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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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Frightful Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 10

A painful accident occurred to a man named Ryan employed at Belubla station, Tocumwal. It appears that some tins of phosperous became ignited and the building was in danger of being…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

On Tuesday evening a little girl about six years of ago, a daughter of Mr Proudfoot, Public School master, Middle Falbrook, was playing with some companions,…

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The Johannesburg Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

The action of President Kramer in regard to the disaster has gratified the Queen…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 1

A daughter of Mr Wm. Christmas, aged 8 years, wandered away from her grandfather's homo at Clackline, near Northam (W.A.), some days ago, and…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 1

News is just to hand from China to the effect that a serious mutiny has occurred amongst the Chinese garrison stationed at Kiangym, a town in the…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

Mr David Cann, of York-street, met with an accident last evening, which to a man of his years—over three score years and ten —might have resulted with more serious…

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Latest News by Cable. London, March 2. Collision at New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 5

A collision has occurred in the harbour at New York between the steamers Bourgogue and Ailsa. The Ailsa was so badly damaged that she sank. She was manned by a foreign crew, who, when they…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 1

The barque Cadzow Castle has foundered in the Columbia River. North America, all on board being drowned…

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Walcha. a Gun Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 5

A boy named Gardner, at present in the Cottage Hospital in a serious condition, was blowing down the barrel of a gun when another boy put a match to the nipple. The charge was fortunately a…

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Fatal Accident at Singleton. the Rev. Canon Shaw Killed. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 5

A terrible calamity happened about noon to-day, resulting in the almost immediate death of the Rev. Canon Shaw. It appears that the Canon had attended a sick call on one of his parishioners in…

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Fatal Accident at Singleton. Rev. Canon Shaw Killed. Singleton

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 2

A terrible calamity happened about noon to-day, resulting in the almost immediate death of the Rev. Canon Shaw. It appears that the Cason…

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Sensation. Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 1

William Richard Sterling, formerly accountant at the Government Labor Bureau, was on Thursday afternoon arrested at Manly on charge of…

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A Boy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 3

The body of a lad named John McMahon, who was drowned in a waterhole at Alexandria yesternight, was recovered to-day…

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Shocking Fatal Accident to the Rev. Canon Shaw. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 7

A terrible calamity happened about noon to-day, resulting in the almost immediate death of the Rev. Canon Shaw. It appears that the Canon bad attended a sick call on one of his parishioners in…

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Fatal Buggy Accident. Death of the Rev. Canon Shaw. Fearful Injuries Sustained

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 6

ABOUT noon on Wednesday the terrible news that the Rev. Canon Shaw had been killed in a buggy accident in one of the principal streets ran like…

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Latest News by Cable. a Railway Fatality. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 5

Several carriages of the Leeds express train were derailed yesterday at Peterborough. Two passengers were killed, and five seriously injured…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 1

At Sandy Creek, Clermont (Q.), Mrs Harding and her son were fishing. Mr Harding wont down to the creek and saw two hats on the bank…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 1

A heavy fine was inflicted on a young man at Albury charged with stealing grapes from a vineyard, similar robberies having been frequent…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 1

A disastrous explosion has taken place at Loanda, in Portuguese West Africa. A soldier who entertained a grievence against his superior officer…

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An Axe Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 2

Yesterday forenoon, as Mr Frank Turnbull, who lives with Mr Marchant, in Castlereagh-street, was chopping wood, he accidentally inflicted a nasty wound…

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