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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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A Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 4

On Thursday last, Mr. W. Mills, Superintendent of Abbey Green (Mr G. Loder's Estate), near Singleton, met with a very serious accident. Mr Mills rods…

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Boating Accident. Two Men Missing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 2

A BOATING accident has occurred a Belmont which it is feared must have resulted in the loss of two lives, On Saturday morning Mr W. K. Loch…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Mr. Thomas Thorburn the Victim

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 2

A dreadful shooting accident hap pened on the Common yesterday afternoon. From the meagre particulars to hand it appears that Mr Thos…

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Engine Without Control Fuelman Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1903 · page 3

At Junee on Friday night the railway engine to which is attached a steam coal crane crashed through the south fitting-shed door, smashing the latter…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Coroner's Inquest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 2

IN last issue reference was made to the death of Mr. Thos. Thoiburn, from the effects of a wound accidentally inflicted with a pea rifle while out…

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Burning Fatality. a Child's Sad End

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 3

AT Albury on Tuesday a girl five years old, daughter of Mr John Rodier, of Talgarno, was the victim of a distressing burning accident. The child…

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Stormy Meeting in Dublin The Platform Rushed. People Seriously Injured. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 3

AT a meeting hold in the Rotunda Dublin, in aid of the funds of the Irish Parliamentary Party, an attempt was made by the "Gaelic League"…

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The Late Accident to Mr Mills

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1903 · page 2

In a recent issue of the ARGUS we aluded to the serious accident that had befallen Mr F-W. Mills, superintenden at Abbey Green, who, while riding after dog, had…

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Railway Collision Near Melbourne. a Guard Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 1

THE 530 Passenger train from Kew on Wednesday morning ran into a goods train at Hawthorn station. A guard, Willia Lassan, who was…

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A Shunter Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 6

ON Thursday at the Newcastle dyke a railway shunter named James Dess, while engaged in shunting operations had his leg cut off at the knee. It is…

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Fatal Accident at Broke. Thrown From a Sulky

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 5

A TELEGRAM was received in town last night from Broke stating that an accident, which had terminated fatally, had occurred there, the victim…

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Fatal Accident at Broke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 4

An inquest was held on Saturday evening at the Australian Hotel, Broke, before the Coroner, Mr. H. Pinchin, J.P., and a jury of twelve, on the body of Essie Myee Vina Dorrington, then and there…

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Fatality at Broke. The Inquest

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 2

AN inquest was held at the Australian Hotel, Broke, on Saturday afternoon last on the dody of Essie Dorrington, daughter of Mr F. Dorrington, whose…

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Culcairn. Railway Guard Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 3

While a railway guard, named Frank Burke, was engaged shunting a sheep van at Culcairn this morning, he was jammed between the cattle race and the truck, and portion of the race had to be cut…

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A Motor Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 3

Two cyclists in a motor race at Bristol sports collided. One was flung at a speed of forty miles among the spectators, injuring eight and killing two boys…

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How a Boy Was Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 5

An inquest was bold to-day on the body of James Turley, aged thirteen, who was found drowned at Rose Bay. John Bowman, aged fourteen, told the Coroner that at about 8.30 a.m. on Thursday he went…

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Shocking Tragedy in Melbourne Mother and Child Murdered. Second Child Fatally Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 5

A "Herald" telegram, dated Melbourne, Tuesday, says:—A tragedy of a most painful kind was brought to light yesterday at the residence of Mrs Elizabeth…

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Team Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 5

George Gibb, aged 15, was knocked down by a tram in Pitt-street this morning, and sustained fracture of the skull. He was admitted to the hospital in a serious condition…

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Albury. Shocking Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 3

A boy named Gard, aged 13, whoso father is a minor residing at Granya, Victoria, was admitted to the Albury Hospital last night in a terrible condition, as the result of an explosion…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 3

[?] Marcel Renault, one of the competitors in last sunday's motor race from Versailles to Bordeaux, who received serious injuries, has died from their effects. He was the winner of the great automobile from…

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