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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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A Girl Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A GIRL named Emily Nicholls, aged 15, who resided at Brokon Hill, was drawing a bucket of water from an underground tank yesterday, when, in…

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Bourke. a Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 5

A young woman named Jane Davis met with a shocking burning accident. She was in a sulky with her brother yesterday, and it is supposed he dropped a lighted cigarette on…

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Found Drowned. a Cook's River Mystery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 1

AN enquiry was held on Tuesday by Acting City Coroner concerning the death of a married woman named Elizabeth Kathieen Sutherland, 32,…

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Another Burning Accident. Caused by a Cigarette. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 3

A young woman named Jane Davis met with a shocking burning accident. She was in a sulky with her brother yesterday, and it is supposed he…

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Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 5

An English motor-car at Cannes collided with a tree, and its occupants were thrown a distance of 20 yards by the force of the collision. Mrs. Rathbon, an American lady, was…

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A Bishop Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 5

His Lordship Bishop Churton, D.D., has been accidentally drowned in the Bahamas…

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Boating Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 3

A boat containing two men named Neal Armstrong and Robert Murphy, capsized at Camden Haven yesterday while trying to cross over the bar in a moderate sea…

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Motor-car Accident. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

A MOTON CAR accident has occurred at Cannes, in the Riviere. The car, which belonged to an English gentelman was trevelling…

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Fatal Boating Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 3

A FATAL boating accident occurred on Sunday morning at Camden Haven, when a boat capsized, and Neil Armstrong, one of the occupants, was…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 5

The body of William Beers, aged 17, was recovered from a waterhole at Willoughby this morning. Deceased had been missing since the 31st ultimo…

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Gallant Rescue From Drowning. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY,Wednesday

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 3

Two young lady visitors to Manly Beach had a narrow escape from drowning, this morning, while bathing, and were rescued by two male…

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Queer Accidents in War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 5

In the recent Spanish-American War (says the "Regiment") a trooper in the famous Roosevelt roughriders, who had passed…

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American Railways. Accidents and Fatalities

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 16

According to the "Railway Age," the total railway mileage of the United States on January 1 was 209,555 miles, the past year having added 5723 miles. This miieage takes into…

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A Poisoning Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 3

Four women patients in Portsmouth Lunatic Asylum died it is feared from poisoning by an overdose of chloral administered by order of a lady doctor…

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Russia and Japan. War Begins. Japan Makes the First Attack. Russia Charged with Dishonesty. Russian Warships Injured by Japanese Torpedo Boats. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

Baron Komuru, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, informed Baron von Rosen, the Russian Ambassador at Tokio, that…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

A shocking accident happened to a currier's foreman named George Stewart at Newtown this morning. He was engaged in loading a six-ton boiler by means of a crab-winch, when…

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Fatal Accident. At the Cataract Dam. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

A WORMMAN named Joseph Ross, employed at the Cataract Dam works, was killed by the breaking or a wire cabte, which was being used for…

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Accident to Mr. Charles York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. Charles York, of Box Tree, met with a very painful accident on Thursday morning. When about to mount a horse the animal slung around and threw Mr. York very heavily…

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Child Rescued from Drowning

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

One day last week a little girl, aged 2½ years, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm. O'Brion, of Bridgeman, strayed from the home of her parents, and a search was…

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Accident to Mr Charles York

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

On Thursday morning, while endeavouring to mount a horse that was rather restive, at Box Tree, Mr Charles York, son of Mr H. York, of this town, was thrown…

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