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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Fatal Accident to a Barmaid

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 2

ABOUT half-past 11 o'clock on Monday night a barmaid named Margaret Morgan, employed at the Victoria Cafe, George-street, Sydney, fell from the…

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The Redfern Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 3

IN reference to the Redfern railway accident in October last, it is stated that the arrangements with regard to the payment of compensation to…

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Sensation, Fatality & Or

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 1

The special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in Armenia asserts that the inquiry of the special commission into the Armenian atrocities…

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Sad Death by Drowning. a Man Dives Off the Belmore Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 4

During the aquatic carnival this afternoon an unfortunate occurrence took place. Thomas Murray, a well-known man about town, jumped off the railing of the Belmore Bridge, into…

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Mining Fatality in Spain . Ninty one men Burnt to Death. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 5

THIRTY-ONE minutes have been burned death by a fire in a mine in Spain in which they were working…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 1

A sensational charge has been made against a man who is now in custody at North Sydney on a charge of having caused poison to be taken by his wife…

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0Ff Tee Line. Zig-Zag Accident. [By TELEGRAPH.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 3

AN engine and horsebox of a passenger train left the rails at the top points on the Great Zig Zag to-day. No one was injured…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 1

While nine Italians were being conveyed to gaol in Colorado, United States, for murdering a deputy sheriff, they were seized by an infuriated mob…

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A Hunter's Contest. Fatal Accident. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 5

IN the hunters' contest at Bombala show yesterday a horse ridden by Walter Hammond, of Delegate rolled over his rider, killing him…

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Sensation. Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 1

At Stawell (Vic.) an inquest was held on the body of Mrs Keane, who died under cispicious circumatances The medical evidence showed…

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Drowned in a Park

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 3

A youth named John Francis Ewers, 17 years of age, lately residing at No. 25 New town-road, Darlingt [?] Sydney, was drowned in a pond in the…

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Accidents at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 2

SIR,— I wish to draw your attention to a grievous error in a portion of your Greta correspondent's report, as published in your issue of Friday evening last. The correspondent there states, in…

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Ensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 1

A terrible explosion of dynamite has occurred on board a vessel at Wesel, on the Rhine. The vessel was blown to pieces, and 25 perfons were…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Greta

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

Another of those shocking mining fatalities that periodically come to distress a community took place at Grata on Wednesday. It seems that at about nine o'clock a man named Robert Maxwell, a free…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 1

News comes from Coolgardic that alfred Hales, better kuown as "Smiler," the one-time sporting writer in Sydney, has been nearly…

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A Scaffolding Accident. Expected Fatal Result. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 3

A SERIOUS accident happened this morning at Surry Hills. Two plasterers, Patrick hackett and William Crow, were engaged in plastering a…

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Sensational Affair at Yamba. Man Drowned Under Peculiar Circumstances

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

At Yamba on Tuesday, John Kennedy and Samuel Annear agreed to engage in a swimming match, and the former, being of opinion that the race…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 1

A somewhat startling case was sot down" for hearing at the Maketu Court (N.Z) last Saturday, a native being summoned for obtaining a coffin…

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Sensation Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 1

A number of boys at Adamstown on Saturday charged a piece of old gaspipe which they had converted into a cannon. and applied a light. The tube…

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A Fatal Accident. Sad End of a Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 2

ON Monday, at 10 a.m., Mr H. Pmchin, District Coroner, and a jury of twelve held tin inquest at the Benevolent Asylum, on view of the body of…

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