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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Latest Sews by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Accident at Eveleigh Railway Workshop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 3

A man named Thos. Layton, employed at the Eveleigh railway workshop, met his death to-day through an accident in connection with some machinery…

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Fatal Accidents. Killed and Crushed to Death. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 5

A MAN named Thomas Layton, employee at the Government Railway workshops, was killed to-day through an accident in connection with the…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Collision with a Tram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 3

A collission occurred this morning between an electric tram and a cab in George-street. The driver of the latter, Michael Hogan, was thrown from his seat and received a couple of severe scalp wounds…

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Death From a Street Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 3

Alexander Douglas, aged 21, a baker, was in the act of jumping on his cart yesterday, when the horse started off. His foot slipped with the result that he fell to the readway, one of the wheels passing over…

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A Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 3

A Wan named Edward Underwood, while working on the mail steamer Austral this morning, fell down the hold sustaining a serious fracture of the skull. He was conveyed to the hospital in the unconscious…

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Narrow Escape of Drowning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 3

A woman named Alice May, fell into the water at the man-o-war steps early this morning. She was rescued by the water police in a state of exhaustion and removed to the hospital where the usual…

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Collision Between War Vessels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 3

The torpedo-boat destroyer Dragon had her bow and stem damaged by a collision with the torpedo gunboat Harrier, at Malta…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 3

John Arbuckle, aged 10, a ropemaker, was conveyed to the hospital this morning, suffering from severe injuries to his left hand, caused by it having been caught in the mechanism of a hemp machine at…

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A Shocking Burning Fatality. Two Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 3

A shocking burning fatality, involving the loss of two lives, occurred at Granya, nine miles from Tallangatta, early yesterday morning. The victims were Mrs. Ellen Rollings, whose husband, Thomas…

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A Sad Drowning Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 3

A sad drowning accident occurred at Wangaratta on Saturday afternoon. Two girls, each 7 years of age, and a boy, 4 years of age, the children of Mr. John M. Nicol, carpenter, and Mr. J. O'Brien, stole…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Ships in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1901 · page 3

A collision occurred this morning at the central wharf between the ships Trafalgar and Derwent, but only slight damage was done…

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The Late Drowning Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 2

A Magisterial inquiry concerning, the death of the child Mary Ann Jonas, referred to in our last issue, was held at the Court House on…

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A Shocking Burning Fatality. Two Lives Lost

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 2

A shocking burning fatality, involving the loss of two live, occurred at Graoya, nine miles From Tallangatta, early yesterday morning. The victims…

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News by Wire. Sydney. Monday. Ships in Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 5

A collision occurred this morning at the central wharf between the ships Trafalgar and Derwent, but only slight damage was done. THE RAMSAY'S BUSH OUTRAGE…

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Serious Collision Between Two Vessels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 3

A somewhat serious collision occurred in the vicinity of South Head shortly after noon to-day between the steamers Beverie and Cloncurry, vessels of about 2000 tons or over. As a result the aft…

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Terrible Burning Fatality at Morpeth. Inquest and Verdict

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 2

Shortly before twelve o'clock yesterday an awful burning fatality occurred at the residence of Alfred Johnston Pettit, at Morpeth, who received such terrible injuries that he expired some hours…

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Harbor Collision. Steamer Stove in Considerably. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 3

A SERIOUS collision occurred about mid-day to-day near the Heads, between the steamors Boveric and Cloncurry, vessels of about 2000 tons…

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Accident to a Sub-marne Boat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 3

In the course of a series of experiments with the British submarine boat Triton an accident occurred which narrowly escaped becoming a serious disaster. The vessel was being man[?]uvred between…

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Terrible Burning Fatality at Morpeth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 14

Shortly before twelve o'clock on Tuesday an awful burning fatality occurred at the residence of Alfred Johnston Pettit, at Morpeth, who received such terrible injuries that he expired some hours…

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A Shocking Burning Fatality. Two Lives Lost

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 13

A shocking burning fatality, involving the loss of two lives, occurred at Granya, nine miles from Tallangatta, early on Thursday morning, 24th ult. The victims were Mrs. Ellen Rollings, whose…

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