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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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The Very Latest. London, Sunday afternoon. a Collision of Torpedo Destroyers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 3

The torpedo destroyers Teazer and Starfish collided in Portsmouth dock yard. The Teazer's bows were badly damaged, the Starfish slightly…

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Fatality at First Creek. a Child Burned to Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

ON Sunday afternoon, a fatal accident occurred at First Creek, Mltcbell's Flat, when a child of Mr and Mrs Schmeltzer aged nine year, fell into…

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Disaster in Meditereanmhan Torpode Beat Destroyer cut Down Men Drowned and Missing. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

A [?] disaster is reported to have occurred at tje torpede beat deseroyers' may [?] of the Mediterranean squadron. While 12 torpede-beat…

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Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

Harry Collas, an old railway servant, while shunting a train at Mount Victoria, slipped from the box of the wheel on which he was standing and was drawn under the wheels. He had his right foot…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 3

An elderly woman aged about 70, was run over by a tram in Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning. Her legs were almost severed below the knee, one limb hanging by a, mere shred of flesh. When the…

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Strange Burning Accident Man and Wife Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

A SERIOUS burning accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, at St. Arnaud (Vic), the victims being Mr and Mrs J. Breden, old residents of the Kooreh…

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Sensational Runaway. a Woman Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

AT Melbourne on Saturday night two fruit hawkers, John Noel and Arthur Donnelly, were arrested on a charge of stealing property from the residence…

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The Very Latest. London, Tuesday afternoon. a Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 3

George Edward Colebrook, an Australian leather merchant, in St. Mary Axe, London, was killed by a motor accident at Eloudon…

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Railway Collision at Murrurndi. Three Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 3

A COLLISION occurred at the Murrurundi railway station on Monday evening. An engine which had been sbunted on to the loop Hoe, owing to…

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Accident at Rix's Creek

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 2

Yesterday, a man named Christopher Bullen, while working in a pit at Rix's creek, half his leg broken between the kuee and ankle by a fall of stone, The…

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A Fatal Motor Accident. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 3

MR GEORGE COL[?]EBOOK, an Australian leather merchant of St. Mary's Axe, in the city, has been killed in a motor accident, at Hendon, near…

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Constable Maloney's Accident. Terminates Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 5

COVSTADLE H. MALONEY, who was Loocked down by a cart in Crownstreet, sydney, when, going off duty, last Saturday, and received injuries…

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Railway Collision

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

A collision, fortunately unattended with ! [?][?] life, or to far M we can learn serious bod[?] injury, although many of the passengers must have suffered a considerable '…

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Sad Burning Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 1

A [?]d burning futality occurred at Balmain on Sunday morning, the victim being Lily Ogden, aged two and a half years. The deccased's sister…

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The Late Collision of Steamers. a Former Collision [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 3

On Sunday morning a serious collision between the interstate steamships Wakatipu and. Eurimbla took place at Bradley's Head, resulting, in…

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Broken Hill. a Mining Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

A disaster occurred this morning in the South Mine, Broken Hill, due to a fall away in the Mullock Pass. Four [?] were thrown down violently, one John Rowe, being completely buried in the slush and…

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Local News. Just try E. J. Head's Is [?] Call for samples of best.* Accident to Mr G. L. Lethbridge

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last Mr G. L. Lethbridgr attended service at the Angle[?] church, Drigman, where the Rev. A. Renwick [?] At the…

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Another Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

A collission occurred at Darling Harbour this morning between the Parramatta steamer Pheasant, and the tug Alexandra, But neither vessels was seriously damaged…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

A serious collision between two well known passenger Steamers took place off Bradley's Head, Sydney Harhor, in full moonlight at about a quarter to 1 on…

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Canowindra. a Youth Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 3

Linden Winter, aged 13, son of Mr. J. K. Winter, of Greendale, was drowned yesterday afternoon. Measures for his restoration were taken after he had been rescued from the water, and a doctor was…

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