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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Accident to Miss Roosevelt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 5

Miss Alice Roosevelt was thrown from her automobile and badly shaken…

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The Aberdare Fatality. the Inquest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 2

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of John Davis, who was killed in the Aberdare Colkery on November 3, was re-opened at the Cessnock COurthouse to-day (Wednesday), before the…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 3

Henry Hines was driving through Darling Harbour yard this morning, when the wheels of his lorry skidded on a curve in the railway lines and he was thrown upon his head…

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A Boating Accident. a Fisherman Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 5

At 9 o'clock on Thursday morning James Don by, a fisherman, with hie sons James and George, left Woolloomooloo Bay in a 16ft. skiff to fish in Coogee…

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Fatality in the Hay Field

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 6

At Berrigan on Wednesday, a man named Whatley and a young man named Hall were engaged carting hay. The team of horses was young…

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A Steamer Founders. Fifteen Men Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 5

The steamer Donald, proceeding from Cape Breton to New Brunswick, foundered during a storm, and the crew, numbering 15, were drowned…

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Adelaide. Accident on the Orizaba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 5

The commander of the German mail steamer Grosser Kurfurst, which arrived from Bremen to-day, reports yesterday that she sighted the R.M.S. Orizaba, which left…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 5

A young man named William lambert, employed at the British Mine. Broken Hill, was killed this morning by falling down a chute a distance of 50 feet…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Child Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 November 1904 · page 3

The four-year-old daughter of W. J. Morries, of Katoomba, was playing with some children in her parents' yard yesterday when she disappeared, and was not again seen…

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Drowned in the Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 3

The body of Charles Hansen, who fell overboard from the steamer Helen Nicoll in the harbour last night, was recovered to-day…

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Child Drowned at Katoomba. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 3

The Four-yoar-old daughter of W. J. Morris of Katoomba, was playing with some children in her parents' [J Yesterday when she disappeared…

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An Accidental Victory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 5

The battle of Assaye, the bloodiest for its size that Wellington over saw, came about as the result of the purest chance—plus the ability of one man to turn that chance to…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

A FATAL accident of a peculiarly shocking character occurred on Sunday night on the railway line at Honeysuckle Point, the victim being…

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Peculiar Accident. Bullock Driver's Misfortune

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

Word was reported at Moruya on Saturday that James Cabill, of Wagonga, went out on Monday to draw logs with a bullock team. He…

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Escapes From Drowning

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 December 1904 · page 2

No less than four rescues from drowning were effected at Wyong on Sunday. In the first instance Mr and Mrs George Thornton, of the Star…

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A Boat-load of Sailors Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 3

A boat capsized and drowned 19 sailors of the Turkish corvette Mansura, at Tripoli…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Terrible Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred this morning at the Colonial Sugar Company's new offices in course of erection at the corner of Bent and O'Connell-streets, City, which resulted…

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Fishermen Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 5

Twelve fishermen were proceeding to a vessel in distress, at Newbiggen, Northumberland. Their boat capsized and 11 were drowned…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 5

A terrible accident took place at Tooth's brewery this morning. Ernest Halloran, 16 years of age, was engaged putting a belt on a machine when he was caught and whirled…

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An Accidental Victory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 6

The battle of Assaye, the bloodiest f size that Wellington over saw, came as the result of the purest chance—pit ability of one man to turn that charter…

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