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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 1

The police at Tunis, the French colony in Northern Africa, have seized 10,00,000 forced notes on the Bank of France. Several arrests have been…

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Collision in the Scheldt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1896 · page 5

While the Cape York, a four-masted steel barque, of 2030 tons, bound from Antwerp to Port Piride, South Australia, was coming down the Scheldt she came into collision with the French…

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Senstation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 1

Frank Howard, formerly a commission agent of Wagga, who disappeared about a fortnight ago, was found by the police on Sunday…

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A Chapter of Accidents. Broken Legs. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 2

This morning Mr Archie White, the second son of Mr Edward White, of Martindale, was thrown from his horse and sustained a fracture of his…

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Fatal Bicycling Accident. Verdict of Accidental Death. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 3

THE inquest on the death of William Telfer, who, whilst riding a bicycle, was fatally injured through collision with a sulky, was concluded to-day,…

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A Collision in the Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1896 · page 5

A collision occurred this morning between the ferry steamer Pearl and the steamer Alliance. The result fortunately was not serious, tho former only having her bow slightly damaged…

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Yachting Accident in the Solent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1896 · page 5

A collision took place in the Solent yesterday between the Emperor William's cutter yacht Metoor and Baron Zedtwitz's 53ft. rater Isolde. The Isoldo's mast fell and struck Baron Zedtwitz a…

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Accidental Bravery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1896 · page 3

A senator from a Southern State in reported by a Washington correspondent as telling an amusing story in which he added a part himself, the scene of which is laid in the Civil…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 1

The Moturoa (N.Z.) Petroleum Works were partially destroyed on Saturday night by a great explosion, caused by the mineral oil catching…

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Accident to a Man-o'-war

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 5

The Imperieuse, the flagship of Rear-Admiral Epalisier, on the Pacific station, during a fog struck on a rock, but sustained slight injuries…

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A Curious Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 5

About half-past nine last NIGHT, Robert Clifton Smith, license of the Riverside Hotel, Marrickville, was killed on the grounds adjoining his hotel, while a second man, named Charles Mason, had a narrow…

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A Dreadful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 3

Whilst a youth named James McGoldrick was clambering into a train of coal waggons in motion at the foot of Mt. Keira mine, Wollogong, this morning, he slipped and fell between two waggonn. The…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 1

At the Parramatta Sessions on Wednesday Hy. Charles Barnes was brought up for sentence. Maria Nolan, a witness in the case, deposed…

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A Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 3

This forenoon a man whose name at present is unknown was knocked down and run over by a dray of Woolloomooloo, receiving fatal injuries…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 15

About half-past nine on Tuesday night, Robert Smith, licensee of the Riverside Hotel, Marrickville, was killed on the grounds adjoining his hotel, while a second man, named Charles Mason, had a narrow…

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Injured Footballers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1896 · page 5

Warbrick and Martineer, members of the went-worth football team, injured in the match against Randwick on Saturday, are still inmates of the hospital. A distin[?]t improvement in the condition…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 1

When the Rev. Jas. Watson, Wesleyan minister, was preaching at Narrabri on Sunday night, burglars broke into his residence and made a…

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Persons Injured by Burning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1896 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at Newtown this morning at the residence of Mr. Jacob Selig, A servant named Violet Roberts was mixing some beeswax and turpentine on the stove when it upset…

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Accident to a Jockey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1896 · page 3

While riding on the truck at Randwick course this morning a jockey named James Redmond met with a nasty accident. His horse tripped and fell, but while the animal escaped uninjured the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 1

A young man named Clem. Jones was thrown from his horse at Greta on Tuesday night, and injured in the head through the animal shying at a…

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