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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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A Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 3

A tram crashed into a dray ia Oxford-street this morning, turning it completely over. The driver, John Brodie, was crushed underneath, and when extricated was found to have sustained a severe…

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Latest News by Cable. Accident in the Hunting Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 3

The Duke of Orleans, while engaged hunting in Italy fractured his shoulder und ono of his ankles…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 1

A boy named Campbell died on Sunday night in the Gunnedah hospital from lock jaw, the result of a sting from a fly…

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Accident to a Mountain Train

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

News reached Lawson to-day [?] passenger train, due at 1 o'clock [?] been derailed at Linden Ful[?] ticulars are not to hand, but no [?]…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 1

A seven-year-old son of Mr Dominie Coyle, hotelkeeper, late of Yamba, has been drowned in the Clarence while bathing…

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Fatality at Young. Struck Dead by Lightening. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

DURING a thunderstorm at Young to-day, as a Mrs Staines was standing at the door of her residences she was struck dead, and her husband was…

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M[?]onan Brook. a Sad Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 3

Whilst mustering sheep at Glen View on Saturday, Mr. Harris Arndell's horse fell and rolled over him on the Crowney Range. He is now lying at Barrey's, being in an unconscious state, not…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 1

Several stowaways were discovered on the steatner Bulima last week when the was leaving Adeladoe for West Australia. One man was sewn…

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Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 2

While Mr P. Curry, sen., of Vere, was driving on Sunday afternoon he was thrown out of his buggy, and sustained protty severe contusions on the head and left…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 3

Dick Bowdon, a timber drawer, whilst unloosing a log, 20ft. long and 18in. across at the small end, from under a timber carriage at Breeza, was severely crushed by it slipping on him. He had…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney. an Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 3

An an early hour this morning a goods train comprising between 35 and 40 trucks left Clyde for Darling Harbour. It had got to Some distance this side of Burwood when from some cause not…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 1

A Widespread rebellion has broken out in Madagascar among the Malagasy tribes against the Hovas. "A British officer and a number of…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 16

A shocking accident happened on the railway between Werris Creek and Currabubula on Thursday night. A ganger named William Potter, employed on the Werris Crack section, 1sft the Creek on a…

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Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

A driving accident is reported as having happened at Grets on "Wednesday. Two young ladies, Miss Gollan and Mies Davies, residing at Branxton, were driving past…

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Suburban Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

An accident occurred this morning to a goods train from Clyde to Darling Harbour. When on this eido of Burwood the train parted about the…

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Reported Hunting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1896 · page 3

A sensational rumour was current to-day that Viscount Milton, M.P. for Wakefield, had been killed while hunting, his horse having been frightened by a train and thrown him over a bridge…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 1

M. Aubertin, an old resident of one of the suburbs of Noumea, Now Caledonia, was murdered on Friday 'night. No less than 10 stubs were found on…

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Found Drowned. An Unknown Buried. [By Cable.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 3

The "Water Police found the body of an unknown man floating just off Mrs Macquarie's Chair on Sunday afternoon. It appeared to have been in…

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Riding Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 2

A lad named Renert Laucaster, aged 17, of Broke, rode into Singleton on Thursday and obtained some medicine for his mother from Dr. Bowman. After returning, he…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 1

The case against Yet Sel Way Lee, Chinese merchant of Adolaide, and Ellen Way Lee, his wife, charged with assaulting and illegally…

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