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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Sensaton, Fatality a Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 1

Through the upsetting of the ferry boat on the Be[?] River, at Oufa, Russia, 100 persons have been drowned. A sailing boat containing two men…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 1

Cholera is prevalent at Leage Belgium. Four deaths have occurred. By a fire which occurred in Washington, United States, on -Tuesday,…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 1

Dr. Andrew Miller, lately of Adelaide, has been killed by a fall from bis horse at Henley, England. One day last week a Grafton doctor…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 1

At Foxton N.Z.) a gril, seven are old, was burned to death through her clothes catching fire. A boy named Holsehier, aged nine…

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Dott Australian Honey Was Injured in England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 12

It seems, according to The Week, that the "ancalyptus flavour," which has done so much to injure the reputation of Australian honey in the London market, was perpetrated by an…

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Beat Accident at Bournemouth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 5

A pleasure boat upset at Bournemouth, a watering place in North Wales, by which 10 people were drewned…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 1

Miss Sylvin Grey, the well-known actress, who visited Australia as a member of the London Gaiety Company some years ago, and who was…

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Buggy Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 3

A BUGGY accident, which was happily unattended with any serious results, happened at Aberdeen on Saturday last. Mr Miller, Public School…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 1

Benjamin Collett, a farmer at Wamban, near Morova, has been killed by the loft in his barn collapsing. His son, a lad of 17, was badly injured…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 1

John Barry, jun., a justice of, the peace, and his wife, Margaret Barry, were charged at the Jindaby[?] Police Court, near Cooma, On Friday, with…

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A Boating Accident. Twenty Persons Drowned [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 2

A SAD accident is reported from Tenby, a watering place in Penbroke si[?]ce. Wales A trawler's boat carrying a party of excusioisistaaccidentally…

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Sad River Accident. Two Young Ladies Drowned, [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 3

Two young ladies, nieces of Mr John Sec, M.P. named Misses Esther and Maud See, aged 10 and 16 respectively, while crossing the Hunter River at…

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Building Accident in Melbourne. One Man Killed and Four Injured. [By Telegraph]. Melebourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident occurred in the Eastern Arcade, Bourke-street, this morning. A number of workmen were engaged effecting repairs and…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Wednesday afternoon. Facial Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, held an inquest on the body of Thomas Brennan, at the Courthouse, Wallsend, yesterday. The evidence showed that deceased was mining at the Seabam…

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Terrible Railway Accident. a Schoolmisur[?] Cut to Pieces. [By Telegraph. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Hamilton railway station this morning. A public school teacher at Stockton, named Miss Kenny, was hurrying…

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The Drowning Fatality at Wallalong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1894 · page 4

The Coroner Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.) held an inquest yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. Joseph See, Wallalong, touching the death of Esther and Made Mary See, who had been drowned…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Thursday afternoon. the Late Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1894 · page 3

The District Coroner held an enquiry yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Ellen Agnes Kenney, who was killed on the railway on Tuesday morning. The verdict was Accidental death, and a…

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Fatal Accident at Morpeth. Two Ladies Drowned. Morpeth

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 4

A SAD accident occurrad at Hinton, on the Hunter River, this morning. Two young ladies, residents of the district named Esther and Maud See, daugh…

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Drowning Fatality at Wallalong

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1894 · page 8

A sad and fatal accident occurred on Tuesday morning at Wallalong, by which two young ladies, Esther and Maud See, daughters of Mr. See of Wallalong, Hinton, and neices of the late…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 August 1894 · page 3

A terrible accident has occurred at the St. Paneras (London) station of the Midland Railway. On Sunday night as the Scotch mail train was approaching the station the brakes failed to act,…

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