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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Sensational Railway Accident. Terrific Dynamite Explosion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 1

A SENSATIONAL railway accident has taken place in the United States, entailing serious loss of life. A freight train from Lackawanna…

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Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

AN Assyrian named Barry, who keeps a cooked provision shop in Market Street, we are informed, was knocked down and run over by one of the…

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Railway Accident at Lithgow. Damage to Rolling Stock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 7

It was currently reported in Lithgow on Monday morning that another accident had occurred at the top points on the Zigzag. On inquiry, the rumour proved to be correct. It seems that the train, chiefly…

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Ferry Boats in Collision. London, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 3

The ferry boat Maunchchunk yesserday came in collision in New York Harbour with the ferry boat Northfield. which was carrying 800 people from New York to Staten Island. The Northfield had a hole…

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Cobargo. Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 3

A serious coaching Accident occurred on Saturday evening, about three miles from here, the occupants of the vehicle being five persona, who were returning from a football match. The couch was going down…

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A Bad Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 3

A carpenter named Theophilus Austin, employed at the sewerage works on Circular Quay, was adzing a piece of timber this morning when the implement slipped and caused a terrible gash in the left-leg…

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Ferry Boat Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

A COLLISION between two ferry boats occurred yesterday in New York Harbour, lending, it is feared, to a serious Joes of life…

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That Tram and Buggy Collision. Plaintiffs Recover Damages. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 2

THE hearing of the consolidated action brought by Dr. John Le Brun and John Walker against the Railway Commissioners to recover damages for…

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Serious Accident on the Railway Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 3

A lad named Aubrey Harrison, employed by the Railway Department, was knocked down and run over by a train near Eveleigh this morning. When extricated he was still conscious, but had sustained…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

After a serious railway accident recently the injured passengers were taken to a station close at hand as fast as they could be freed from the…

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Pleasantries and Fancies an Unfortunate Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 13

A barrister who always sucked a lozenge during his speeches, once commenced to address the jury with a bullet in one hand and a lozenge in the other. Suddenly, in the…

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The Sydenham Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

The Expert Board appointed by the Rail way Commissioners to inquire into the cause of the accident which occurred at Sydenham, on the Illawarra line, in February last…

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Our Singleton Letter. Fatality at Ravens Worth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 2

Considerable regret was expressed in town on Saturday evening when it became known that Mr. John Moss, the sheep overseer on Ravensworth station, had met with an accident that day, the…

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Fatality at Ravensworth Mr. John Moss the Victim

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

News was received in Singleton on Saturday that Mr John Moss, the sheep overseer on Ravensworth Station had met with a fatal accident…

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A Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

An unknown man, crossing George-street this morning, was knocked down by the electric tram and conveyed to the hospital in an unconscious condition, where he was found to be suffering from a…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Dreadful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

A lad named Bryant, son of a fetter, was crushed between two carriages at Macdonadtown this morning suffering, such dreadful injuries internally that only slight hopes are entertained of his recovery…

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An Artillery Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 3

During artillery practice at Newport yesterday the breech of a 12-pounder burst. A captain and a gunner were killed, and six other men were wounded…

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Serious Accident. To a Boy. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

A LAD named Arthur Bryant was returning from the railway sheds at Macdonaldtown (Sydney) to-day, after taking his father's breakfast, when he…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

The body of an unknown, man was Hound floating at Macquarie Point to-day…

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The Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

The damage caused by the railway collision at Katoomba last night is estimated at between £500 and £600…

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