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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 3

Stephen Muras, a blacksmith employed on a new building in course of erection in Moree-street for the Citizens' Life Assurance Company, fell from the ground floor to the…

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A Fatal Accident. Man Blown To Pieces

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 1

On Tuesday Mr G. R. M'lntosh, a wall known pigeon shot, met with a Frightful death, at Hunters Hill. He was engaged in teaching a black groom…

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Fatal Mining Accident. The Inquest

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 3

On Tuesday last Mr H. Pinchin, J.P. and coloner for the district, visited Dalwich Colliery at Nundah for the purpose of holding an inquest upon…

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A Terrible Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 5

The Glasgow express, with the London express following, collided with the Leeds-London express during a fog. A third express from London crashed into the wreckage and…

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Terrible Fatality at Hunter's Hill. Blown to Pieces by Dynamite

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. G. R. M'Intosh, who was well known in sporting circles as a crack pigeon shot, met his death on Tuesday morning at Hunter's Hill as the result…

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Fearful Railway Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

The Glasgow express, with the London express following, collided with the Leeds-London express during a fog. A third express from London…

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Floods in Queensland. a Man Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 1

The departure of the mail train from Rockhampton for Brisbane on Wednesday was indefinitely delayed, as water was 3 feet over the Roope's…

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Shocking Fatality. Well-known Sportsman Blown to Pieces. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 3

A terrible fatality occurred at Hunter's Hill to-day. Mr. George Robert McIntosh, the celebrated pigeon shot, with another man, were endeavouring to tell a tree by…

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Frightful Accident at Hunter's Hill

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. G. R. Mclutosh, the well-known pigeon shot, and a highly-respected resi-dent of Hunter's Hill, near Sydney, met with a frightful death on Tuesday. It…

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Fatal Blasting Accident. Two Men Killed, and Five Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 3

A dreadful quarry accident occurred at Mitcham. a few miles oat of Adelaide, at the foot of Mount Lofty Ranges. on Monday, and as a result two men— Adolph…

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Orange Boy Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

While two lads named Donald Kennedy and Ernest Williams, were shooting rabbits ear town to-day Kennedy was shot dead by the accidental discharge of his own pea rifle…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

During the week an accident occurred to a fine trotting horse owned by Dr. Maffey. The animal was being shod at Mr R Munro's Blacksmithing…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

A few days ago Mr. D. M'Gregor, of Broke, was endeavouring to get upon a beam in is hay shed, with a get to fix up something, when he slipped,…

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A Fatal Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 3

Thomas Findley a middle-aged man, died at the hospital this morning from injuries sustained through falling out of bed at the People's Palace,…

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Port Macouarie. Well-known Resident Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

Amos Wall, a well-known resident and business and of Port macquarie, was drowned yesterday at Koree Island crossing owing to his horse and vehicle getting into deep…

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A Man Drowned. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

A well-known resident and business man at Peri Macquarie, named Amos "Wall, was drewned ysstorday at Koru Island crossing. It appears that the…

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A Fatal Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

A P[?]sturgh train collided with a sleigh at Holmeville, killing seven women and injuring four others fatally…

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A Racehorse Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

The racehorse Donovan has been injured, and was in consequance destroyed He had won his owner, the Duke of Portland, the sum of £55,000…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. a Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

Daniel O'Greeves, a fitter employed at Hoskins' from foundry, Ultimo, met with a terrible accident this morning. He was caught by the sproket wheel of a machine, which…

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