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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

385 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 20

A Gun Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1900 · page 3

Danid McCorkandale, aged 14 1/2 years, belonging to the Royal Australian Artillory, met with a [?] accident at Victoria Harracks yesterday afternoon. It is stated that shortly before the…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney, an Ex[?]ing Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 3

A somewhat [?] happ[?] in Elizabeth-street this morning. when owing to an sale of a [?] breaking the horse attached bolted and dashed into a steam trem. One of the animal's…

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Letter to the Editor. the Ambulance and Mr. James' Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 2

SIR.-As there appears to be doubt in the minds of some of the Hospital Committee as to the ambulance being asked for, permit me to say a few worlds. When Miss Burke informed me what had…

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Drowning Fatality at Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 8

Word was received in Maitland on Thursday to the effect that Mr. M. Corbett, a well-known resident of Millar's Forest, had been drowned in the river near the punt, between eight and nine Wednesday…

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A Strange Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 6

A collision between a pigeon and a railway train would not at first night appear to present much that was peculiar, yet such as accident, which recently occurred in [?],…

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Terrible Railway Collision. London, June 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred on Sunday at Slough' Station, near Windsor. Despite the danger signal the express going to Piymouth ran past it and came into collision with the rear carriage of a special…

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Transvaal War Accident to Lieuenanegen[?] Hamilton. Major General Action's Brigade. Autaches Returing Home Boers in the Oringe River Colony Boers Driven North. Rebellion in Cape Colony Ended Colonial Casualties. Landon, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

Lieutenant-General ian Hamilton her, through a (all, australian a broken caller bone. The Australian and Canadian Meuated infantry Bridge, commanded by major-General Hutt a, Lad…

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Late News by Cable. Landon, June 25. Terrible Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

A terrible railway accident, att under with much [?] life, is repeated from Maudo[?]. In the state of filling in [?], Heavy [?] damaged The hon to such an extent that a tra[?], felt into the…

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Drowning Fatality. Sad Accident at [?] PLAINE. Anthony Howard Drowned While Trying to Cress the River

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

A SAD drowning fatality occurred at Jerry's Plains on Monday last. Yesterday, at the residence of the deceased's father, Jerry's Plains, an…

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Accident to General Ian Hamilton. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 3

General lan Hamilton has had a collarbone broken by a fall from his horse…

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Drowning Fatality at Jerry's Plains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

An inquest was held on Wednesday at the residence of John Howard, Jerry's Pisins, before the Coroner Mr. H. Pinchin and a jury of twelve persons on the body of Anthony Howard then and…

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Drowning Fatality. Sad Accident at Jerry's Plains

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

A SAD drowning fatality occurred at Jerry's Plains on Monday last. On Wednesday, at the residence of the deceased's father, Jerry's Plains, an…

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Remarkable Escape from Drowning

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

It is rarely that a man falls overboard in mid-ocean, and after 11 hours of torturing doubt is picked up by his ship after all hope had fled. Such happened in the case of an…

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A Shocking Fatality. Alderman Dawes Killed. Crushed to Death by Falling Timber

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 4

THE intelligence was flashed through the town yesterday afterrnoon that Alderman A. H. Dawes, a well-known figure in thess parts, was about 3…

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Latest Cable News. Disastrous Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 1

HEAVY rains damaged the line at MacDonough, Illinois (U.S.), and a train fell into a river. Some of the cars became alight, and 35 persons…

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Fatal Accident Near Singleton Mr. Alfred Howe Dawer Killed Instantly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

We have to a [?]late the occurrence of a frightful accident whereby the life of a most worthy resident was [?]. From particulars to hand it appears that shortly after the midday meal yesterday…

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Alleged Case of Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

It is reported that one of the female [?] of Newington [?] was found drowned in the Parramatta yesterday. The [?] are investigating the matter…

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An Engineer Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

Samuel Grunt, engineer on board the mail steamer A[?] serious injuries to-day through a [?] and block [?] on him. He was conveyed to the Hospital in an unconscious…

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Great Fire at New York. Hoboken Docks in Flames. Steamers Destroyed. Five Hundred Deaths. Scores Drowned. Heartrending Scenes. Terrible Struggles for Life. Marvellous Escapes. Damage Two Million Sterling. London, July 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

Further accounts of the great fire at the Hoboken Docks, New York, show that it was much more disastrous than first reports indicated. The explosion of a carboy of sold fixed some cotton bales…

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Fatal Accident Near Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 4

MR ALFRED HOWE DAWES was killed instantly at his residence on Friday afternoon. From particulars published it appoars that shortly after midday…

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