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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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A Lad Shot. Fearful Accident at Mount View

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 3

MOUNT View, near Cessnock, was the scene of a sad shooting ocourrence on Sunday morning, when William Thomas Locock shot his grandson…

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A Shocking Accident. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 3

James KYET, while conducting blasting operations at the Colligwood railway station bad both his hands blown off by an explosion of gelagnite…

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Mishap on the Railway. Fortunate Escape Prom a Serious Accident. Sydney

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

A wire from Lithgow states that it leaked out to—day that a few nights ago what might have been a calamitous accident happened to the mail train travelling over the Zig Zag, near Lithgow. The up…

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The Bungaree-hero Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 3

Mr. Justice Owen to-day delivered his reserved judgment in the case Fenwick versus Young Bungaree which was heard at the close of the last term. His Honor held that the Young Bungaree…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 11

A telegram from Goondiwindi on Friday states that several girls were bathing in the river, when Gladys Bishop, daughter of the local Postmaster, got beyond her depth, and the girl's…

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Fatal Accident at Ardglen

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

An accident, by which Mr. Thomas Allport, an old and respected resident of Ardglen, and an employee in the Railway Department, lost his life, occurred on…

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A Misrepresented Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

SIR,—I notice in the last news of last night a paragraph bonded "Serious result of a collision," which I desire to state (and which can bo proved by. three other parsons) that your paragraph is nothing…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

A girl named Flora Brissett, aged 13, daughter of Mr. John Brissett, one of the oldest residents of Tingha, went out to Brickwood Farm with an older sister and a man named Lichfield to pick…

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Dungog. Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

Whilst out hare shooting with several others yesterday, Herbert Henny, Dungog, accidentally shot himself in the right side of the face, completely carrying away the jaw. He lies in a critical…

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Sad Accident

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

Just as we were going to press last evening news was brought to town that Mr Herb. Henny, who has been working in his brother John's blacksmiths shop…

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A Fatal Collision

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

An inquest was, opened to-day into the cause of death of Ernest Herman Thiele, who was fatally injured in George-street through a collision between an omnibus and deceased's sulky. The inquiry was…

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A Peculiar Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

A lad named Gilbert in Queensland met with a peculiar accident lately. The young fellow was close to where fireworks were…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

About a quarter to five o'clock yesterday afternoon several boys were swimming in the river, off Vercoe's point, in the Horseshoe Bend, when one of their number, Herbert Reginald Skinner, a fine lad, 14…

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A Shocking Fatality. [By Telegraph]. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 5

Father M'Glowe, parish priest at Lithgow, was thrown from his horse last night, and dragged in tha stirrupiron for 100 yarde. His head was…

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A Strange Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1901 · page 3

At an inquiry touching the death of a drayman named Patrick O'Neill, which occurred on Saturday at Waterloo, deceased's widow deposed that he was sometimes of intemperate habits, and…

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A Street Fatality. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 2

At the inquest on the body of E. Thiele, who was killed by the collision of his sulky with an omnibus, a verdict of translaughter was returned…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 12

About a quarter to five o'clock on Friday afternoon several boys were swimming in the river, off Vercoe's point, in the Horseshoe Bend, when one of their number, Herbert Reginald Skinner, a fine lad, 14…

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Revolver Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

A [?] named Luke Hosie was shot through the palm of his hand yesterday through a discharge from a revolver accidentally fired by another [?] named Robert…

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Terrible Accident. a Fireman Crushed to Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1901 · page 3

A fire which had [?] broke out [?] morning, on premises occupied by Daniel Slade, Parramatta-road. The Leichhardt and Marrickville Fire Brigades, and Leichhardt Volunteers…

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Fire Fatality. Awful Sufferings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday morning at Daniel Slade's produce store and private residence, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt. The flames spread…

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