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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

417 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 21

Accident to Trooper Shaddock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 2

We note that while attending the military oncampment at Tamworth, Trooper Shaddock, of the Singleton Light Horse, met with an accident. The horse…

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A Mad Letter-carrier. Constable Severely Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

A LETTER CARRIER named Thomas M'Donagh suddenly went mad in the sorting-room of the General Post Office this morning. After a terrible…

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Accident to the Brisbane Mail

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 7

On Wednesday night an accident of a sensational character happened to the mail train which leaves West Maitland for Brisbane at 9 23, which…

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Local and General News. Accidents

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

An employee at the Government Quarry at Ardglen, named James Fitzpatrick, met with a serious and very painful accident on Friday afternoon last. In appears that in…

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Railway Accident at Farley. a Carriage Derailed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

AN accident of a sensational nature, but fortunately one unattended by very serious results, occurred to the Brisbane express on Wednesday night…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. a Little Girl the Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

Some excitement was caused in East Maitland on Saturday afternoon when it was reported that a little State School girl, named Clare Deni[?] 12 years of ago, was found to be missing…

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Serious Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 5

Louis Milne, a fettler employed working on the Milson's Point railway line, was this morning overtaken by a train, with the result that his leg was severed below the…

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Serious Railway Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1904 · page 3

LOUIS MILNE, a fettler employed working on the Milson's Point railway line, was this morning overtaken by a train, with the result that his leg was severed…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 3

Henry Gilmore, a tram guard, who fell off a tram last night, losing one leg, besides sustaining dreadful injuries to his head, died in the hospital early this morning…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 9

Some excitement was caused in East Maitland into on Saturday afternoon when it was reported that a little State School girl, named Clara Denison, 12 years of age was found to be missing…

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The War. a Japanese Disaster. Capture of Russian Stores. A Train Fatality. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

RUSSIANS arriving at Cheefoo report a disaster to two Japanese warships. The Japanese troops near Kaichan have captured a Russian commissiriat…

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Serious Riding Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

AT Wagga on Wednesday afternoon frightful injuries were sustained by Lilian Church, aged 16, as a consequence of a horse she was riding…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1904 · page 3

A fettler named Louis Mills was run over by a train at Milson's Point this morning, one leg being badly crushed. The victim died shortly after admission to the…

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Fearful Accident. Dashed and Mangled to Death. Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at the Commonwealth Cement Company's works, Portland, near Lithgow, this morning. It appears that an employee named M'Garritty…

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A Terrible Landslip. Catastrophe in New Zealand. Houses Overwhelmed. Eight Persons Killed, Others Injured. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 5

As a consequence of the heavy rain storms experienced throughout the south, a terrible landslip occurred at Wallsend, near Grey-mouth, at 2 o'clock this morning. Half of…

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Chinaman Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 3

A CHINAMAN is in the Tamworth hospital suffering from a broken skull. It appears that he was going home from Tamworth about 12 o'clock on…

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A Railway Collision. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 5

AN excursion train from Sydney to Melbourne, with 150 passengers, collided with the engine of a goods train at Longwood yesterday. The…

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A Terrible Landslip. Eight Persons Killed. Others Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 3

As a consequence of the heavy rain storms experienced throughout the south, a terrible landslip occurred at Wallsend, near Greymouth, at 2 o'clock this morning. Half of…

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Local and General News. Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

An accident of a serious nature occurred near the foot of the Liverpool Range on Saturday afternoon last, by which Mr. and Mrs. Moffat, and one of their children…

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Fearful Accident. Dashed and Mangled to Death. Lithgow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 12

A shocking fatality occurred at the Commonwealth Cement Company's works, Portland, near Lithgow, this morning. It appears that an employee named M'Garritty…

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