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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Singleton Jockey Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 4

At Newcastle on Thursday the Singleton jockey. Jack Tracey, met with an unfortunate accident. He was riding Glendennen in the City Handicap, when the…

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Serious Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

A two year-old daughter of Mr. Armstrong, of Hill Street, met with a very painful accident during the early part of the week. It appears that a…

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Accident at the Butts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 2

WHILE marking for the recruits being put through musketry on Thursday morning, Mr. Herb. Jeans was struck in the face with a splash from a…

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Prevention of Railway Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

In connection with the Railway accidents Prevention Bill recently introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, providing that the railway companies…

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Fatal Railway Accident in New Zealand. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 13

The annual picnic of employes at the Islington Freezing Works was held at Ashburton on Saturday and ended in the worst railway accident that has over occurred on any of the New Zealand…

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Shocking Mining Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 16

A shocking mining accident occurred late on Saturday afternoon at the Central Boulder mine, resulting in the death of a young man named John Dunleavy and the infliction of serious injuries upon…

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Accident to Mr D. M'Dougall

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 4

Last Thursday a party of local gentlemen, i[?]ding Messrs D. M'Dougall, G. E. Broomfield, and two visitors from Sydney. took a trip to Bulga where they joined…

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A Seaman Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 3

This morning the Water Police recovered the body of a man which was found floating in the water at the foot of King-street. The corpse was subsequently identified as that of a seaman named…

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A Curious Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 3

The body of the victim of yesternight's shocking tram fatality at Marrickville (alluded to in general news) has been identified as that of William Gordon, a single man, who resided at North Sydney…

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Fatality at Randwick

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

WHILE driving with his wife in a sulky at Randwick on Saturday afternoon Mr Stephen Eddy, aged 60, residing at George-street, Dulwich…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

ABOUT noon on Sunday a child named Archibald Symons, aged 5 years, residing with his parents at Camperdown, was taken to Prince Alfred…

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Railway Accidents. a Guard Killed in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 4

Two shocking railway accidents occurred in Victoria on Saturday. James M'Carthy, the guard of a train returning from Ballarat with holiday…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

Last Sunday while Mrs Charles Bruderkin, of South Singleton, was passing through the house carrying a carving knife, her little daughter ran up to her…

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Appalling Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 4

A youth named Boyd, in the employ of Messrs. Wright Heaton and Co., met with a terrible accident on Thursday morning. The lad was reaching…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

A man, whose name is supposed to be John O'Brien, was run over, and fatally injured by a train at Belmore, on the Canterbury line, last night. No one appears to have witnessed the…

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Accident to Mr R. Moase

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1899 · page 2

Yesterday morning while Mr Richard Moase was engaged carting timber to the new creamery building at Mirranie, he met with an accident which,…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. Distressing Case at Wallsend

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 6

AN accident of a very sad character, whereby-a young man named Edward Hughes,-IS years of age, lost his life, took place at Irvine-street, Wallsend,…

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Wagga. Serious Cab Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 3

On the Tarcutta road last night, a horse backed a hansom cab over a high embankment. There were two passengers named p. Heffernan and Edgehill in the vehicle at time. The cabman…

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Riding Accidents

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

We regret to learn that Mrs. Alfred Baker of Basin Creek, met with an accident by being thrown from her horse on Monday last, receiving somewhat severe injuries. On the…

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Shocking Railway Accidents in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 11

Two shocking railway accidents occurred in Victoria on Saturday. James McCarthy, the guard of a train returning, from Ballarat with holiday makers who had been attending the Victorian…

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