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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

197 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 10

Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 1

A precocious lad of 12, named Sydney Provost, son of a chemist at Adelaide, has been to sent to the Industrial School for running off with…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 3

Last night, while out shooting opossums at Terminal, near Milton, Robert Deal, aged 20, was shot dead. While getting through a fence his…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 1

A prisoner named Chapman, under committal on a charge of passing valueless cheques, escaped from Hay Gaol on Wednesday afternoon, and…

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Singleton. the Late Drowning Case at Maison Dieu

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 3

The body of the oldrrly man, who was drowned at the crossing place at Maison Dieu on the road from Singleton to Jerry's Plains, on or about Thursday, the 30th ultimo, was found on…

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Mining Accident at Broken Hill Six Men Seriously Injured. Broken Hill

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1893 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred on the Proprietary mine this afternoon at the 4 o'clock change of shifts. The men were, at usual, congregated at the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 December 1893 · page 1

Mrs Knorr's appeal in connection with the Melbourne baby farming case will come before the full Court On. Thursday (to-morrow.)…

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Electric Echoes. Sydney Tuesday. Fatal Cab Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 December 1893 · page 2

A fatal accident happened this afternoon at the corner of Market and Castlereagh streets. Chas Keenan, while driving a cab, ran over a woman…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1893 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday Ernest Broad, solicitor, was found guilty of the misappropriation of a cheque for £2650, and…

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Terrible Beating Fatality. Five Bodies Recovered

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 2

No Sunday afternoon has witnessed a more heart-rending scene than was presented on Sunday at Circular Quay. The air was rife with dark rumours as a small…

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Accident to a Favourite

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 5

After exercising at Randwick this morning Kinkora, ridden by B. Fielder, became restless and attempted to jump the fence. Catching his knees on the barrier, both rider and horse fell over the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1893 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon Miss Alice Platt[?] was accidentally drowned in the Hun[?] River near East Maitland…

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Recent Harsour Accident. Funeral of the Victims. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1893 · page 3

THE innerals of Mr and Mrs La Meslee, drowned in the harbour accident on Sunday, took place this afternoon, leaving the Circular Quay…

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Sensation,fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 December 1893 · page 1

Thirty native prisoners have escaped from Wyndham Gaol, West Australia. Several of them are desperate characters. The police are in pursuit…

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Electric Echoes. Sydney, Friday. The Recent Harbor Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 December 1893 · page 4

The police are still daily dragging for the two missing bodies of last Sunday's boating fatality, but without any success…

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Singular Fatal Accident. Chaked by a Grain of Corn

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 December 1893 · page 5

A SINGULAR accident, with fatal resuits, has occurred at Boggy Flat. On Tuesday evening after tea, Stanley Glass, a child aged…

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Sad Boating Fatality. Seven Lives Lest

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 7

DURING Bosing Day a sad boating fatality happened in the Minnamurra River, Kiams, by which seven persons lost their lives. Captain Honey, of…

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A Yachting Disaster Narrow Excape From Drowning. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 5

THE yacht Irea which bad taken a picnic party to BroKen Bay was being brought back capsized off Long Reef yesterday. The two occupants clung…

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