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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

124 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 7

The Newcastle-Namol Collision

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 3

In our last issue we gave in our telegraphic columns the finding of the Marine Board respecting the Namoi-Newcastle collision. As hte evidence also may be interesting, we…

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Shocking Railway Accident at Tamworth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 2

Referring to the recent serious accident sustained by Keziah Teece, step daughter of the Darlingstreet gate-keeper, Tamworth, the Tamworth News says:—Hovering, as the poor girl is between life…

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The Accident at the Sawmill

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1886 · page 2

THE condition of the man Betcheldor, who was injured by the boiler explosion at messrs could and King's sawmill, has been since Saturday, one of considerable anxiety…

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Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1886 · page 1

A very sad and painful accident occurred on Tuesday week to a young man named William Bundell, employed at Sheridan's dairy, about…

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Case of Drowning at Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 16

The Newcastle Herald reports that on Thursday at about a quarter to 1 o'clock a sad and fatal accident befel a youth named Robert Downie, the only son of Mr. Matthew Downie, of Wickham. The…

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Accidents in New castle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 1

AT mid-day on Wednesday, a young man named Edward Patterson was working in No. 2 Pit of the A.A. Co's mine at Borehole, when a large block of…

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The Distressing Fatality at Tent Hill. (Vegetable Creck[?]Times.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

A very melancholy occurrence has within the last few days taken place at Tent Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Crane and family all becoming alarmingly ill in what seemed at first a most…

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Bus and Tramcar Collision

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 6

Shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday evening Queen-street, between Albert and George streets, was (the Brisbane Courier states) the scene of great excitement, and scores of persons, among whom was…

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Sad Case of Drowning. a Wife Trying to Save, Her Husband

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1886 · page 4

A PAINFUL case of drewning occurred up the river on Saturday night. It appeared that about 8o'clock a man named thomas Buckingham, a settier living at Fullerton…

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The Drowning of Mr. M'Carthy. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 2

At the Soudan Hotel, George-street North, on Saturday morning, the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) resumed and concluded the inquiry into the death of William John M'Carthy, whose…

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The Late Buggy Accident. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 6

SIR,—In a recent issue of your journal, your reporter stated in a local paragraph that a buggy driven by me had come to grief through the horses bolting, on the road from Gresford. This is a great…

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Terrible Railway Accident at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 4

Yesterday evening a shocking occurrence took place on the railway at Church-street, West Maitland, in circumstances which have occasioned profound regret. John George Baker, a porter…

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Terrible Railway Accident at West Maitland

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 1

ON Monday evening a shocking occurrence took place on the railway at Church-street, West Maitland, in circumstances which have occasioned…

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Sad Case of Drowning at Goonoo Goonoo

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 1

AN unfortunate and fatal accident occurred on the Peel River Company's Estate on Friday last, whereby a fine young girl, 15 years of age, lost her life…

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Terrible Accidents

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1886 · page 1

INFORMATION was received at Cobar on Thursday of an alarming accident, resulting in the loss of life, and which occurred at Shearless's tank, some 30…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 2

MISS Margaret Ellen Mason, the daughter of Mr W. A. Mason, selector Jung-Jung, ou Danlop Station, aboat 26 miles from Louth, was reported as…

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Railway Accident in South Australia. Five Men Killed. (By Telegraph to the Evening News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 3

A terrible railway accident, resulting in the death of five men and the injury of others, took place on the unfinished section of the Great Northern railway, between Hergott and Strongways Springs, on…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Tatal. Accident.—a Boy Shot Dead by an Unknown Person

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 7

A lamentable occurrence took place in this district on Good Friday, whereby a boy named Henry Dries, junior, sen of Henry Dries, a settler, residing at Stringybark Creek, near Ravensworth, lost his…

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Railway Accident in South Australia (By telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1886 · page 2

A serious accident, which might have been attended with terrible results, occurred on the Southern line this evening. The passenger train which left Port Victor, at 1 o'clock p.m., and was…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 4

A SAD occurrence took place at Marolan on Easter Monday, when a woman named Mrs Harden wife of a feltler, received injuries by burning which…

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