Beyers and Holtermann's claim, and subsequent enquiry proved that the rumour was only too well…

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Drowning of Dr. Belinfante. (From the Gulgong Evening Argus of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 2

It is our painful duty to record the death of Dr. Simon Belinfante, who was drowned this morning when attempting to cross the Cudgegong River, at Slasher's Flat, Green Swamp, on his way from Mudgee…

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Fatal Accident by Drowning in the Turon. (From the Hill End Times, July 18.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon last two men, named Patrick Maher and Edward Timmony, sub-contractors on No. 7 Section of the Hill End and Chambers Creek road, dined at the "Miner's Arms," Lower Turon; and,…

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Shocking Accident on the Waratah Line. (From the Newcastle Daily Pilot of yesterday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 2

Our Waratah correspondent furnishes the following particulars of a dreadful occurrence on the Waratah line on Saturday night:—"A very serious accident, which there is but little doubt will result…

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Frightful Accident on the Great Northern Line. a Man Nearly Cut in Halves. (From the Newcastle Pilot of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1874 · page 4

Another of those dreadful accidents, winch w[?] regret to say are becoming common on the Grea Northern line in the neighbourhood of Newcastle occurred shortly before nine o'clock last evening,…

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Frightful Accident car Auck— land

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 3

ONE of those terrible[?] which often happen through [?] those whose duty it is to attend to [?] at about 10 o'clock on Friday morning at…

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Fearful and Fatal Accident. a Lady Blown Off the Cliff at Coogee. (From the Evening News of Monday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1874 · page 2

Avery sad accident happened about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, at a place on the coast known as Little Head, about a mile to the south of Coogee Bay. Mr. French, boot and shoe maker, of…

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Melancholy and Fatal Accident. (From the Goulburn Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 2

About one o'clock on Thursday Mr. William Davies, Mr. R. H. Blatchford, and Walter John Pitty, one of Mr. Davies's employes, left Goulburn for Crookwell ia a buggy with pair of horses, Pitty driving. They…

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Another Shocking Railway Accident. (From the Daily Pilot Saturday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, about half-past five o'clock, there was another accident on the Great Northern Railway line, at Newcastle. A man named James Fuller, in the employ of Messrs. Gilmore and…

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Dreadful Railway Accident. London, September 11

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 2

A terrible collision has occurred on the Great Eastern Railway line, by which nineteen persons were killed and thirty injured…

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Drowning of Mr. Blatchford. (From the Goulburn Evening Post, Sept. 8.) I

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 2

The district coroner (A, SL Betts. Esq.) commenced to hold an inquest on the body of Robert Huxham Blatchford, aged fifty-three, at his late residence. Clifford-street, on…

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Dreadful Railway Accident. London, September 11

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 2

A terrible collision has occurred On the Great Eastern Railway line, by which nineteen persons were killed and thirty injured,…

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Shocking Accident with Dynamite. (From the Otago Daily Times, Aug. 29)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 4

One of those fearful accidents incidental to mining and navvy operations occurred yesterday morning, at that section of the Dunedin and Moeraki railway works known as the Deborah Bay tunnel. This…

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Suicide and Fatal Accident at Sea. (From the Melbourne Argus, Sept. 28.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 2

A case of determined suicide at sea occurred on the voyage of the Rodney, a large new iron clipper ship, which arrived in port on Saturday from London. The Rodney left Plymouth on July 7, with a large…

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Accident on the Railway to Talbot. (From the Maryborough Standard, Oct. 8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1874 · page 2

An unfortunate accident, happily unattended with any serious casualty to life or limb, took place on the above railway about fifteen minutes after 5 on Tuesday afternoon. The contractors, Messrs…

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Shocking Accident From Fire. (From the Murrurundi Times, Oct. 31.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1874 · page 2

Chilcott's Creek, the scene of the outrage recorded in a recent issue of this journal, has once more become remarkable by an event which must excite the sympathy of all. At that place lived the wife…

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Dreadful Accident

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1874 · page 3

A VERY serious accident occurred this morning, at about 8 o'clock, to a labourer named Timothy Madden, at work on a travelling crane, on the new…

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Appalling Accident on the Great Eastern Railway (From the London Times)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 4

On the 11th September one of the most appalling accidents which has ever occurred in the eastern counties took place on the Great Eastern Railway between Norwich and Brundall. A…

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Fatal Gun Accident at Lake Connewarre. (From the Geelong correspondent of the Melbourne Argus.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 4

Geelong pleasure-seekers were much shocked on returning to town on Monday evening, Nov. 9, when they learnt that a young lad named Samuel Blair, a son of an old resident in…

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