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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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A Solicitor's Death. Was it an Accident? Heavy Life Insurances

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 3

In connection with the death of Mr W. L. Thompson, a solicitor, whose death was briefly chronicled by telegraph in our last issue, an unexpected…

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Sad Fatality. a Boy Accidentally Shot. Gloucester

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

A sad shooting fatality occurred at Gloucester River yesterday, when Alfred Taylor, a six year old son of Mr James Taylor, a well known and…

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The War. Russian Battleship Sunk. Great Loss of Life a Disastrous Accident. Admiral Makaroff Drowned. London, April 13, 2.55 pm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

A semi-official telegram which has been received at St. Petersburg reports that the battleship Petropavlovsk, 10,960 tons, has been sunk off Port…

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The Fatal Accident at East Greta. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon the inquest into the cause of the death of Reuben James, a wheeler, which occurred in East Greta colliery early on the morning of April 6, was…

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Solicitor Thompson's Death. Was It an Accident? Heavy Life Insurances

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

AN unexpected development temporarily stayed the hand of the City Coroner (Mr. Barnett) as he was proceeding to investigate the…

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The War. Russian Battleship Sunk. An Account of the Affair. Struck by Five Torpedoes. Two Admirals Drowned. Skirmishing on Land. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 5

ADMIRAL URIN has informed the authorities at Tokio that Admiral Togo Bunk the battleship Petropavlosk with claim 1 destroyer, and that the…

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The Tram Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 3

The inquest on the body of William Snelling, the victim of tho recent tramway smash at Rand wick, concluded to-day, when the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter…

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Sensational Accident. Entombed for Thirty Hours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 3

News of a sensational mining accident that occurred at the Granites, West Australia, on Tuesday last was received at Menzies last Friday night. Albert G. Raftis and Alex…

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The Tram Fatality. Verdict of Manslaughter. (By Telegraph) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

THE inquest on the man Snelling, who was killed in the recent tram collision at Randwick, concluded to-day, when the jury returned a verdict of…

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A Fearful Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

An avalanche at Pragelato, Turin, buried huts containing 100 miners…

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A Racing Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

The racehorse St. Patrick's Day fell in the Great Metropolitan Stakes, bringing down Grey Tick, which broke its leg and had to be shot…

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A Thrilling Accident. Heroic Conduct

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 2

News of a sensational mining accident that occurred at the Granites, West Australia, on Tuesday week last, was received at Menxies last Friday night…

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A Thrilling Accident. Heroic Conduct

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 4

NEWS of a sensational mining accident that occurred at the Granites, West Australia, on Tuesday week last, was received at Menzies last Friday night…

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Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 5

Luke Mergitich, a cabman who met With terrible injuries at Annandale last night through falling from his cab as the result of the latter's collision with a tram, dies…

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Sensational Accident. Entombed for Thirty Hours

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 15

News of a sensational mining accident that occurred at the Granites, West Australia, on Tuesday last was received at Menzies last Friday night. Albert G. Raftis and Alex…

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Fatal Cycling Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 3

Mr. Ernest. Keep, formerly of Sydney, a representative of keep Brothers, has been killed whilst cycling at Birmingham…

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A Sudden Fatality. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 5

MR J. B. RUNDLE, a station owner, and one of the Directors of the A.J.S. Bank, dropped dead at Nebea Station, Coonamble, yesterday. It is supposed…

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The Bondi Fatality

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

The police who were detailed to keep a look-out for the boat which capsized at Bondi on Thursday were at Bronte about 1 o'clock to-day, when they saw the boat…

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Railway Fatality at Hamilton a Belford Lad Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 4

DURING a heavy shower of rain at about 8 o'clock on Thursday night a junior porter named Austin Richardson, who was acting as assistant night…

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Goulburn. Fatal Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred this morning on the railway line near Crookwell Junction. It appears that William O'Reilly, aged 10, was crossing the line in front…

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