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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Serious Quarrel. a Man Dangerously Injured. Murrurundi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 December 1898 · page 3

A serious disturbance took place at Colly Creek Station, near Murrurundi, yesterday evening. It appears a foreigner named Balfour attempted to take possession of a boundary rider's house, occupied…

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Serious Wrestling Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 December 1898 · page 2

Whilst two young men named John Rylatt and Mark Hedges wore having a friendly bout of wrestling at Scarlett's Hotel, Greta, on Saturday evening, the…

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A Nasty Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 3

The torpedo destroyer Gustavezde whilst experimenting at Toulon struck the battleship Magenta twice, once when at anchor…

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Sad Case of Drowning. a Crowd Powerless to Render Assistance. Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 3

A drowning accident occurred at Crescent Head yesterday, about 1.30 o'clock. Alfred and Percy Thompson who were twin brothers, Charles Graham, and Fred. Ramsay all of Kempsey were hauling a…

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The Aberdeen Accident. Death of the Young Man Shepperd. Magisterial Inquiry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 December 1898 · page 2

THE young man, Oswald Sheppard, who met with a serious accident while bathing in the Hunter at Aberdeen with others on Sunday afternoon last, and was brought…

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Man Drowned in the Surf. Narrow Escape of Two Others. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 4

A NUMBER of men were hauling a fishing net in the surf yesterday at Crescent Head, Kempsey, when three of them were carried out by a heavy…

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Shocking Fatal-accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 3

A SHOCKING fatal accident occurred on Thursday, in Upper Dowling-street Darlinghurst, Sydney, resulting in a domestic servant named Minnie…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1898 · page 3

The body of a man supposed to be named Peter Malo was found floating in Darling Harbour this morning…

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Railway Collision in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1898 · page 3

A disastrous railway collision has occurred on the South-Eastern line at Appledore, in Kent. Eighteen persons were injured…

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A Sad Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred in the Paterson district, last Saturday afternoon. From the particulars to hand it seems that Mr George Leake and family were about to…

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Found Drowned. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 December 1898 · page 3

A man whose name is believed to be Peter Malone, ene of the unemployed was found drowned to-day in the Harbor. In the deceased's pocket…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 16

A drowning accident occurred at Crescent Head, near Kempsey, on Friday, 23rd. Alfred and Percy Thompaon, who were twin brothers, Charles Graham, and Fred. Ramsay, all of Kempsey, were hauling a…

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A Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 3

A man, whose name has not yet transpired, was admitted to the hospital this morning in an unconscious condition, with a cut over the left eye. He was convoyed to the institution by two men, who…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 2

A MAN named William Smith, in the employ of Mr. G. Hayno, blacksmith, had his collar bone broken, on Saturday morning last by a kick from…

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East Greta Accident Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 5

A letter written by Mr. M. Greener, Secretary of East Greta Accident Relief Society, in regard, to the distribution of funds now being collect in aid of the widows and orphans…

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