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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

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Dreadful Accident Dear Yass

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 4

ON Easter Monday a man named William Kelly, who lives between Cavan and Narrengullen, on the Murrumbidgee, met with a dreadful misfortune…

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The Late Shooting Accident. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 2

SIR,—l would like to make a few remarks with regard to the late lomentable and fatal accident on the Ravensworth Estate, which must still be fresh in the minds of many of…

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Serious Railway Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1886 · page 2

LATER particulars [?] the coil [?] when took place on Saturday near Bowral, between a tourists train from Sydney to Goulburn, and a goods train…

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Accidental Death of a Late Resident of Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1886 · page 2

AN inquiry was held by the coroner, in the Assembly Hotel, Sydney, on Saturday morning last, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a saddler…

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Restoring Animation in Seeming Cases of Drowning. (Argus)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 4

The secretary of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia has received from Dunedin, New Zealand, a letter containing an account of a remarkable case of restoring animation in apparently…

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Railway Accident. Collision on the Line

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 2

A COLLISION took place last evening near Allandale on the Great Northern line. From particulars to hand it appears that whilst the special train which left Newcastle at 4 p.m…

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Late Railway Collision at Bowral

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 13

The following (says the Herald) is an abstract of the report and finding of the board appointed by the Commissioner for Railways to inquire into the circumstances…

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Collision on the Great Northern Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon a collision occurred on the Great Northern line at Allandale between a special train on its way to Narrabri with boats, in anticipation of a flood, and the up goods train. The effect…

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Original Correspondence. the Collision at Allandale. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 4

SIR,—Would you kindly insert this in your paper of to-morrow re the terrible collision here on Friday evening, between the standing goods tram and the unknown special. I know the public mind is almost…

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Wreck of the Ly-ee-moon. the Ship Completely Broken. 47 Passengers Drowned. Most of the Crew_lost. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday, 11. a.m

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 2

News has just been received that the steamer Ly-[?]-Moon, from Melbourne to Sydney, is a total wreck on the point at Green Cape. She struck at…

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Accident to Mr E. J. Steadman

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 2

A VERY painful accident happened to Mr Steadman, [?]nr., whilst riding home from Baroona in a dray along the Maitland road on Monday evening last. It appears that…

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Suez Mail Extracts. Carriage Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 13

A few days ago, a shocking accident occurred to two ladies near Wroxham Station. The Rev. John Eyre Yonge, of Hampstead, was driving Mrs. Yonge and two of his…

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Remarkable Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 June 1886 · page 2

A most remarkable accident occurred [?] contly in the dyeing department of the Manchester Print Works, [?] United States. James H. Trinity & [?]…

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Fatal Accident in Sydney. (From Thursday's Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 3

Early this morning, shortly after 7 o'clock, a shocking affair occurred in Sussex-street, whereby two men lost their lives and two others were severely injured. Whilst plasterers were employed…

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Dreadful Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 June 1886 · page 4

A FATAL accident occurred near Clarence Town on Monday afternoon. A man named Denis O'Leary, in the employ of Mr Phillip Bambach, left home with a…

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A Cable Tramway Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1886 · page 6

Trams in Sydney seem to be bewitched. The cable tramway at North Shore has been the scene of a dangerous accident, which the Echo of Tuesday thus describes:—A remarkably narrow escape from…

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A Dreadful Accident. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 June 1886 · page 2

A LITTLE girl, named Brentnall, while playing with a pair of scissors, by some means accidentally fell upon them. They became embedded in her abdomen, causing…

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Fatal Accidents

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 June 1886 · page 2

Of fatal accidents we have had [?] share. Two men blown from a [?] H.M.S. Opal, one killed under a [?] a couple run over in the streets, [?]…

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Appalling Railway Accident in Tasmania. [By Telegraph From Grepille's Co.] Hobart, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 5

A terrible accident occured shortly before midnight on Tuesday on the Tasmanian main line of railway just above Brighton. A special train left town, containing the Ministers with a select party…

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Fatal Railway Accident. One Killed and Several Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 2

THE Fingal branch railway to Hobart was opened on Tuesday by the Governor of Tasmania. The special train conveying the Ministerial…

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