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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

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Fatal Accident to a Bicyclist

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 8

A shocking accident occurred to a bicyclist in the vale of Llangollen on April 16th. William Davies, of Franklin, was riding through the…

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Terrible Railway Accident. a Man Cut [?]

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 1

ON Wednesday eve[?] man, who was travelling from [?] to Hurstville in the 5.35 p.m. [?]nger train. met his death in'a t[?] manner at…

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Terrible Drowning Fatality in Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 7

On Friday afternoon a terrible fatality occurred in Botany Bay. A sailing boat, in which were seven men and a boy, swamped in the middle of the bay, and of the occupants…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 1

News has been received in London of an agrarian murder in the parish of Tulla, County Clare, Ireland, where a solieitor, named Moloney, was shot…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 1

"At the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on Wednesday Autouia Geraph, a Chilian sailor, was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for criminally…

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The Farm and Garden. Accidents to Horses

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 8

No domesticated animal is so much exposed to accidents, simple and serious, as the horse. This is owing to the multifarious duties he is called upon to perform, some of them under…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 1

Irish Americans denounce the M'Carthy section of the Irish party in Parliament for not obtaining the release of the dynamitards undergoing…

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The Recent Collision. She Captain to Show Cause. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 3

THE Marine Board has called upon the captain of steamer Tnmir to show cause why his certificate should not be cancelled or suspended for colliding…

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Terrible Accident. a Newly-Wedded Couple Killed. [By Cable.] LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident,resulting in the death of two persons,is reported from Austria. A newly-married couple, named Haubner, were ascending the…

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Frightful Accident. Great Sacrifice of Life. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 4

AN awful accident involving frightful sacrifice of life is reported to have occurred in the United States. Telegrams received state that Ford's…

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Fatality Near Glen Innes. a Woman Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 2

A very sad case of drowning has occurred near Glen Innes. During the height of a most severe gale on Saturday a woman named M'Master…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 1

On Tuesday a miner, named M'Naughton, was killed at the Catherine United Mine, victoria, by a truck of earth falling upon him down…

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ENGLISH & Foreign News. From English papers to hand dated May 14th we take the following:— Shocking Balloon Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 8

A terrible accident is reported to have occurred at Rathnow to an American aeronaut named Wilson, who had arrauged to make an ascent…

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A Shocking Accident. Maimed for Life

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 7

ON Wednesday morning a lad, 13 years of age, named Alfred Brett, met with a shocking accident at Newtown. He was engaged at Bakewell's…

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A Row at a Bull Fight. Many Injured. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 2

A BULL FIGHT was being held in the old Roman Amphitheatre in Nemes in the South of France when the populace became excited over a dispute. A…

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Shocking Accident. Circus Struck by Lighting. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 4

A shocking accident is reported from the State of Wisconsin, U.S.A. A circus was struck by lightning, 8 spectators being killed and 20 others…

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Terrible Shipping Disaster the Flagship Victoria Bunk. Rammed by Another Ship. Nearly 500 DROWNED. London, June 23, noen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 4

A REPORT is currant to the effect that H.M.S. Victoria, the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, has been sunk off the coast of T[?]ipoli…

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Singleton. Fatal Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 7

An inquest was held before the Coroner, Mr. William Walker, and a jury at the Commercial Hotel, John-street, Singleton, on Friday, the 23rd instant, on the body of…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 1

A man named Patrick Hefferman 63 years of age, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Monday morning Buffering apparently from the effects…

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Terrible Naval Disaster. Over 400 Men Drowned

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 2

News of a terrible naval disaster was received from the Sydney correspondent of the ARGUS on Saturday, and was at once placed upon the…

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