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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatality at Glenio's Greek

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 2

A sad accident, which terminated fatally, occurred at Glennie's Creek on Saturday. From the evidence adduced at the inquiryheld by Mr H. Pinchin yesterday at the…

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Lieutenant Allen Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

A letter received by a Singleton resident from Sergeant C. Williams, at the front in South Africa, states that while on entpost duty Lieutenant Allen was thrown…

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Bushing Fatality at Jerry's Plains. Sad Death of a Young Lady

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

A VERY sad incident has occurred at Jerry's Pinins on Tuesday, resulting in the death of Miss Ada Muriel A[?] danghter of the highly…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 3

A tramway cleaner named Charles Thornleigh fell from an electric tramear at Pyrmont this morning, sustaining concussion of the brain…

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A Sad Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 11

At the Singleton hospital on Monday Mr. Pinchen, Coroner, conducted an inquest into the circumstances of the death of a young man named John Drane, aged 25, who died at the institution that…

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Fatality at Glennie's Creek

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 5

A SAD sad accident, which terminated fatality, occurred at Glennie's Greek on Saturday. From the evidence adduced at the inquiry, held by Mr…

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A Sad Shooting Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 8

A shooting fatality occurred on Feb. 15 at the Gums station, Penshurst, Victoria, resulting in the death of Win. Ross, a well-known resident of the district, and formerly a member of the Legislative…

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Burning Fatality at Jerry's Plains. Sad Death of a Young Lady

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 2

A VERY sad incident occurred at Jerry's Plains on Tuesday, resulting in the death of Miss Ada Muriel Atkinson, daughter of the highly esteemed…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 7

Widespread and profound sorrow was expressed in the district on Wednesday, when it became known that Miss Atkinson, oldest daughter of Mrs. E. Atkinson, post-mistress at Jerry's…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 13

A fatal accident took place at the M'Evoy mine, Eldorado, Victoria, on Saturday. Two shift captaine, James Trainer and Thomas K. Dunston, were on duty at the top level when the water started to…

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A Burning Fatality. Sad Story from the West

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 4

ON the 22nd of last month the threeyear-old child of Mary Downes, who was housekeeping for George Cranston at Bancannia Swamp,…

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The Drowning Fatality at Morpeth. Resumption of Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 5

The inquest on the young man, William Phillips, who was drowned in the Hunter River at Morpeth on Saturday night, was resumed in the Courthouse, Morpeth, at 2.30…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Child Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 3

This morning the Coroner held an inquiry into the death of Mabel Ann Allen, aged seventeen months, who was found drowned in a bucket at her residence, Paddington. Evidence was given to the…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at Sydney Museum this morning when a crane collapsed, and two men named James Fleming and Thomas Barr were badly injured. The former's head and face was…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 2

HAROLD OLDKNOW, son of Mrs. Oldknow, of Bridge-street, met with a rather painful accident on Saturday, afternoon by which he lost the top of…

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It Was an Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 3
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

A good anecdote is told of an ambitious gentleman, who rather indiscreetly set himself up as a candidate for some office, and who, after the election was over,…

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Terrible Accident at Botany

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 March 1900 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred at Elliott and Company's Wool scouring Works, Botany, on Tuesday night. About 8.30 p.m. a fireman named Walter Richards became…

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Terrible Disaster at Balmain. Five Men Killed and One Injured. a Fall of 500 Feet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon an accident occurred at the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company's works, Balmain, which resulted in the immediate death of five men and slight injury to another. The works…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 3

A man named William Johnston, who was run, over by an electric tram last night, died this morning…

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