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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 3

The body, of a man named James Courtney, who left Macquarie-street Asylum, Patrramatta, yesterday, was found floating in the Saltwater river this morning. An inquest is being held…

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Another Alpine Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 3

Madame Norman Norman (Lady Halle), the eminent violinist, and widow of the late Sir Charles Halle, has been killed while touring in the Alps by a rock falling upon her…

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News by Cable. Another Alpine Fatality. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

Lady Halle (Marime Norman Neruda the eminent vielinist, has been killed while touring the Alps by a rock falling upon her…

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A Shocking Fatality. a Boy Shoots his Brother

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

A shocking shooting fatality happened in Oxford-street, Collingwood, Vie, on Wednesday evening. Two eons of a widow named M'Gain, named Robert…

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Fatal Cycling Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was returned to-day at an inquest on the body of the cyclist James Tooher, who was fatally injured while competing in a race on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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The Cycling Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death. [By Telegraph] SYDNEY,Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

An inquest on the body of the cyclist, James Tooher, who sustained a fractured skull in a bicycle race at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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A Shocking Fatality. a Boy Shoots His Brother

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 4

A SHOCKING shooting fatality happened in Oxford-street, Collingwood, Vic., on Wednesday evening. Two sons of a widow named M'Gain, named Robert…

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Chopping Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday Mr H M'Fadden, jr., met with a painful accident. He was engaged at his workshop sharpeuing a wedge witli a short-handled axe used in the trade,…

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Mr. F. Rogers' Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 2

WE are requested to state that the recent accident to Mr. F. Rogers happened in this way: Mr. Rogers was leading his horse across the road between Mr. Mackenzie's stores at…

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Another Alpine Fatality. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 5

"While two tourists named Ashton and Binn were descending the Alps near Chamouni, Switzerland, with a guide, they slipped on some black ice…

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Peculiar and Painful Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 11

An accident of a peculiar and painful nature occurred to a youth named John Langtree one day last week. Langtree is an employe on Weebollatella station, and when out on the run in the…

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A Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1898 · page 3

George Savage and John Facett, captain and first mate respectively of the s.s Cintra, were placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day, charged with occasioning the death of Arthur…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 2

AN accident which might have had much more serious consequences, occurred on Saturday afternoon, in the vicinit of th Muscle Creek Bridge, Sydney Street, when a horse…

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Accident to a Jockey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1898 · page 3

Whilst schooling Viscount with Mentone over the small hurdles this morning. A Cox, who rode the former, received a nasty fall at the hurdle opposite A.J.C. Hotel. He was hurt about the…

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Collision in the Yarra

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 4

A collision took place in the Yarra late on Saturday afternoon, between the steamers Chingtu and Arawatta. The former was straightening up after swinging, when the latter moved out from her berth…

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Drowning Sensations. What a Man Experienced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 6

SOME time ago a Mr Hartley, an American, 20 years of age, gave his experiences in drowning. Bathing with some comrades in the Ohio, he…

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Local and General News. Driving Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

We are informed that a nasty accident happened to Mr. B. Haydon, J.P., of Bloomfield, on Monday afternoon last. From what we can learn it would appear that Mr…

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Serious Mining Accident

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 2

A MINER named Lamperel was badly injured in the Gibra[?]tar mine, Adelong, on Saturday night. After giving the signal to lower the cage…

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Shocking Railway Accident at Four Mile Creek. an East Maitland Man Killed—his Body Decapitated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 3

A shocking fatal accident occurred on the Great Northern Railway line last evening at Four Mile Creek, between Thornton and East Maitland Railway Stations a man named Gavin Houston, who…

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A Fearful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1898 · page 3

Warner, the inventor of a slaughter-house blood-boiling machine, with two others, have been horribly scalded to death while experimenting with the process…

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