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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

535 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 27

— THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O, [?] weapon, loft for truth's defence, Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the honchman of the public weal Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1898. Local and General News. Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

A MURRURUNDI correspondent writes:—An accident resulting in the death of a horse occurred on Monday. It appears that Mr. S. Stoue, carter,…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Accident to Mr. Barton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 3

The Leader of the Opposition met with a painful accident yesternight. He had just disembarked from a ferry boat at North Shorn, and was walking towards a cab, when he slipped and fell heavily…

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Mr Barton Injured. Dislocates His Left Elbow, [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 2

THE Leader of the Opposition met with a painful accident yesternight. He had just disembarked from a ferry boat at North Shore, and was walking…

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A Drowning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 3

James Garthorn, a fisherman, and a boy named Malone were capsized yesterday in the Hawkesbury River. Malone swam ashore; Garthorn's body has not yet been recovered…

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A Fisherman Drowned. (By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

IT has been reported to the Parramatta coroner that James Garthorn, a fisherman, and a boy named Malone were capsized yesterday in the…

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Local and General News. Mr. Barton Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

THE Leader of the Opposition met with a painful accident on Tuesday night. He had just disembarked from a ferry boat at North. Shore, and…

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A Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 3

The Coroner held an inquiry to-day into the circumstances of the death of Henry Hughes, a drayman, who expired at the hospital from the effects of injuries to the head and body. Mary…

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Driving Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

A driving accident resulting in the death of a valuable mare, and slight injuries to two carts, occurred about half past eleven on Monday morning last ic Adelaide Street…

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A Fatal Fire. Sensational Harbor Accident MELBOURNE

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

A FATAL fire occurred on board the lighter Shannon at Yarraville this morning. Margaret Deutch, wife of a lighterman, was horribly burned…

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A Fatal Accident

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 4

One reads nearly every day of accidents resulting fatally through the negligence of some person or other, yet few seem to realise that an attack of…

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A Fatal Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 4

ONE reads nearly every day of accidents resulting [?]ntally through the negligence of some person or other, yet few seem to realise that [?] attack of indigestion left…

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A Sad Drowning Accident at Oakhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 2

A sad case of drowning occurred yesterday afternoon in the Hunter River at Oakhampton, a short distance above the spot where Cook's Lane drain empties into the river. The victim was a fine…

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An Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 3

A labourer named Charles Keenan fell down the hold of the steamer Bungaree to-day, and sustained serious injuries to the head and hip…

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A Sad Drowning Accident at Oakhampton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 5

A sad case of drowning occurred on Thursday afternoon in the Hunter River at Oakhampton, a short distance above the spot where Cook's Lane drain empties into the river. The victim was a fine…

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Sad Drowning Accident. Another Boy Loses His Life at Maitland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 6

A SAD drowning accident occurred in the Hunter River at Oakhampton on Thursday afternoon at about half-past 4 o'clock, and resulted in the death of…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Shocking Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred this morning at Hoskins Brod. Foundry, Ultimo. It appears a man named Alexander Duncan was at work, when portion of some piping and machinery fell upon…

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A Terrible Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 15

A terrible accident happened at Bronte Homestead Lease, near Collarendabri, on Saturday. A man named Christopher M'Coy went down a well. When be reached the bottom he asked those on top…

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A Lambton Mystery. a Domestic Servant Terribly Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 2

A case surrounded by a good deal of mystery, and presenting some peculiar features, has occurred at Lambton. A domestic servant named Ger[?]rude…

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Shocking Accident at Singleton a Newcastle Resident Killed. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 3

About a quarter-pas eleven last evening Charles Digby, a middle-aged man, and a resident of Islington, near Newcastle, was killed in sad circumstances at Clydesdale, about two miles from…

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Extraordinary Accident. a Marvellous Case

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 4

An accident of an extraordinary and shocking nature happened on Thursday afternoon to Edith Fe[?]nes, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr W. H…

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