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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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A Drowned Man

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 3

The body of a man found drowned of[?] yesterday, was the subject of inquity today. The body was [?] as that of andrew Neilson,a native of Dem[?]…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on the railway at Curlewis on Monday morning, by which a railway firman, named Frank Bagnall, met with his death. It appears that he was…

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Tamworth. a Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

A driving accident occurred at Attunga yesterday to Mrs. Michael Byrne, the wife of a well-known farmer. She was coming in from Attunga Springs with a buggy and pair of horses, when a trace…

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Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 4

ON Saturday afternoon at about 3.30, on the footbaiL ground at West Wallends while the Hospital sports were being held a horse attaehad to…

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Fatality at Tamworte. [By Telegraph]. Tamworth

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 3

A DEWING accident oceurred at Attunga yesterday to Mrs Michael Byrne, the [?] of a well-known farmer. She was coming in from Attunga Springs…

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A Riding Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon while Mr. H. Pfeiffer, of Singleton, was cantering aloug the road at Dunolly his horse trippad and fell, precipitating the rider on to the…

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Fatal Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 2

A SAD fatal accident occurred at Attunga, near Tamworth, on Sunday, by which Mrs. Byrne, 58 years of age, wife of Mr. Michael Byrne, a farmer in…

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A Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1900 · page 2

A Ronchel correspondent writes:— "Last Sunday,what might have been a serious accident oceurred to Rev. W. N. Wilson. On his way to Scrumlo his horse…

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Accidents

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

A son of Mr. George Brooks, railway goods clerk at the local station, met with a very painful accident on Wednesday last. It appears that the lad, who is 14 or 15 years of…

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Fatal Buggy Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

A driving accident having a fatal termination, occurred at Att[?]ga on Sunday last. It appears that Mrs. Michael Byrne, wife of a well known farmer. was driving into…

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An Accident Explained

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 4

Mr W. Ernst writes to explain that the published reports of an accident which recently befel him were not qmte correct. He says that he was riding into church at…

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East Greta Accident Relief Society. Quarterly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1900 · page 2

The september quarterly meeting of the East Greta Accident Relief Society was held on Saturday evening in the Oddfellows Hall Smith-street, Mr. P. Horder (Chairman)…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 3

The Water Police found the body of an unknown man floating in Darling Harbour this morning…

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Alpine Accidents. Pleasurable Sensations of Falling From a Height

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 5

An article, contributed by Professor Heim, to the current number of the Austrian Psychical Review, is of considerable interest. Professor Heim has collected reports of the…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 3

James Turner, a stoker on the cruiser Karrakatta, who was knocked down and injured by a tram last night, died in the hospital this moring…

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Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 2

Mr. W. Canavan, of Murrurundi, met with a painful accident at Mabyn Vale on Saturday morning last. It appears that he was engaged pressing wool, when by some means the…

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Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 3

A storeman named William Skewes died in the Hospital this morning from injuries sustained about ten days ago through a heavy cause falling on him…

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Cassilis Burning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1900 · page 3

Miss Lizzie Train, the victim of a burning accident about ten days ago [?] to her injuries last evening and was buried to-day…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 October 1900 · page 2

ON Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and family, Ford street, and Mrs. Weidmann, senr., were going for a drive m a buggy, and when across…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 October 1900 · page 3

The body of a young well dressed woman was found floating to the water by [?] wall, near the G'rbe wharf, this morning. It had apparently only been in the water a few hours. A…

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