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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

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A Fatal R[?]way Accident. (Her[?] Telegram.) Carcoar

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 4

At a quarter p[?] [?]welve this morning a fatal accident occurred No. 8 up mixed train, which left Harden at 9.1[?] The engine was in charge of Driver Willoughb[?] Fireman Hill, with Guard…

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Fatal Accident at Rix's Creek. a Young Man Crushed to Death

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 2

AN accident which was unfortunately attended with fatal consequences, happened at Rix's Creek early yesterday morning, whereby a young man…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 1

An accident of a most distressing nature hapnened on Wednesday afternoon, at Waterview Station, near Albury, the property of Mr Hevenden…

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Singleton. Fatal Mining Accident at Rix's Creek

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 2

The coroner's inquest on the body of John Bartholomew Carey, who was killed by a fall of coal in Mr. Elliott's mine at Rix's Creek on Tuesday morning, was resumed on Wednesday afternoon…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 1

A girl named Betsy Smith, 10 years of age, while returning from the aquarium at Brisbane in the steamer Woolwich on Saturday afternoon, was…

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Railway Accident. Another To-day. The Cowra Fatality. Official Report. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 3

THE engine of the down mixed train, broke down near Carcoar last nights About 10 passengers were on board, and they got out and walked to…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 1

The widow of a man named Hart, at Maclean, has become insane owing to mysterious attacks made on her house since death of her husband by…

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Death by Drowning. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 3

A little girl named Charlotte Hessman, aged 9 years, was drowned yesterday in a well at Canterbury. The deceased had attended school the same…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 1

A severe thunderstorm passed over the town of Bega at 6.30 on Tuesday night. Henry Rootsey's house was struck, and the bed furniture ignited…

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ENGLISH & Foreign News. From English papers to hand dated Dec. 10th we take the following:— Frozen to Death or Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 8

A telegram from Lloyd's sub-agent at Touning on Friday leaves no doubt that the steamer reported from Hamburg, November 30,as lost on the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 1

Frederick- Humphries, who was arrested at Mittagong, has coufessed to embezzling'£1ooo from the Victorian Employers' Union, and to…

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Railway Accident Collision at Barling Harbour Narrow Escape of Drive and Fireman [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 2

AN accident, which was unfortunately unattended by loss of life,'occurred on the railway at Darling Harbour during last night, when an inward…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 1

Another riot is reported to have occurred at Bogota, the capital of the Republic of Columbia. The mob attacked a newspaper office Two…

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Railway Collision. In Russian Poland. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 4

A TRAIN on the Rallway line near. [?] in Russian Poland was blocked with snow. A passenger train coming in the opposite dircetion was not…

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Sad Death by Drowning. (Herald's Telegram.) Bodalla

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 8

A terribly sad accident, which has cast a deep gloom over the whole district, occurred here yesterday afternoon. Whilst several ladies, members of the Mort family, and some friends, were bathing in…

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Sad Fatal Gun Accident

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

QUITE a painful sensation ran through the community as the news spe[?] early on Wednesday morning that a young man named James Young…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 1

A man named Anthony Boschetti, a well-known resident, poisoned himsef at Tamworth on Saturday by taking a dose of "Rough on Rats."…

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Extraordinary Fatality. Death Through Snakebite Received While Bathing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 4

WE regret to have to record anther fatality in the family of the late Miss H. S. Dight who was drowned while bathing at Bodalla a few days ago…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 1

At the inquest on Wednesday on Robert Hastings, who shot himself at Newtown on Tuesday, a verdict of suicide was returned, the jury…

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Floods in Queensland. Churches Submerged. a Town Under Water. Sad Drowning Fatality. Eleven Lives Lost

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 4

A REPORT from Ipswich states :— Four children of Mr. Peter Jackson the well-known engine-driver on the southern and western railway line,…

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