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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Accident on the Railway. Collision Between Two Trains. Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 5

A serious smash occurred on the railway line at Carrabubula on Saturday night. A goods train from Words Creek was at the station when an empty cattle train from Tamworth came running…

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A Railway Smash. Collision Between two Trains at Tamworth. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 3

ON Saturday night a serious smash occurred at Currabubula, near Tamworth. It seems that a goods train from Werris Creek was at the station…

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An Extraordinary Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

A PECULIAR accident happened to Mr. Baynes, the booking clerk at the railway station, Goulburn, on Thursday night. In the stationmaster's absence…

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A Bicycle Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

Mr A. Reuben, of Singleton, met with a bicycle accident on Sunday last while returning from a trip to Jerry's .Plains in company with Mr Booking and Mr Statham…

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A Cycling Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1898 · page 5

Two cyclists riding in opposite directions collided at the intersection of Park and Elizabeth-streets this morning, both being thrown heavily. One, named Bell, was seriously injured and was conveyed…

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Goulburn. Strange Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 3

John Baynes, railway booking clerk, who met with an accident at the railway station last week, by which a lead pencil was forced into the roof of his mouth, died in the hospital last evening. The…

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Football Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 2

On Tuesday, while playing football in the match between the local Stars and the Aberdeen club, one of the playors, Mr William Stewart, jun., collided with…

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To-day's News by Were. [Press Telegraph Association.] Sydney. Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 3

An elderly woman, Ellen Noonan, who was run over by a tram yesternight, succumbed to her terrible injuries this morning. An inquest will be held…

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Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 3

A fettler named Ralph Mann was caught between two trams in Elizabeth-street this morning and seriously injured. He was conveyed to the Hospital, suffering from terrible wounds on the head…

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Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 2

A railway accident, [?]ting in considerable damage to rolling stook and permanent way, but fo[?]nately unaccompanied by loss of life, occurred at Cutrabubula about 3…

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Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 13

A serious smash occurred on the railway line at Currabubula on Saturday night. A goods train from Werris Creek was at the station when an empty cattle train from Tamworth came running…

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Collision at Sea. Fifty-Three Persons Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 4

REPORTS have been received from Calcutta stating that the British India Company's steamer Mecca was wrecked whilst bound for Rangoon,…

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Collision Off New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 5

The British steamer Forscolia has come into collision with the United States cruiser Columbia, 7475 tons, during a heavy fog off Fire Island, near New York harbour. The Foscolia sank, but the…

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Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 5

At an adjourned magisterial inquiry to-day concerning the death of a woman named Nellie Walsh, the coroner recorded a finding of accidental death…

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Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

A PAINFUL and rather serious accident befel Mr. A. J. Clark, storekeeper, on Saturday evening. From what we can learn, it appears that Mr…

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Thirty-four Persons Drowned. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 6

The schooner Lady Jane Grey foundered whilst bound for Seattle to Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Thirtyfour miners, who were en route to…

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Driving Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

A very nast, driving accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon last year McNulty's Railway Hotel, Hay onton, fortunately unaccompanied with hay serious bodily inju…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

SHORTLY after noon on Sunday last a somewhat sensational accident happened in Sowerby-street, between Hill and Brook Streets. A buggy…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

AN accident of a very serious nature occurred on Sunday evening at the Abbott-street railway crossing. The gatekeeper, William Fairley, a…

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Accident on the Wharf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

A LAD named Lane, 12 years of age, residing with his parents at Bishopgate Street, Wickham, had both legs broken on the Newcastle wharf on…

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