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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

47 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3

Sad and Fatal Gun Accident at Moss Vale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1877 · page 6

We regret (writes the Scrutineer) to record the death of Frederick Alston, third son of Mr. John Alston, of Woodside, near Moss Vale, on Monday evening last, from the effects of a gun shot wound…

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Serious Colliery Accident. (From the Newcastle Pilot of Thursday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1877 · page 10

An accident happened yesterday forenoon in the Waratah New Tunnels, whereby a minwe[?] named Thomas Ryles was seriously injured by a fall of coal. We learn that the injured man…

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Frightful Railway Accident in America. 100 People Burnt to Death

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1877 · page 7

An accident occurred at Ashtabula, Ohio, on the Lake Shore Railroad, by which seven coaches and all the baggage and express cars were burned, and about one out of every five persons killed. The…

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Railway and Coach, Accidents in Victoria. (From the Argus Feb, 14.) Sandhurst

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1877 · page 6

A most disastrous railway accident happened this morning on the Echues line, immediately below the Epsom racecourse. A goods train had left the Sandhurst station at 4.45 a.m.,…

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Mysterious Drowning Case. (Argus, Feb. 16.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 3

At the City Police Court yesterday Mr. Sturt, P.M. presiding, John Scott was brought up charged with having caused the death of Mary Cleary, aged 33 years, on the night of Tuesday, the 6th ins[?] by…

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Frightful Accident to a Boy and Wonderful Endurance

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 3

The accident of a shocking nature which befel an unfortunate lad near Cooma (of which information had been sent to us by telegram) is thus detailed by the Monaro Mercury:—Early last Wednesdy…

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Drowning of an undergraduate at Oxford

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1877 · page 3

A SAD calamity occurred on the River Cherwell, at Oxford, by which an andergradaate of kable Collage was drowaed. The deesased whose name is…

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Fatal Collision in Wellington Harbour. (From the O[?]go Daily Times Feb. 26.) Wellington, Feb. 24

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1877 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred about one o'clock this morning, when the hulk Eli Whitney, with 800 tons of coal aboard, sank in the harbour in deep water, about 100 yards from the wharf…

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Fatal Accident [?]at the A. A. Co.'s Colliery

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1877 · page 2

A sad accident occurred at the A. A. Company's Borehole minejyeatorday afternoon (says the Newcastle Herald of Saturday) by which a miner named Rober Williamson was killed…

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Railway Collision at Murrurundi. (From the Murrurundi Times, March 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1877 · page 6

The Murrurundi railway yard has during the past week been the scene of an accident no less sensational than unfortunate. Early on Wed nesday morning last the more wakeful residents…

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Destructive Collision. (from our Reporter.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1877 · page 1

THE Murrarandi railway yard has during the past week been the scene of an accident no less sensational then unfortunate. Early on "Wednesday morning last the…

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Scaffold Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 10

On the morning of the 30th January, about a quarter-past 10, a terrible disaster happened on the premises of the city commissioners of sewers, in Commercial Road, Lambeth, resulting in the…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 3

WE learn from Newcastle papers that an inquest was held on Saturday evening by Mr. J. Shaw, on the body of James May, who had that day been killed by…

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Collision and Loss of Life at Sea

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 4

On Tuesday morning, at about four o'clock, there was a bright moon overhead, and a very oalm sea beneath, and the Maitland (s.) was proceeding on her way from Sydney to…

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Collision between the Maitland (s) and the lighter Champion. Drowning of a Lighterman

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 4

Early on Tuesday morning, an accident occurred off the coast, which, we regret to say, resultent in the death of an old resident of this city Mr…

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The Fatal Accident to Mr. B. R. Burgess

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 4

THE City Coronor on Tuesday morning at his office, held an inquest respecting the death of a gentleman named Bernard Rudkin Burgess, who died in the…

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The Dreadful Accident at the New Murray, Bridge, Echuca. (From the Riverine Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 6

An accident of an appalling nature occurred on Monday at the new Murray bridge, when one of the travellers fell from the staging of the works, fearfully mangling seven men who were…

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The Accident to the Duke of Sutherland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1877 · page 6

The following account of an accident to the ship Duke of Sutherland, which put in at Port Chalmers greatly damaged on April 11, is from the OtagoTimes ot April 12:—"Loaded with a full carge of…

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Fatal Boat Accident in Sydney Harbour. (From the Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1877 · page 5

On Monday morning the City Coroner held an inquest at the Pier Hotel, Manly Beach, on the body of Robert M'Donald Blake, aged 29 years, who was drowned on Saturday afternoon by the…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1877 · page 5

A sad case of drowning occured in the Hunter River at West Maitland on Saturday night, by which well-known resident of Maitland lost his life. The unfortuante man was Mr. Patrick Monaghan, lately…

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