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103 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 6
A boy named John Hourigan, aged thirteen, was accidentally shot dead by his brother, on the Upper Macleay, on Sunday last. Particulars of the accident, stated briefly, are these:—Three brothers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shocking boating fatality occurred near Glebe Island this morning before 7 o'clock. Two young men named Thomas Nettleton and Thomas Bardsley, residing at Bailman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE regret that we have this week to chronicle another serious accident, the sufferer being an old and well-respected resident of Moonan—Mr. William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad boating accident occurred near the G[?] Island Bridge shortly after 6 o'clock on Friday morning, resulting in the drowning of two young men named.Thomas Bardsley, aged 21, and Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SAD boating accident occurred near the Glebe bland Bridge shortly after 6 o'clock on Friday morning, resulting in the drowning of two young men named Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The holidays were not allowed to pas without some fatal accident having to be recorded. The sinking of the boat, containing a party of them, by one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FEARFUL collision occurred on October 10, on the Lehigh Valley Railway, America, resulting in the death of 67 persons, while over 100 were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday last as marked by a terrible accident. As the horses competing for the Disposal Stakes were entering the straight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWS from Canada states that at the Central Canada Exhibition, at Ottawa, one of the attractions was a balloon ascent, in which Professor Williams,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two well-known Alpine climbers, and members of the Alpine Club, who left England in July last on an exploring expedition in the Caucasus have not been heard of since the end of August. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail news from Canada states that, at the Central Canada Exhibition at Ottawa, one of the attractions was a balloon ascent, in which Professor Williams, after reaching a height of 1,000 feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A disastrous collision occurred on October 11 on the Lehigh Valley Railway, resulting in an apalling loss of life. A Catholic excursion party, numbering 5,500 people, were returning home from a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A frightful disaster, the extent of which still remains uncertain, occurred on Saturday morning, October 20, near Potenza, on the railway between Grassano and Taranto, Italy. It appears that an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MAIL news from Canada states that, at the Central canada Exhibition at Ottawa, one of the attractions was a balloon ascent, in which Professor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking accident happened at Corowa saw mills this morning, whereby a young man named John Jacobson suffered horrible mutilation of limb and body. He was engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A very sad accident occurred at North Cuerindi Station, near Manilla, on Wednesday, by which a young man named Ernest Albert Howard Scarr, a fine healthy young fellow, about eighteen years of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Admiral Tryon, who was formerly in command of the Australian naval station, met with serious accident at his residence yesterday. He slipped down a staircase and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Royal Mail Steamship Company's steamer Para, which arrived at Plymouth on Oct. 17, from Barbados, brought the crew of the ship Ardencaple, of Glasgow, and the survivors of the ship Earl of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Czar of Russia [?]had a very narrow escape from being kill[?] in a railway accident. The Imperial [?] which left Taranovka at noon on O[?]9 ran off the rails…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday evening an accident of a terrible nature happened on the railway a few miles from Singleton, by which a young man named Thomas Plunkett lost his life in a very sudden manner…
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