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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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A Woman Drowned. an Old Singleton Native. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 5

Mr. Barry Pinchin, District Coroner, held an inquiry to-day concerning the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Hayden, of Maqquarie-street, Singleton. Evidence given by Henry McFadden, coachbuilder…

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Accident to Mr. S. Reynolds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 4

The many friends of the popular squire of Duninald will regret to learn that he has met with a rather severe accident. Some of his employees were busy with an unruly cow…

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Serious Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 2

'A' young man named James McDonald, a resident of Wallalong, near Hinton, met with a serious accident at Bowthorne on Saturday night, in which he had a remarkable…

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Railway Accidents. Two Narrow Escapes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 2

Mrs Janet Robinson, a passenger by the express from Melbourne, had a narrow escape from serious injury at Albury on Monday night. She left…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 1

A serious shooting accident is reported from Wee Waa. It appears that a lad named Fred. Lane had been out rabbit-shooting with a companion…

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A Woman Drowned. SINGLETON

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 15

Mr. Harry Pinchin, District Coroner, held an inquiry to-day concerning the death or Mrs. Elizabeth Haydon, of Madquarie-street, Singleton, Evidence given by Henry McFadden, coachbuilder…

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Accident to a Steamer. a Plucky Crew. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 5

The steamer Victoria arrived this morning a day late from Auckland. It appears a high-pressure cylinder was knocked clean out yesterday morning. This captain…

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Boys and Firearms. Another Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 5

On Tuesday afternoon a lad named Hoolahan, with a companion from Sydney named Buchanan, went to the Bald Hills, about five miles from…

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Firemen Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 3

During a fire in a small tenement in Pyrmont this morning the roof fell in, two firemen named J. Mowle and R. Nichols being badly injured…

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Auckland, N.z. Fatal Boat Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 3

A sailing boat from the warship Pegasus capsized at Wellington, New Zealand. A seamen was drowned and five others rescued in an exhausted condition…

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Man Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 5

At an early hour this morning a man named Harry Starr, 32 years of age, who resides in Botany, was lying on the bank of a waterhole in Hay-street of that suburb…

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Fatal Boating Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 5

By the capsize of a boat on the Shannon, [?]land, five men were drowned…

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A Serious Assault Man Severely injured SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

A dastardly assault has been reported It would seem that R. A. Macier. land, a member of the Typographical Society, employed at the Government…

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Bicycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

At East Maitland last evening, shortly before 8 o'clock, Mr. A. T. O'Kee[?]e, manager of the Red Bird Bicycle Agency at West Maitland, met with a nasty accident. It…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney. Accidentally Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 3

The unfortmate man Herry Starr, who was accidentally shot by his stepson, Peter Gibson, aged 13, on Monday, died in the hospital late last night. Prior to his death…

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Accident to Mr J. Hayes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

At the meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Tuesday, an apology was received for the absence of Mr John Hayes, of Bulga, the…

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Shooting Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

Harry Starr, aged 32 years, residing in Danks-street. Botany, was. lying on the bank of a water-hole in Bay-street, Botany, on Tuesday morning, when he…

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A Child Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 3

While bathing in the breakers at Manly this morning Florrie Wright, aged 10, got beyond her depth. A young man named Reggie Bowden plunged in and brought the…

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Fatal Accident to a Stationmaster

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

Mr. Alfred W. Prankard, assistant rail­way stationmaster at Daylesford, Victoria, met with a fatal accident on the night of Thursday week. It appears that…

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Drowning Fatality. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 5

A little girl named Florrie Wright, 10 years of age, residing with her parents at Newtown, was drowned this morning whilst bathing opposite the…

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