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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Tweed Boating Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 3

AN inquest concerning the recent drowning accident in the Tweed River, by which Captains M'Grath and Blackburn, of the Salvation Army,…

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Shooting Fatality at Manly. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 6

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

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Accident to Mr. George Loder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 6

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

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A Recruit Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 3

John Wilkins, a recruit of the National Guard Corps recently formed as Manly, fell overboard from the s.s. Narrabeen at Manly late on Saturday night, The man had all accoutrements on and…

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Railway Collision in the United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1899 · page 3

A disastrous railway collision has occurred at Exeter, in New Hampshire, United States. A train from Reading, Pennsylvania, ran into the Philadelphia express, which was stationary at the…

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Appalling Railway Collision. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 4

A disastrous railway collision has occurred at Exeter, in Now Hampshire (U.S.). A train from Reading, Pennsylvania, ran into the Philadelphia…

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Appalling Railway Collision. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

A disastrous railway collision has occurred at Exeter, in New Hampshire (U.S.). A train from Reading, Pennsylvania, ran into the Philadelphia…

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St. John Ambulance Association. First Aid to the Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 2

The last of a series of six lectures on "First Aid to the Injured," was given by Dr. Frank Liddell on Monday evening last in the Committee Room of the West Maitland School of Arts, in connection…

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Brenfell. Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 3

Intelligence is to hand of a lamentable occurrence yesterday, when Frank McWilliam, son of Andrew McWilliam, on Kangarooby station, was found dead, shot through the body, the bullet…

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Harrassed by Accidents. a Bridegroom in Difficulties

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 3

A YOUNG man who started out to got married in Albert Park, South Melbourne, the other day, had an even more unfortunate day than…

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Accident to an Atlantic Liner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 3

The International Navigation Company's liner Paris, bound from Southampton to New York, via Cherbourg, struck the outer ridge of the Manacle Rocks, off Falmouth, during a have last night. The…

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Fatal Burning Accident. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 3

A YOUNG married woman named Josephine Glover, aged 25, residing at Five Dock, was lighting a fire yesterday when her wrapper became…

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The Accident to the Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 3

It has transpired that the master of the pilot-boat warned the commander of the Paris that his vessel was steaming straight for the Manacles. The Paris altered her course, otherwise she must…

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Muswellbrook. Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1899 · page 3

Mr. Edward Bowman, district coroner, proceeded to Doyle's Creek to-day to hold an inquest on Henry Gallimore, a lad, who was killed yesterday a horse colliding with a tree…

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Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 3

Mr. Edward Bowman held an inquest yesterday on the body of Henry Albert Gallimore, killed the day previous. The finding of the jury was to the effect that deceased died from injuries accidentally…

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Terrible Fatality. Five Men Killed. Three Others Terribly Injured. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 3

A terrible fatality occurred at the recently started Bundaleer waterworks a few minutes before knock-off time yesterday, when a tall of earth occurred, entombing a number of employes. It resulted in…

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Sad Fatal Accident, A Boy Killed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 3

AT a late hour on Wednesday night the Coroner for the district, Mr. Edward Bowman, received a wire from the Jerry's Plains police, informing…

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Fatal Riding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 6

Mr. Edward Bowman, District Coroner, held an inquest on Thursday afternoon at the dwelling house of Mr. David Mills, Conrad Farm, near Denman, on the body of Henry…

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A Terrible Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 5

A TELEGRAM has been received from Jamestown, S.A., stating that a terrible accident occurred at the Bundaleer waterworks a few minutes…

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Fatality at Doyle's Creek

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at Doyle's Crook, near Jerry's Plains, last Wednesday. From a report of the inquest it seems that a boy named Henry Albert Gallimore was…

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