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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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The Fatal Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

The inquest into this circumstances of the death of John Duncan, who wan killed in East Greta Colliery on Tuesday morning, was resumed at the East Greta Hotel yesterday…

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Mining Matters. Miners Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 3

An influential labour deputation, representative of the mining electorates, waited upon the Minister of Mines in Sydney yesterday, and requested drastic amendments in the…

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Fearful Railway Accident. Engine-driver's Mistake. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

A CROWDED excursion train this morning, entering St. Enoch's Station, Glasgow, too fast, crashed into the buffers at the end of the platform, the…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 13

Howard Lymerston Way, 19 years of age, fifth son of Mr. H. R. Way, solicitor, Sydney, was fatally wounded on Sunday while out shooting near his parents' residence, Casula, at Liverpool, by the…

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A Very Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 5

WHILE engaged in shunting operations at the Singleton railway yards the other day a fettler named Alfred Evans had the misfortune to get his…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 3

The body of an unknown man, aged about 55, was found floating near Pyrmont Wharf this morning. It appeared to have been in the water only a few hours…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Woman Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day on the body of Jemima Stephen, found lying on the beach at Manly yesterday. Deceased's husband deponed that he last saw her alive on Saturday…

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Tumut. Terrible Gun Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 3

A serious shooting accident occurred to-day. Two young men, named Witt and Lefevre, were rabbiting with two shot guns near Jones's Bridge, Tumut Plains, a few miles…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

The body of a man found floating in the Harbour yesterday has been identified as that of James Brandon. An Inquest was held to-day, but the evidence failed to show how deceased got into the…

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Pound Drowned. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

AT an inquest held to-day upon the body of a married woman named Jemima Stephen, found on Manly Beach, a verdict of found drowned was returned…

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A Collision in the Harbour. The Steamer Argus Beached

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

SHORTLY before 9 o'clock on Friday night, a collision occurred in Sydney Harbour between the Steamers Mildura and Argus. The result was…

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Collapse of a Stand. Several Injured. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

TEN thousand people were present at a cricket' match between Perthshire and Forfarshire at Perth, when a stand collapsed, throwing 300 to the…

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The Papal Election. Four Resultless Ballots. Majority for Cardinal Rampolla. He Meets with an Accident. London, Aug. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

News received from Rome last night stated that at the Conclave of Cardinals at the Vatican there had been four ballots taken without any conclusive result having been achieved. No candidate had…

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The Very Latest Cables London, Monday afternoon. Sad Fatal Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

The workmen at Fairfield shipyard, in Govan, were placing a propeller shaft in position when the shaft fell, killing three. A steam crane weighing 20 tons toppled…

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A Severe Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, while Mr John Martin, of Westbrook, situated some 15 miles from Singleton, was engaged in " suckoring" shoots from trees on his land,…

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Serious Gun Accident at Tumut Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

A SERIOUS shooting accident occurred to-day. Two young men, named Witt and Lefevre, were rabbiting with two shot guns near Jone'e Bridge,…

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B Sensational Collision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 2

At great expense and at the cost of immense friction we have multiplied our harbour regulations, with the view of establishing more…

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Fatal Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 3

A steam crane, weighing twenty tons toppled over into the Brunswick dock, Liverpool, on Monday morning, and four men in charge were drowned…

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Sad Fatality. Preparing for a Journey

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 August 1903 · page 2

MR EDMUND TRAVIS, a draper of Fitzroy, (Vic.) with his family, intended to proceed to Sydney on Tuesday, died in the hospital that…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 3

The body of a man named Auguste Schumacher, who had been missing since the 22nd of lack month. was found floating in the waterworks dam, Botany road, this morning…

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