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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 2

Mr A. Sheehan, of the Post Office, met with a painful accident on Monday. He was fishing with some companions, and while wading in the river…

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Fatal Accident. a Miner Smothered

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 3

A fatal accident happened at the Wallaroo mine, at Kadina, South Australia, on Monday opening, to William Hamilton. The deceased, who was on…

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Fatal Accident. a Lad Killed SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 3

Two brothers named Kerin, aged respectively 14 and 12 years, were sitting under some empty goods trucks at the Parkes railway station this…

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Sensational Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 2

Mrs Burns, with three children, was driving from Molong on Monday night. when the breeching broke, and the horse bolted, running into a barbed…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 2

A pea rifle accident, which may be fatal, happened to Leo Arnell, aged 13, at Wellington on Tuesday morning. The lad was out rabbit shooting,…

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Instinct or Accident?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 4

Arthur Patterson (Great Yarmouth), writing in the "Field," soys:—During the slight frosts which prevailed in January a well-filled ditch was frozen over. A party…

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Lioness at Large. Panic at a Menagerie. Three Persons Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

The town of Selby was thrown into excitement on Saturday night, 30th October, by a thrilling incident which occurred at a travelling circus…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Guard Cut to Pieces

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

W Scully, a guard on the Manilla train was cut to pieces at West Tamworth on Thursday morning. Scully was taking truck numbers, when the mail for Sydney, which…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 2

A fatal accident, by which a guard named W.Scully, who was in charge of the Manilla train, was cut to pieces, occurred at the West Tamworth station on…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Guard Cut to Pieces. Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 6

W. Schully, a guard on the Manilla train, was cut to pieces at West Tamworth this morning. Schully was taking truck numbers, when the mail train for Sydney, which…

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A Sad Fatality. Young Lady Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 4

A young lady visitor to Queenselif (Vie.) named Myrtle Smith, aged 22 years, was drowned whilst bathing on the beach. She was with a number of…

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Drowning Fatalities

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred near Churchill's Wharf, Sackville, in the Windsor district, during the holidays. Two brothers named Stewart,…

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Drowning Tragedy. Four Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 3

Four lives were lost on Wednesday by the capsize of a boat on the River Murray, near Rutherglen. A party consisting of Mr. Mann, his wife and two young daughters, and Mrs…

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Burning Accident Young Lady Seriously injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

A shocking burning accident occurred on the top of Bulli pass on Tuesday. A young lady named Miss Violet English, of Pitt-street, Waterloo, in…

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Cyclist and Pedestrian Fatal Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

About six o'clock on Saturday eveniing a man named Wm. Wilson was crossing George-street, Sydney, when another man, riding a bicycle towards…

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Washed Off the Rocks. a Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 4

A shocking fatality has occurred on the back beach at Sorrento (Vic.), whereby Richard O'Donnell. 52; Albert O'Donnell, 23; Arnold O'Donnell,…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 8

A SAD drowning accident happened in the Hunter River, at the foot of Comerford Mountain, about three and a half miles from West Maitland, late…

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A Teacher Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 5

Edmund J. Pearce, teacher at the Public School at Pooncarie, has been drowned in the Darling while bathing…

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Drowning Tragedy. Four Lives Lost

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 7

Four lives were lost on Wednesday by the capsize of a boat on the River Murray, near Rutherglen. A party consisting of Mr. Mann, his wife, and two young daughters, and Mrs…

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Four Persons Drowned a Boat Capsizes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 6

A shocking fatality occurred in the Murray River, about five miles from Rutherglen (Vic), on Wednesday, four persons losing their lives. A fishing…

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