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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1887

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Suez Mail Extracts. Drowning of 200 Pilgrims on the Danube

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 3

The Vienna correspondent of the Paily News telegraphs:—"A catastrophe happened on the 19th inst., at a ferry near Kalocsa, in Hungary, not far from Pesth. A procession of 300 pilgrims entered…

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Accidentally Shot

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 2

The woman Quinlan, who was shot by her husband at Hotham died yesterday. Her husband asserts that the pistol want off accidentally during a scuttle…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Collision

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 4

A prolonged controversy has been going on in Sydney between a board of experts in the Railway department and its critics in the press over the causes of the Peat's Ferry railway collision. It is…

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Terrible Railway Collision in Canada

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1887 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred on the evening of July 15 at St. Thomas, where an excursion train from Port Stanley dashed into a freight train. Almost immediately afterwards two cars, forming…

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The Torpedo Boat Accidents

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 2

Our readers will remember the recent accidents in a naval review (we think connected with the "Jubilee" celebrations), in which two torpedo boats were disabled for the time, and three men…

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Sad Case of Drowning. (Riverine Grazier, Sept. 9.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1887 · page 2

A very sad accident, which resulted in the death of a young lady, took place at Glenarous, near Kilmore, at an early hour on Tuesday morning. It appears that a party, which included Mr. James…

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Suicide by Drowning. Magisterial Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1887 · page 3

MR. R. H. MATHEWS, J.P., held a Magisterial Inquiry on Wednesday afternoon last at Dulcalmah, on the body of Robert Otto Banndorf, whose body was…

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MELBOURNE. Thursday Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1887 · page 2

A narrow escape from a railway collision occurred at Wangaratta yesterday. The Sydney express train ran into an excursion train which was on the same line. The shock…

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Accident on the Railway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 September 1887 · page 4

A FATAL accident occurred on the Great Northern Railway at [?] on Sunday evening as the return [?] train from Gosford was proceeding to Newcastle…

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Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1887 · page 2

A fatal accident took place on the Handwick tram a little after 1 o'clock to-day. A motor was driving before it a large waggon loaded with coke, and when near the Lac[?]…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. (S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 7

A collision occurred in the harbour on Friday afternoon, at about half-past 4, between Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Gabo, outward bound for Melbourne, and the Tasmanian…

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Fatal Tramway Accident. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 7

A shocking tramway accident occurred about half-past one o'clock on Friday afternoon, and resulted in the almost instantaneous death of the motor-driver, W. Kirby. The spot at which the…

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Terrible Railway Accident in Scotland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 7

On Aug. 15 a terrible accident occurred to a party of workmen who were repairing a railway viaduct near Airdrie. Three men were killed outright, two died shortly afterwards, and it is feared that two…

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The Appalling American Railway Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1887 · page 7

Particulars of the terrible accident which occurred on the morning of the 11th inst. on the Toledo, Poona, and Western Bailway, near Piper City, Illinois, have boen received. The disaster…

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Collision on Tthe Railway

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 October 1887 · page 4

A SERIOUS collision occurred on the line at Parramatta a few minutes before 8 o'clock on Sunday night between a special goods train and a passenger…

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The Farramatta Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 2

Clarke, the driver of the goods train at Porramatta, has been dismissed from the service for driving the train at too high a rate of speed, which resulted in…

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Yachting Accident at [?]fracombe

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 2

A serious yachting accident occurred at Ilfracombe on the afternoon of August 26, and resulted in the loss of from twelve to fifteen lives. The yach[?] Monarch proceeds on excursions daily in the…

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The Accident to the Steamer Maitland. the Marine Board's Inquiry. [Bt Telegraph From Greville's Company.] Sydney, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1887 · page 5

The Marine Board this morning held a meetings for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances attending the breakdown of the steamer Maitland on the 12th instant, whilst on her voyage from…

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Wreck of the S.S.Cheviot near Port Phillip Heads. 36 Persons Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 4

MESSRS HOWARD SMITH AND SONS Steamer Choviot (764 tons register) was driven on shore on Tuesday night on what is known as the Back Beach;…

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Boat Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 2

Another fatality happened in Sydney harbour yesterday, when, owing to the upsetting of a best, a man must Richard Stubbs was drowned…

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