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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

262 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 14

Sinsation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred on Thursday night in the great store of Arnott and Company, Limited, drapers, carpet, curtain, and general warehouseman,…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 1

A disastrous fire-broke out in the may yard at Bermada, in the North [?] and destroyed the arunoury [?] megarine was saved by the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 1

A child, 2½ years of age, was run over by a train in Lonsdale-street Sydney, on Sunday afternoon and killed…

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Fatal Buggy Accident. a Woman Killed and Another Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 2

A Mrs. Crawley, Mrs. Hayward and two children were driving down the Razorback to Pieton in a pony sulky yesterday evening, when the peny…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 1

A fire occurred in Comberwell (London) workhouse on Monday night. Four handred inmates had a narrow escape…

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The S]?] Fight at Newcastle General Hutten's Report. A Big Gun Accident. Narrow Escape from Disaster

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1894 · page 7

THE remarks of Major-General Hulton on the field fortress operations at Newcastle, on Saturday, were issued from the headquarters' staff office on…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 1

A married woman named M'Kellar while driving into Palmerston North (N.Z.) to attend to a concert, was thrown from the trap and killed…

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A Train Accident. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

NEWS has been received of a shocking railway accident that has taken place in Scotland. Whilst walking along the railway line, four young Irishmen…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 1

A man named James Conroy, who lived a hermit's life, was found dead at Doleraine, Tasmania, on Monday, The body was in a made state. The…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 1

A plot has been discovered in B[?] Ayres having for if object, the destruction of the Houses of Parliament and the Bourse. Many…

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Bullet Proof Armour. Accident at a Music Hall. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

A GIRL who was exhibiting He[?] Dawes' bullet proof [?] [?] at a [?] was wounded, and the…

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Terrible Accident. a Woman Scalped. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

A [?] accident befel Pauline Beale, a laundress employed at the Cleveland-street Steam Laundry, this morning. The woman was stooping…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 4

AN accident of a fearful nature, which terminated fatally, happened on Friday night as the Ashfiels Railway Station, near Sydney, the victim being…

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Coxevites in Colorade. an Entire Camp Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1894 · page 4

LONDON, June 1.—An apalling disaster is believed to have befallen a company of Coxeyites who were encamped near Public, in the southern…

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Letters to the Editor. the Late Boat Accident at Tomago

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1894 · page 4

SIR,—Will you allow me through the medium of your journal to contradict a few statements in your Tomago correspondent's imaginary report of the 18th ultimo of the above boat accident, which…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 June 1894 · page 1

A telegram from Burketown (Q) states that John Clarke, better known as "Brombie" Clarke, has shot dead in a camp near Turn-off Lagoon, by…

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Letters to the Editor. Mr. Haile and the Boating Accident at Tomago

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 6th inst., a correspondent, Mr. Thomas Haile, heatedly questions the accuracy of a portion of my report of the presentation to Miss Manning, published in your issue of the 18th…

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Some Happy Accidents

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 2

Some of the most celebrated discoveries in the world of science and art have been the result of a happy accident. The worker, striving earnestly for one thing, finds that…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 1

Severe shocks of earthquake have occurred in South of Spain. Much damage was caused to property in the provinces of Granada and Almeria…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Saturday. Fatal Accident at Minmi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 3

The District Coroner (Mr. G. C. Martin) held an inquest yesterday at Minmi on the body of Andrew Ritchie, who was billed by a fall of coal in No. 2 section of the Back Creek collieries on the previous…

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