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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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Accident in a Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 3

A girl named May Knott, aged 9 years, residing with her parents at Leichhardt, was taken to the Parramatta Hospital to-day, suffering from injuries to the right side. She was playing in the…

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Peculiar Accident to A. Vessel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 3

A drilling vessel, which was engaged in deepening the Davenport dockyard, has met with an extraordinary accident. A gale was blowing, and after a charge of dynamic had from placed in the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 1

Mr Archibald Anderson, a clerk in the Income Tax Office, who had a serious fall from his bicycle, and received concussion of the brain, on…

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Accident to Lord William Beresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 3

Lord William Beresford has met with a serious accident in the hunting field. He was riding at a stagnant at Gatwick, when his horse strock a fence and turned a somersault, failing on Lord William…

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Appalling Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 15

A telegraphic report hus been received from Atlanta, United States, capital of the State of Georgia, giving particulars of a terrible railway accident which has taken place at Birmingham, in…

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Accident on a Training Ship

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 5

A DRILLING vessel which was engaged in deepening the Devonport dockyard has met with an extraordinary accident A gale was blowing, and after a charge…

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A Strange Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3

John Roberts, a youth employed at Trescott's Opp Beer Factory, Newtown, was the victim of a fatal accident this morning. He had only just started his day's work and was busying himself…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Monday. Accident to Sir Henry Irving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3

Sir Henry Irving, the well-known actor, met with an accident of a painful nature a few days ago in which he sustained an injury to hu knee. It is expected to be some weeks before the injury will be…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 1

A sailmaker named Hazelwood' together with a girl named Craig, aged 14, and another named Wilson, Aged 7, were drowned in Evans'Bay, New…

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Collision in Newcastle Harbor. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

A COLLISION this morning resulting in very serious damage to two steamers, occurred at the Newcastle dyke. The steamer Indianopolis was lying at the…

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A Fatal Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

JOHN ROBERTS, a youth employed at Trescott's hop beer factsry at Newtown was the victim of a fatal accident this morning. He was walking…

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Accident in the Hunting Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 3

Mr. Henry Chaplin, M.P., president of the Leoul. Government Board, was thrown from his horse while hunting at Trentham Hall, the sent of the Duke of Sutherland, in Staffordshire, yesterday…

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An Accident Whilst Hunting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 3

Mr. Henry Chaplin, M. P., the President of the Local Government Board, who was seriously injured by a fall from his horse whilst taking part in a hunt at Trentham Hall, in Staffordshire, the seat…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 1

The two Phillips boys, charged with murdering their father, Thoman Phi?ips, at Cassillis, arrived by coach at Mudgee on Tuesday, and have been…

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Today's News by Wire. Sydney. Accident in a Foundry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

James Henringham, a workman at Hoskins's foundry, Chippendale, while engaged with others to-day in breaking up old iron, was struck on the bond with a hammer, and was removed to the…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 1

Whilst Mr Stephen Monk was out shooting the other day at Bega he wounded a kangaroo, and while the animal wan at buy Mr Monk made an…

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A Fatal Team Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 5

A finding of accidental death was recorded at a magisterial enquiry on the body of John Price who died at the Hospital, Little Bay, from erysipelas, the result of injuries received through being…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 2

On Friday night in at Miss E. Budden met with a very painful accident at the Percy Hotel. She was opening a bottle of lemonade when the bottle burst, bad a…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. a Boy's Heroism

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

A SAD occurrence took place at Enfield, near Sydney, last Tuesday evening, when three brothers named Kerslake, aged 8, 10 and 14…

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Another Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 3

The site of the Balmain Colliery shaft was the scene of another accident this morning, when one of the workmen named Frederick Sheefier was struck by the crane and injured somewhat…

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