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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

197 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 10

Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 1

Terrible disaster is reported from A party of prisoners who [?]een condemned to exile in and were on their, way thither…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 1

Margaret Reece, a servant girl, aged A[?]6, residing at Onehunga, near Auckold and (N.Z.), swallowed a quantity of of matchheads dissolved in water. She…

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Fatal Trapeze Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 8

A terrible fatality occurred at a circus in Leicester on Wednesday evening, February 8th. About a quarter to 10 a young French artist,…

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ENGLISH & Foreign News. From English papers to hand dated Feb. 11th we take the following:— Accident at a Wedding

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 8

At noon on Feb. 7th, an accident of an alarming character, occurred during the progress of a wedding in the Independent Church at Belfast. The…

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Sesation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 1

A disastrous cyclone has passed over the State of Mississippi, United States Cleveland and several other towns have been destroyed. It is…

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A Railway Accident. Rolling Stock Damaged. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 2

A GOODS train from Bathurst to Penrith met with an accident near Linden last night. The load consisted of 27 trucks of hay, chaff, and other goods…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 1

A desperate row took place on the steamer Morayshire on the trip between Oamaru and Timaru, New Zealand, to quell which the captain was obliged to…

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A Coach Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 4

COBB AND Co.'s coach from Wilcannia arrived at Louth on Monday morning, 19 hours late. The driver, Mr E. Fillery, and three passengers had a…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 1

A commercial travellor named John Stewart has committed suicide in the Sydney Hospital under most peculiar circumstances. He was admitted to…

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Shooting Accident. a Young Lad Accidently Shot

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 3

A SHOOTING accident occurred at Bourke on Sunday to a lad named Rumfrey. aged 12. With a younger brother he was out shooting, seven…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred at Sandy Gully near Adelong on' Tuesday last Joseph Boyce, a miner, who arrived lately from Broken Hill…

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Shocking Accident. Two Men Killed. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1893 · page 2

A SHOCKING accident under sensational circumstances happened yesterday at the new building in course of erection for the Equitable Insurance Company…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway. (Herald's Telegram.) Wagga

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1893 · page 4

Profound gloom has been cast over the town and district by the tragic death of Mr. Harry Berkeley Fitzhardinge, the well-known solicitor. No one witnessed the accident, and it is surmised the…

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Accidents from Lamps

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1893 · page 6

The danger of accidents from lamps, where ordinary caution is exercised, is very trifling. It is doubtful if there is a well-authenticated case of "explosion" of a lamp on record, and a London…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 1

Two fottlers, named Barry and M'Gill, while, riding on a railway trolly on Saturday night near Goul burn, were run into by the mail train…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 8

AN unusually sad case of drowning occurred off the A.U.S.N . Wharf at Brisbane on Tuesday afternoon. A fireman named James O'Brien had just…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 1

At Tamwarth circuit court on Wednesday, Edward Smedley, charged with the murder of his wife at Quirindi in February last—prisoner knocked…

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Terrible Parachute Accident. a Man Falls 2000 Feet

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 4

CHINA papers bring news of a balloonparachute fatality which happened at Saigon to Mr Victor Valazie. The baloonist, in excellent spirits was carried…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 1

John Overton, a well[?] auctioneer at Parramatta, [?] been arrested on a charge of embezzling [?] the property of the Permanent…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 1

Mr Ady Douglas, the Chief Secretary of Tasmania, was assaulted in the street at Hobart on Monday by a young man named Norman Cameron,…

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