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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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Railway Collision at Redfern. Miraculous Escape of Passengers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 3

ANOTHER railway smash occurred at the Redfern railway station yard on Monday morning last, when two passenger trains, came into collision…

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Accident to Dr. Bowman

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon while Dr. Bowman, of this town, was standing near his horse it trod on one of his feet, and while he was stooping down to lift the horse's hoot the…

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Drowned Whilst in a Fit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1897 · page 3

Henry Britton, aged 19, was sitting on the wharf ut the foot of Edward-street, Pyrmont, this afternoon, when he took a fit and fell into the water. Senior-Sergeant Rodan and Sergeant…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 1

A dreadful panic prevails at Canea, the capital of Crete, where Christians and Mohammedans are murdering each other. Ten persons have been…

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Collision in the English Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 3

A. [?] took place yesterday, off Holehaven, on the south coast of England, between the R. M. S. Duke of Buckingham, bound from Loado'a to Sri-bane, and another steamer, the name of which was…

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Railway Collision at Redfern. Miraculous Escapes. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 11

The terrible railway accident at Redfern two years ago was all but repeated this morning when two passenger trains collided in the station yard, but fortunately no ono was killed, although several…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crim

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police in Queensland has received a telegram from Roma to the effect that four men were travelling to Boatman Station…

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Accident to the Roads Engineer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

An accident of a painful nature happened on Friday last to Mr R. E. Jones, the wellknown Roads Engineer, who is stationed at Muswellbrook. He had been out to Bunnan…

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A Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 3

Twelve workmen have been killed at Cornwall through the collapfe of staging erected in connec-tion with the widening of a viaduct…

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The Fatal Lift Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 3

A Verdict of accidental death was returned to-day at the inquest on the body of Alfred Cook, killed in a lift accident at Pyrmont, yesterday…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 1

At the Mittagong police court on Tuesday, Hector Athorn win charged with abducting Helen Bropley, a girl under the age of 10 years, from…

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Lift Accidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 11

A lift accident occurred on Friday at the N.Z. Loan Company's Stores, Sydney, when a young man named Frank R. Jones was seriously injured. Jones was ascending to one of the floors by means of the…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 4

While Mr Charles Waring, was careering along John-street, on his bicycle on Thursday night, a couple of dogs monopolised the roadway, and before Mr Waring could…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 1

Some human remains have been discovered at a waterhole on the Herbert River, in South Australia, one arm and both legs being torn from…

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A Fatal Accident. (By Telegtaph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

An elderly woman, named Mary Anne Amner, died in the hospital to-day from the offeets of an injury received on February 3rd through being thrown…

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Accident to a Minister

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

On Saturday morning lost an accident happened at Dabbo to the Rev. Robert Laverty, Wealeyan Minister at that place' and Mrs Laverty. They were returning…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

During a run of the Gunnedah cyclists on Sunday. Mr J. T. Sbeehan, eldest son of Mr J. a. Sheehan, of the Club House Hotel, Singleton, received a fall from his…

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Accident at a Creamery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

On Saturday morning last a " smash up " occurred at the Reedy Creek Creamery owing to the bowl of the separator breaking loose from its frame. The machine,…

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Serious Accident to a Boy

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

On Monday morning a lad named D. Thorley, 13 years of age, son of Mr Thorley, of Mount Thorley, met with a very painful accident. He, it appears, was up…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 1

Another safe robbery has been reported at Kalgoorlie, a safe being removed last Tuesday evening from a store at Boulder in the absence of…

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