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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1884

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Serious Collision between two Australian Vessels. the Simla Abandoned

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1884 · page 3

On the night of Jan. 25 a collision between two large Australian ships occurred in the Channel, about twenty-five miles west-southwest of the Needles. They were the…

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Late Fatal Accident at Mandalong. (From an occasional correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1884 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon, the 11th instant, Mr. James B. Tyrrell, a licensed hawker and draper, of Wallsend, was accidentally killed at Mandalong, in the Brisbane Water district, about six miles from…

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A Dangerous Hunting Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1884 · page 3

Lord Hertford met with a serious accident while hunting with the Warrickshire hounds near Ragley Hall a few days ago. It appears that a fox had just been started, and the field were galloping after it,…

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Two Brothers Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 3

THE Ballarat correspondent of the Age reports that on Friday two lads, named Alfred Hockey and Francis Prideanx, aged 12 and 7 years respectively, went…

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Terrible Balloon Collision. Ninety-Seven-and -a – Half Lives Sacrificed. Statement of the killed. Taken down in Thoughtonomic Dissyllables by our Special [?]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 2

THERE are things which are often rend about but very seldom seen ; there are dreams never realised; anticipations never inlfilled; but, of all the phantoplasms that percolate through…

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Fatal Railway Accident in Victoria. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney, Thursday forenoon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 4

A terrible railway accident occurred last night between a goods train from Melbourne, and a mail train from Ballarat. The engines were locked, and four first-class carriages were smashed up, Several…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 2

A serious accident occurred this ovening to the passenger train from Ballarat and Geelong for .Melbourne, between the Little River and the Werribee…

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Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, April 12, 1884. the Railway Accident in Victoria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1884 · page 11

MR. W[?]IGHT is reported to have said on Tuesday night: "Our railways are peculiarly well-constructed, and the immunity from accident is remarkable and unparalleled in any…

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The Victorian Railway Accident. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1884 · page 11

The inquest respecting the deaths of Thomas Kitchen and Ellen Johnson, the two persons killed by the Little River collision, was resumed and concluded at Geelong to-day…

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MELBOURNE. Friday. Fatal Coach Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 3

Cobb and Co's coach from Mornington to Frankston was upset and Miss Coates, daughter of the late Dr. Coates, was killed, and the driver. Crogan. was…

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Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 April 1884 · page 2

Windsor, Friday.—A sad accident occurred here during the encampment. A young man, named Clarence Coberoft, son of Mr. D. Coberoft, of Richmond…

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Fatal Railway Accident at the Sydney Station. (Saturday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1884 · page 3

At the Sydney railway station yesterday afternoon a serious accident took place, causing injuries more or less severe to several persons, one of whom died late at night from…

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Railway Accident in America. Auckland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 4

MR. J.C. SYME was with a party of Australian tourists, per R.M.S. Zealandia, in a serious accident on the Denver Rio Grande railroad on April…

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A Serious Railway Accident. (From the New Zealand Herald, May 19.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1884 · page 6

On Saturday morning an accident occurred to the goods and passenger train which left Auckland at 20 minutes past 6 a.m. for Waikato, which very nearly resulted in…

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Collision between the Steamers Taldora and Archer. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 7

A serious collision occurred about 3 o'clock this morning between the small steamer Taldora and the steamer Archer, both belonging to the Queensland Navigation Company. The…

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[?]tal Accident by Shooting in Sydney. (From Thursday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 12

Yesterday afternoon information was reived by the police of a sad accident which [?]urred in Robertson-lane, of Pitt-street, late Tuesday night, through the handling of…

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Fatality in Gladesville. Parramatin

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 1

AN inquest was held in the Gladosville Asylum yesterday on the body of an attendant who died on Sunday orning, from a kick in the groin, received while…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, June 28, 1884. Dreadful Accident near West Maitland. One Man Killed, Another Badly Injured

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a shocking accident, resulting in the almost instantaneous death of a labourer named Hugh Peters, and the infliction of serious injuries on another man named Thomas Crinard,…

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The Late Fatal Accident at the Waterworks

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1884 · page 7

It seems that the unfortunate man Hugh Peters, who met his death on Friday afternoon, in circumstances of a very melancholy character, while working at an excavation at…

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A Bad Mail Coach Accident. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Young

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 7

A coach accident, fortunately unattended with fatal results, happened last night to Cobb and Co.'s mail-coach, which left here at the usual hour, 4.45 p.m., in charge of Charles…

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