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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

331 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 17

Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1895 · page 1

A man, describing himself as a doctor and his wife have been arrested at Palmerston North, New Zealand, in connection with the death…

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Drowned while Bathing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1895 · page 13

A sad death by drowning occurred in the Hunter River, at West Maitland, on Sunday morning, the victim of the lamentable accident being a young man named William Barnes,…

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Letters to the Editor. the Late Sad Drowning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1895 · page 7

SIR,—About the letter which appeared in your paper of October 30th concerning the drowning of poor William Barnes, I am grieved that we have a man in the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 November 1895 · page 1

At the Horshman Police Court, victoria, on Monday, William and Geroge Bell brothers, who are well Known in the district as amsteur…

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Tingha. the Cart Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 3

John Rooney, aged six, one of the victims of the cart accident yesterday, died yesternight. The rest are progressing favourably…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 1

By a splendid ruse on the part of the London police, they have succeeded in recovering 13 more of the silver ingots stolen from the Midland…

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Riding Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 2

Mrs Burne, an old lady of the age of 73, while riding at Liddell on Saturday last was thrown from her horse and suffered injuries to her shoulder besides having…

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A Sad Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1895 · page 6

Arthur Pecke, 15, residing in Great Thorne-street, South Head-road; Wellington Vitally, 18, residing at Cross and Petham streets; Willis Hall, 16, residing in Victoria-street, Sydney; and Charles…

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Fatal Railway Accident. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1895 · page 5

The East Coast Scotch express train was derailed near St. Noots, Huntingdonshire, to-day, one of the passengers, a lady, being killed, and seven injured. Mr. McGregor, of Ballarat, who was…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 1

A young lady named Miss Saunders, resident at Allendale, Victoria, died on Sunday in great agony from the effects of snakebite last Wednesday…

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Accident to a Steamer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 3

While the steamer Marloo was coming up the harbour to-day from Newcastle she grounded in the western channel, but is expected to float off in high water…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 16

Arthur Pecke , 15, residing in Great Thornestrcet, South Head-road ; Wellington Vitelly, 18, residing at Cross and Petham streets; Willis Hall, 16, residing in Victoria-street, Sydney ; and Charles…

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Sensation. Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 1

Claude Peacocke, aged 18 and William Fiddes, aged 20, were drowned on Tuesday while beating at Dunedin (N.Z.)…

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A Blasting Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 5

A blasting accident happened in Block 11 Broken Hill mine last night Charles Green, aged 22, was killed instantly, and William Daly, aged 22,…

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A Fearful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1895 · page 5

While crossing a drawbridge at Cleveland, Ohio, an electric car laden with passengers, struck the closed gates and fell into the Cuyahoga River, a hundred feet below. Twenty of those on the car…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 5

The jury returned a verdict of accidental death to-day at the inquest on the body of Alexander Cole, late fourth engineer of the steamer Fort Salisbury, who was drowned in the harbour on the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 1

M. Arton, who is alleged to have been implicated in the Panama Canal Company frauds in France, has been arrested in London…

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A Tramway, Accident. 20. Persons Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

A SERIOUS trianway accident has happened in the United States. While crossing a drawbridge at Cleveland, Ohio, an electric car struck a closed…

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The Turkish Question. Armenian Atrocities. Executions by Drowning

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

LARGE bodies of Kurds, who have slaughtered the inhabitants of numbers of Armenian cities, have surrounded the town of Gurun. The Porte…

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A Ship Ashore. Twenty Persons Drowned. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

The ship Solferino, bound for the Argentine Republic with Italian emigrants, has gone ashore off Centa, on the coast, of Morocco opposite…

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