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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Great Fortunes Made by Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 9

If there is anything that makes a poor, toiling man happy it is to read about flukes that have made fortunes. For instance, there was a captain of a vessel plying between English…

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A Fearful Train Accident. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

A terrible railway disaster is reported from South Africa. Some runaway trucks dashed down an incline, and collided with a mail train…

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Alpine Accidents. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

Numerous accidents have occurred of late among persons mountaineering in the Austrian Alps. Ten fatalities have been recorded during the past…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Collision in the Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1898 · page 3

A dense fog enveloped the city this morning The Manly company's steamer Narrabeen ran into the thick of it while proceeding cautiously up the harbour, and collided with the Government steamer…

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A Harbor Collision. Government Steamer Sunk. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

DURING a heavy fog this morning the Manly steamer Narrabeen collided with the Government steamer Kate Garden Island. Kate sank in six…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Two Men Crushed to Death. Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at Block 12 of the Proprietary Mine shortly after eight o'clock this morning. The old shift was on No. 2 level, and before going off had fired several shots. The new…

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A Nasty Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

Mr A. J. Lawrence, of Mirranio Creek, met with a painful accident Inst Wednesday, midway between Gresford and Glondonbrook, while ongaged driving a bullock…

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A Fatal Collision at Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

During a fog in the English channel a collision occurred between a Hamburg vessel and a schooner. The latter sank : tea of the crew were drowned…

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Serious Railway Accident. the Mail Train Delayed. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 3

News reached Sydney this morning of a serious railway accident which occurred on the northern railway, resulting in injury to two men and delay to the traffic. Details to hand are meagre, but…

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The Railway Accident at Hornsby

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 3

There were several Maitland people on board the mail train from Sydney yesturday, which was delayed for four hours owing to the accident to the stock train a few miles this Bide of Hornsby…

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A Bicycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 3

John Carruthers, aged 15, son of the Minister of Lands, sustained rather serious injuries at Kogarah yesternight while riding a bicycle. When picked up he was insensible, and wa conveyed to…

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A Fatal Collision at Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

A Danish steamer, the Norge, sunk a, French fishing boat off Newfoundland. Sixteen sailors were drowned…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. a Drowned Body Pound

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

This morning the dead body of a man was found floating in the waters of the harbour near Gout Island by the water police. A clerk from the Bank of Australasia identified the body as that of a man…

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Serious Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

MR. T. Hewitt, of Wybong, while out riding with his brother on Friday afternoon, was thrown from his horse and badly hurt. A messenger was at…

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Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coronet's jury engaged in reviewing the circumstances connected with the death of James Bruce, 17 years of ago, who expired yesterday…

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Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

The passenger train from Sydney on Wednesday last was three and a half hours late in arriving at Murrurundi, owing to the line being blocked by an accident near…

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A Gun Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 4

A peculiar gun accident took place at Broke on Wednesday afternoon. Messrs George M'Gregor and T. Dorrington, of Australian Hotel, accompanied by a…

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Fatal Bicycle Accident. Death of Mr J. H. Caruthers' Only Son. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 4

YESTERDAY evening John Carruthers, only son of the Minister for Lands, met with a serious accident, from the effects of which he died to-day. He…

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A Mountain Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 3

Dr. John Hopkins, the celebrated electrical engineer, his son, and two daughters were ascending the Dent Dumidie, a mountain in Switzerland, where they net with an accident, and all perished…

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Warren. Serious Accident to a Teamster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 3

A teamster, named Richard Holmes, was found , this morning lying in an unconscious states in the outskirts of the town, and was taken to the hospital, where he was attended to by Dr. Wilson…

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