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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

463 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 24

Terrible Drowning Fatality. Three Young Women Perish

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 2

A sad drowning accident occurred in the Murrumbidgee River ,between Lockhart and Narrandera, on Saturday. Three young women, two being Misses Chapperton , and…

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Floods at Townsville. a Man Drowned. Townsville

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 4

Townsville is truly an unfortunate place, for after the town had been practically blown to pieces recently by a cyclone, a change in the weather occurred, and a flood now threatens to play sad…

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Fatal Balloon Accident [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 4

WHILE a balloon was being infl[?]a Budapesth, in Hungary, it broke [?] carrying into the air three [?] The unfortunate men fell to [?]…

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Hews by Wire Sydney Tram Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 3

The cars collided at circular Quay this some passengers seeing the danger and others were about to do so when the and they were thrown to the…

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Riots in Madrid. People injured and Killed. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

These is great excitement at Madrid, the capital of Spain, where students and working men, armed with revolvers and guns, are parading the…

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Two Men Drowned at Newcastle. The Survivors' Struggle for Life. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

Four men named Rundell, Heminginary, Anderson, and wald, were fishing ontside Newcastle, on Sunday morning, when gale capsized the…

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Sad Fatal Accident at Aberdeen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

The accident at Aberdeen to the unfortunate man H. G. Parnell, briefly referred to in Friday's issue, terminated fatally on the following…

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Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 3

An inquest respecting the death of an hotel employee named William Mackenzie concluded to-day. The evidence adduced went to show that deceased fell in Darling-street, Balmain, while carrying a bag…

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A Shunting Accident. Man's Leg Cut Off

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 3

A SERIOUS accident occurred at Eskbank railway station on Tuesday, the victim being an acting shunter named Alfred Cummings. An engine…

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Two Men Drowned at Newcastle

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 2

Four men, named Randell, Heminginary, Anderson, and Wald, were fishing cuts[?] Newcastle on Sunday morning, when a gale capsized the boat. The men cleared the…

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Terrible Accident at Goulburn. a Fall of Stone. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 2

A TERRIBLE accident at the North Goulburn railway quarry. A laborer named Edwards was engaged breaking down stone, when he was suddenly…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest on the body of the old man, John Hunter, who died from the effects of injuries sustained through endeavouring to alight from a moving…

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An Accident to Mr G. L. Lethbridge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 2

There is a Shakesperian saying to the effect that " when troubles come they come not single spies, but in battalions." This may be also applied, perhaps, in a…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 3

A married woman named Hannah McNamara, aged 66, a resident of Blacktown, met with a shocking burning accident on Tuesday evening. While engaged cooking she was seized with a fit and fell…

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Tram Accidents in Sydney. an M.L.A. INJURED Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 3

As the Leichhardt tram, bound for the Circular Quay, was proceeding along the Parramatta Road this morning it collided with a cart, and the vehicle was badly smashed, and Mr. R. Davidson, the…

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A Terrible Accident. a Woman Frightfully Burned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 3

A HARRIED woman named Hannah M'Namara, aged 66, a resident of Blacktown, met with a shocking burning accident on Tuesday evening…

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A Fatal Shooting Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 2

ABOUT 10.40 a.m. on Tuesday a fatal shooting accident occurred at Concord. It appears that a lad named John M'Carthy, aged 14, residing at Powell…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 3

The body of an unknown woman was found floating at Mosman's Bay this morning. It had apparently not been in the water very long…

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Tram Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

Mr R. Davidson, M.L.A., was badly injured to day in a tram collision on the Parramatta road. His right leg was broken, and he was taken to…

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Sad Burnign Fatality. That Dreadful Flannelette

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 1

A LITTLE girl aged 5 years, daughter of Mr A. Hogan, of Tumut, died in the local hospital on Wednesday from the effects of a burning accident the…

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