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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Fatal Shooting Accident. a Boy Accidentally Shot at Mulbring. Mulbring, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 3

A boy named Thomas Lee, aged 18 years, was this afternoon accidentally shot in the abdomen by his father. Death ensued in about twenty minutes…

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The Shooting Fatality at Mulbring. Inquest on the Body

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 3

This morning the District Coroner (Mr. G. F.; Scott, P.M.,), and a jury held in inquest at the Mount Vincent Hotel, Mulbring, on the body of the youth Thomas William Lee, who was shot at…

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The Fatal Flood Accident at Denman. Recovery of One Body. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 4

An inquest upon the body, of Alfred Edwin Crawley, one of the victims of the flood accident which took place at Denman on Thursday last, was held at Mr. M. Doyle's hotel, in the township…

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Sad Shooting .Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 3

A TELEGRAM was received from the Mount Vincent police on saturday oftornoon at the police station, stating that a boy named Thomas Lee had…

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Danmen Drawning Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

Both bodies reported missing in the accident of the Into flood have been recovered, that of Alfred Crawley being found on saturday. At the iuquiry hold a…

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The Liddell Drowning Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 4

THEe Singloton Coroner (Mr. Harry Pinchin) conducted an inquiry on Friday into the circumstances surrounding the death by drowning the…

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Fatal Accident at Mort's Dock, a Man Killed.-another Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred at Mort's Dock, Sydney, yesterday, when a workman named Lawrence Olsen was killed, and a driller named Sydney Thornton, who was engaged with him, was injured…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 3

The body of an elderly woman was round noticing in the water of the harbour near Blue's Point this morning. It had the appearance of having been in the water two or three hours. Deceased was…

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The Fatal Boating Accident at Denman. Inquest on the Body of Crawley

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 2

WORD was received in town on Saturday that the body of Alfred Edwin Crawley, one of the victims of the boat ing fatality at Denman, had been…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 2

AN accident of a serious nature happened on Saturday morning to Mr. Charles Wilder. It appears that he was riding after horses on Skellatar…

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A Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 3

The girders find unfinished roof of the Colosseum being erected at Chicago fell, killing fifteen persons and injuring twelve others…

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Accident at the Railway

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 2

Yesterday an accident happened to an employee at the local railway station named Walter Redriff. While he was engaged lifting coal ho had the misfortune to get…

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A Fearful Accident. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 3

A shocking accident occured at Chicago. Some iron girdern, forming part of an unfinished roof of the now Colosseum, fell, killing 15 persona and…

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Woman Found Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

The Sydney City Coroner conducted an inquiry on Thursday, concerning the death of a woman whose body was found floating in the harbor near…

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Shooting Fatality at Mulbring

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 15

On Saturday afternoon a lad named Thomas William Lee was accidentally killed by the discharge of his father's gun while but wallaby shooting in a scrub a couple of miles from Mulbring…

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Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 2

A YOUNG son of Mr. F. J. Dowse, residing at Merton, Denman, was brought into town on Friday morning suffering with a serious scalp wound,…

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The Fatal Flood Accident at Denman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 11

Both bodies reported missing in the accident of the late flood have been recovered, that of Alfred Grawley being found on Saturday. At the inquiry held a finding was returned of accidentally…

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Fatal Accident at Mort's Dock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 6

1A shocking accident occured at Moit's Dock, Sydney, on Tuesday when a workman named Lawrence Olsen was killed, and a driller named Sydney Thornton, who was engaged with him, was injured…

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A Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

The five-year-old son of Mr C. Halter met with a serious accident yesterday morning, and as a result is in a critical state. From the Information to hand it…

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A Train Accident [By Telegraph ] SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

A RUNAWAY horse crashed into the cable tram at the top of King-street this morning. A passenger, Mr Halligan, of the Works Department, was…

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