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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Deaths by Drowning

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 September 1903 · page 3

A SAD double drowning fatality occurred at Broadwater, five miles from Pambula on Tuesday. Two children, 4 and 6 years of age, sons…

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Gas Explosion at a Mill. Youth Terribly Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 September 1903 · page 2

AN accident of a serious character occurred at Broadwater Mill on Monday. A youth, George Hill, son of the overseer, was attempting to clean…

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Sad Fatal Accident, a Baby Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred at Morepeth, resulting in the death of a baby, a few month old, the infant. dange'er of Mr, James Dever tailor, of Swan-street,…

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An Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 4

As Mr George Papworth was engaged in the demolition of an old building at the rear of Kalara, John-street, near the Farmer's Contral Markets, on Wednesday…

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Accident in a Circus. Death of an Acrobat

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 3

WHILE the two brothers Archibald and Robert Moratto (acrobats) were giving their performance on the horizontal bar in Messrs. Fitzgerald Brothers'…

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The Lawson Railway Collision. Cause of the Occurrence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 3

THE report of the board of officers of the Railway Department appointed to inquire into the collision at Lawson on Saturday night has not yet been…

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Quarrel at a Dance. a Constable Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 3

A SERIOUS disturbance, resulting in a constable being badly injured, occurred at Gosford early on Tuesday morning. It appears that a dance wag being held…

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Fatal Scalding Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon a magisterial inquiry was held in the magistrate's room, East Maitland Courthouse, by Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., District Coroner, into the circumstances attending the death…

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Such a Frightful Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 6

It was the time of the great blizzard of 1891. Just below Camborne, on the G.W.R., is a lofty viaduct, at that time a wooden structure, but lately rebuilt of stone…

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Fatal Scalding Accident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 5

on Wednesday afternoon a magisterial inquiry was [?] in the magistrate' s room, East Maitland [?], by Mr.E.A.L. Sharpe, P.M., District [?], into the circumstances attending the death…

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Sad Fatal Accident at Morpeth. a Baby Killed.'

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 12

On Thursday afternoon an accident occurred at Morpeth, resulting in the death of a baby, a few months old, the infant daughter of Mr.James Dever, tailor, of Swan-street,…

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A Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, Mr S. Brooker was engaged in breaking in a horse to harness, and bad the animal attached to a sulky, in which was seated Mr Brooker and Mr W…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 October 1903 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, Arthur Horne, a lad of 16, son of Mr John Horne, of this town, and at present in the employ of Mr E. K. Lambert, was engaged in delivering…

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Fatality at Glendon Brook

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 4

As will be perceived by our report of the magisterial enquiry held beforo Mr H. Pinchin, J.P., and Coroner for the District, yesterday, a child was mortally…

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Fatality to a Child, Death From Inhaling Steam

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 5

A MAGISTERIAL enquiry was held at the Court House yesterday by Mr II Pinchin, J P., and Corouer for the district, touching the death of an…

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Terrible Boating Fatality. Four Young Men Drowned. Three Brothers Victims. Auckland (New Zealand)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 3

A party of five young men were sailing on the New River Estuary at Invercargill, yesterday, when they were thrown into the water by the capsizing of their boat, which was…

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Sad Boating Fatality. Four Men Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 3

Five young men were sailing at Invercargill, New Zealand, yesterday, when the boat they were in was struck in a squall, and capsizing, three…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 5

The body of a man named Thomas McIvor was found in the Lane Cove River this morning. It appears yesterday he asked some men camping in the vicinity to mind his watch, as he was going to…

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Sad Railway Fatality. a Porter Killed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 2

At Newcastle at about 9 o'clock on Monday night a railway porter named Charles Bailey, aged 22, received fatal injuries in the good shed. The…

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Local and General News. Drowning Fatality

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2

We regret to have to record the death by drowsing of Mrs. Harriett Fentoo, of Fero View, Timor, mother of Messrs. J. Drury, end G. end W. Fenton, which occurred…

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