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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Drowned in a Cave. Wreck of the Valencia. Women and Children

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 6

According to the London "Daily Mail" of 26th January, a raft with nineteen sailors from the wreck of the steamer Valencia on the coast near Cape Beale,…

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Accident to a Steamer. a Plucky Crew. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 14

The steamer Victoria arrived this morning a day late from Auckland. It appears [?] high-pressure cylinder was knocked clean [?] yesterday morning. The captain, recog[?]…

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An Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 4

While Miss Tuckerman, of Wackworth, was cleaning a window yesterday, her hand slipped, and went clean through the glass, which cut some…

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Nasty Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

Miss Tuckerman, of Warkworth, was brought to the surgery of Dr. Bow[?] yesterday suffering with severe cuts to some veins and an artery on the inside of the…

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Gas Explosion. a Boy Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 1

On Friday morning, as a lad named John Weir, 13 years of age, son of the licenses of Tattersall'a Hotel, Parramatta, was amusing himself with…

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Late News by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Street Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 5

A Coronial inquiry was held this morning concerning the death of a married woman named Sarah Bernard. William Dorney. a cabman, deposed that he was driving along…

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Lindfield Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of the schoolboy Ernest Edward Ivy, who was killed by falling between a moving train and a…

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A Harbour Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 5

The Marine Court to-day found that th harbour collision between the steamer Manly and the oil launch Agnes, in which the owner of the latter boat (Mr. Hemming) and his…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

Whilst an old age pensioner named William Byrnes, who is supposed to be 100 yearn of ago, was walking to the police station at West Maitland this morning, for information about the pension, be met…

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Peculiar Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

A fatal accident happend to Mr Charles Hoare, a member of a large family of farmers, at Horton. (Vic.). He had been at a stock sale at Co…

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Buck[?]ump Rider Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

During the progress of Professor Kemp's duckjumping show last evening, a man named Texas Saville met with an accident, in which he received painful injuries to his face…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

On Thursday a horse fell and rolled upon its rider, a son of Mr Shepherd, front Bowman's Creet, Camberwell. The injured boy was taken to…

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Gales on South Coast. a Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 3

Violent galea have been raging in the South Coast districts, with disastrous results to buildings at Wollongong, Bulli, Bollambi, and Dapto…

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Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 3

A number of loaded trucks dashed into a group of miners waiting to [?]seend the shaft in Dowlais Colliery, Abereynon, killing five and injuring seven…

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A Fatal Accident Death of a Respected Resident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 2

In our last issue we referred to an accident that befell Sir Edward Sweeney, who resides in Castlereaghstreet, and who on Thursday morning…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Stationmaster Cut to Pieces. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 5

John F. Jones, (32), a single man, reiding at Blackheath, and relieving stationmaster at Guildford, was knocked down by a goods train this morning and cut to…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred this morning at tho Sydney Hospital, Samuel Holdstrom, a carpenter, was working on the new wing of the institution now in course of erection,…

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Fatal Accident to a Stationmaster

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

John F. Jones, aged 32, a single man, residing at Blackheath, and a relieving railway stationmaster at Guildford, was knocked down by a goods train on…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Stationmaster Cut to Pieces. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 7

Joint F. Jones, (32) a single man, residing at Balckheath, and relieving stationmaster at Guildford, was knocked down by goods train this morning, and cut to…

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Dreadful Accident at Guildford

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 1

John F Jones, 32, a single man, residing at Blackheath and a relieving station master at Guildford, was knocked down by a goods train on…

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