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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

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Drowning Fatalities

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 3

A 'busdriver, George Keogh, went in a dingy with four others to rescue some clothing belonging to a friend. When in deep water the dingy…

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[?]Sation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 1

A man named John Roberts, a [?]klaver, 50 years of age, died [?]denly at Sydney on Wednesday. [?] was working at a building, when…

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Terrible Railway Fatality a Man Dashed to Pisces

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 6

A [?] fatality happened on the suburban railway line on Wednesday morning at the Newtown goods siding, when a man named William Jones, 50…

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[?]Ation, Fatality, & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1893 · page 1

[?]Saturday, Miss Davidson, of [?]Flat, iiunr Sofala, whilst [?]plums, trod on a snake which [?] and bit her hand. Medical…

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Drowned Whilst Bathing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1893 · page 2

Jessie Christina Morrison and Mangila Morrison, aged 14 and 12 years respectively, were drowned to-day whilst bathing near Carrathool…

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Sensation, Fatality, & Grime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 1

A severe shock of earthguake has been experienced in Greece. At Sandthraki all the houses were destroyed and a number of the in[?]bitants…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 1

On Friday, the third day's sitting of the Circuit Court at Port Darwin, was occupied in the case of Charlie Flannnagan, alias…

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Queensland Floods. Another Terrible Downpour. Thousands of Houses Under Water. Traffic Everywhere Suspended. The City and Suburbs in Almost Total Darkness. Roads and Railways Submerged. Several Cases of Drowning Reported

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

TELEGRAMS to the Sydney Morning Herald, dated Saturday says :—Brisbane has been visited with another serious flood, which up to this evening…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 1

Constable Lyun,Who was badly injured by burglars at Glebe on Tuesday morning, has sufficiently recovered to leave the hospital, though considerable…

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Sixty-five Lives Lost in a Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 8

News has reached Hong Kong of a fearful disaster in an inland sea. It seems that the Ravenna, a mail boat, with several passengers on board, was…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Drowning Case. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 4

SIR,—As I consider my complaint to the Council in reference to Mr. Swiney's refusal to lend me a boat to assist in searching for the body of the boy lately drowned was…

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Accident to a Jockey

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 5

A jockey named Arthur Haigh ,14 [?]of age, was found uucouscious the racing track at Canterbury Park this morning. It is believed that…

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Accident to Mr John Burns, M.P.

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 8

Mr John Burns, M.P. for Battersea, is suffering from the effects of a rather singular accident, which occurred to him whilst on the ice in Battersea…

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Gation,fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1893 · page 1

Telegrams from [?] report that [?]hists have been arrested in [?] city for cous[?]ing to dy[?]mite [?]ope during at St…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 1

A Parisian named Paul Kresser committed suicide at Byron Bay en Saturday last. He was in the last stage of consumption, and to this fact…

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Accidental Poisoning. a Whole Family Suffering. Death of the Father

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 2

A SAD case of poisoning is reported as having happened at Johusburg (South Australia) on Monday. So far as can ba gathered, it appears that the…

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Frightful Accident in a Mine

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 6

A terrible accident occurred on Saturday in the shaft of the Fortuna Hustler's mine, Bendigo resulting in the instantaneous death of two miners who were mutilated to a shocking extent, and the…

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The Recent Deaths by Drowning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 6

On Tuesday, at the office of the Stock Inspector, Mr. Robert Campbell's building. High-street, an inquiry was held before Mr. J. W. Pender, J.P., into the circumstances attending the death of John…

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The Cases of Drowning at Branxton. (From our Branxton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 7

On Sunday morning at 10 a Magisterial enquiry into the deaths of deceased was conducted by Mr. Thos. Drinan, J.P., at the residence of Mr. A. H. Lewes, dentist…

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Glennies' Creek Bridge Accident While Repairing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 2

At about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, news was received in Singleton that an accident had happened during the work of repairing the railway…

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