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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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News by Cable Steamer in Collision. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

During a fog a steamer collided with the Goodwin Sands lightship, greatly damaging the latter. The lightship utilised Marconi's system of…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 3

An excursion train running between Rochester United States, and Lake Ontaria, became derailed, twelve persons being killed and forty injured…

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Accident to Mr. George Hinde

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

About midday yesterday Mr. George Hinde, the popular Mayor of South Singleton, met with an accident, which will prevent him attending to his daily work for fully two months. Mr. Hinde, at…

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Accident to the S.S. Mayor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

Last evening while Mr George Hinde, Mayor of South Singleton, was in the act of mounting his horse, the animal plunged, throwing him rather heavily to the ground…

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Mining Accidents. Another Fatality at Broken Hill. a Man Crushed to Death. Three Others Seriously Injured. Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

A shocking mining accident occurred last night in the Proprietary Mine, in McBride's section, Block 11, one man being killed, and a second man badly injured. Mathew Gardiner and…

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Burning Fatality in Scone, Sad End of an old Identity. "Granny" Sutton Burnt to Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 4

ON Thursday night, about nine o'clock, the cry of "Fire!" caused a great commotion in Guernsey-street (says the Scone Advocate of April 28), and…

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Sad Drowning Case. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

The bodies of Captains Blackburn and M'Grath, the female officers of the Salvation Army, drowned yesterday in a boating collision near…

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Another Broken Hill Fatality. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 3

ANOTHER shocking mining accident occurred last night at the Proprietary Mine, M'Bride's section, block 11, Broken Hill. One man was killed…

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A Mysterious Fatality. a Contractor's Brains Blown Out

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 4

ON Saturday morning Mr Francis Poidevin, who was doing a large contract on the Yalbraith-road, Taralga, was found with his brains…

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Terrible Railway Accident. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has occurred in the State of New York, United States. An excursion train on the Buffalo, Roehester, and Pittsburg…

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Another Mining Accident. One Man Killed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 4

A SHOCKING mining accident occurred on Tuesday night in the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, in M'Bride's section of Block 11. One man was killed,…

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Burning Fatality at Scone

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

Mrs. Sutton (fami[?]rly known as "G[?]nny" Sutton), aged 82, who has been ar[?]sident of Scone for over 60 years, was berned to death on the night of Thursday…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 3

George Harrison, a very old resident of the Parramatta district, was drowned yesternight in the Saltwater River. He leaves a wife and family…

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Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

An Accident of a somewhat serious nature happened to Charley Sing on Thursday afternoon last. It appears that he was driving over Pethick's Bridge when two calves ran…

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Novel Fatal Accident. Remarkable Cause of Death. the Fault of Brittle Bonds. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1899 · page 3

A patient named Christoper Anderson, aged 39 died in Callan Park Asylum on Saturday evening from injuries supposed to have been received four or five days presviously…

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Accident at Singleton. Mr. George Loder Seriously Injured. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 3

Mr. George Loder, of St. Clair, met with an accident of a serious nature about six o'clock last evening. At the time stated he was in the company of Mr. W. H. Mutton coming from…

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Shooting Fatality at Manly. a Constable Shoots His Child

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 3

Constable E. Clibborn, of Manly obtained leave from his ordinary night duty for last evening, and, intending to go shooting gil[?]eads yesterday afternoon, borrowed a double-barrelled breach-loading…

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Sad Shooting Accident. a Policeman Kills His Little Son. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 3

A FATAL shooting accident occurred at Manly this afternoon, when Police Constable Clibborn accidentally shot his second youngest child dead. He…

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Greta Buggy Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 2

Mr M. Morth, of Greta, had a narrow ascape from a serious accident last Sunday. He was driving with his two little daughters along the Anvil Creek road when…

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A Buggy Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 2

The friends of Mr George Loder, of St. Cluir, will regret to learn that he sustained painful injuries in a buggy accident on Tuesday afternoon, although he, in…

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