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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. a Nasty Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

Albert Francis, a young man about 20 years of ago, met a nasty (accident to-day at Murrackville. One part of his duty was to attend a circular saw. To-day he was clearing sawdust out of the pit while…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 12

An accident of a very serious nature occurred on Sunday evening at the Abbott-street railway crossing, West Maitland. The gatekeeper, William Fairley, a middle-aged man with a family…

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Tram Accident. a Girl Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1898 · page 5

A young girl named Sarah Gladdle attempted to alight from a tram while in motion in Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning, with the result that she was thrown…

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Fatal Accident. a Man Killed and His Brother Injured. Tenterfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 5

A terrible accident occurred last night at Sandy Flat, fifteen miles from Tenterfield, by which a single man named Michael McDonald was killed and his brother injured. It appeared that McDonald and…

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A Cart Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

Last Tuesday an accident, which might easily have resulted fatally, occurred at Combo. A cart, the property of Mr C. Jaeger, was being driven up tho river…

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Train Accident. Another Case of Foolhardiness. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

A YOUNG lady named Sarah Gladdle was severely injured this morning while endeavoring to alight from a Paddington train whilst it was in…

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The Cost of a Collision. £1000 Damages Claimed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 5

An notion for £1000 damages, which is the sequence of a bicycle and cart collision, was commenced in the Supreme Court to-day before Justice Stephen and a jury. The plaintiff was Miss…

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Painful Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 2

John Horne who follows the vocation of teamster on the Gleu Innes Grafton road, turned his bullocks out at Bald Nob, one night recently, and…

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Fatality at Newcastle. a Man Killed in a Fight

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 2

A YOUNG man named James Henry Morley died in the Nowcastle Hospital at an early hour on Wednesday morning from injuries received during…

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Bicycle Versus Cart. £1000 Damages Claimed as the Result of a Collision. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 3

AN interesting action, the damages in which are laid at £1000, was commenced in the Supreme Court to-day. The plaintiff was Miss Alice Edwards,…

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Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 3

A Railway accident caused considerable damage to rolling stock, near Rocky Ponds, Harden, on Tuesday. As the down express goods or paper…

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Fatality at Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 2

A YOUNG man named James Henry Morley died in the Newcastle Hospital at an early hour en Wednesday morning from injuries received during a…

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A Fortunate Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 5

The following story is told across the Atlantic about Dr. Talmage:—" It was years ago, of course, and occurred in New Jersey, Belleville, Dr. Tulmage was preaching there, and one week,…

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Terrible Fatal Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 4

NEWS of a sensational character soon spread obroad in Hillgrove on Thursday afternoon in connection with an accident that had taken place down…

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The Newcastle Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

IN connection with the fatal quarrel at Islington, Newcastle, Alderman Thos Jarvie, of Hamilton, appeared at the police court to-day, charged…

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The Newcastle Fatality Result of the Coronial Enquiry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 6

The mysterious death of the man James Henry Morley, was investigated before Mr G. C. Martin and a jury on Thursday. According to the…

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Derailment of a Train. One Man Killed, Another Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 6

A FATAL accident occurred on the York and Green Hills line, near Perth on Wednesday. A Government engine was proceeding to the ballast…

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Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident caused considerable damage to rolling stock, near Rocky Ponds, Hardeu, on Tuesday. As the down express goods or paper…

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Painful Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

John Horne who follows the vocation of teamster on the Glen Innes-Grafton road, turned his bullocks out at B[?] Nob. one night recently, and camped near a large [?] shirts and was scorching his flesh Before the unfortunate man could divest himself of the clothes, his back was horribly injured, and in the process of tearing the garments…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 5

Otto Andersen, aged 45 years, a native of Sweden, was found drowned in Darling Harbour to-day. Deceased is said to have had no fixed place of abode…

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