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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Fatal Tram Accident. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 5

ROBERT FRIZZLE, who fell from a tram at Newtown last Saturday night, died from his injuuries to-day…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Man Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1902 · page 3

The body of David Melville, the victim of boating accident on the Parramatta last evening, was recovered to-day…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the town on Saturday night when it became known that Mr Andrew Jacobsen, of Stroud, overseer of roads, had…

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Fatal Boating Accident. One Man Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 3

On Sunday evening about 7.30 a Party of live young men and four Young women went for a row in Fern Bay, Sydney Harbour. While out a heavy…

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Tram Collision at Newtown

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

A collision occurred on the Newtown tramline last evening between 7 and 7.30, which, while fortunately not attended by any loss of life, was…

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Sensational Gas Explosion. Several People Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 3

A sensational accident occurred at Kurrie's Hotel, Kurrumburra, Victoria, last evening, at about half-past six o'clock. This hotel is lighted with acetylene gas, and it was observed that gas was escaping…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

Yesterday, Mrs Alexander, of South Singleton. had her finger crashed by a mingle, all the flesh being denuded Dr. Irwin was in attendance and did all that…

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A Wholesale Drowning Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

Nine tourists and four boatmen were drowned in a gale in the Lake of Killarney…

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Accidents Averted by Animals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 6

Accidents have occasionally been caused by animals. Here, however, are some striking instances in which catastrophes have been prevented and lives spared by the action of…

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A Child Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 3

Ernest Cooper. aged seven, eldest son of Mr. Cooper, caterer, National Park, was yesterday playing in a boat, when he felt out and was drowned. A man dived in after him without avail, but a…

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A Sensational Occurrence. Two People Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 2

A DENSATIONAL episode occurred at Newcastle on Tuesday lash, when Mr A. Johns, a dairyman at Merewether, was seriously injured, and his wife…

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A School Boy Injured. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 3

A SCHOOLBOY named Nred. [?] aged 13, residing at Pyrmote, was taken to the hospital to-day, in a serious coudition, suffering from…

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Sensational Gas Explosion. Several People Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 10

A sensational accident occurred at Kurrie's Hotel Karramburra, Victoria, on Monday evening, at about half-past six. This hotel is lighted with acetylene gas, and it was observed that gas was escaping…

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Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 3

A girl named Hall, aged 17, was accidentally shot at Daysdale yesterday. She was standing near her brother, who was adjusting a cartridge to the breech of the rifle, when through some unknown…

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Serious Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 3

White two men named Crittenden and Thatcher were working on a ladder in the workshops at Garden Island to-day, it suddenly collapsed, and the first-named had his left leg fractured, while the…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 3

The body of an unknown man aged about 60, was found floating at Farm Cove this morning. A letter from Maclean, Clarence River, was found in one of 1 his pockets…

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A Fatality at a Duel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 3

During a duel between two station officers at Turin, one dropped his sword, and, stooping, slipped on the weapon and died…

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Railway Fatality. Lieut.-Col. Hutchinson Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 4

A PROFOUND sensation was created in Brisbane on Thursday night when it became known that the body of Lieut.-Colonel Kenneth Hutchinson,…

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Extraordinary Accident on the Railway

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

A most extraordinary, and we beleive unparalleled accident occurred on the railway user Temple Court on Monday morning last. From the particulars we have been…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 3

A verdict of found drowned was returned at on inquest on the body of a man named Arnold Moral, who was found drowned in the harbour on Saturday…

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