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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Bicycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 4

Whilst a lad named Maurice Geary, employed by Mr. A. L. O'Keofe, manager or the Red Bird Bicyle Agency, at West Maitland, was riding a bicycle along the East Maitland road on Saturday morning…

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Tram Collision. Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 3

A tram collision occurred at a late hour on Saturday night at the foot of Young-street Circular Quay. While proceeding down the Young-street hill,…

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The Watson's Bay Collision a Man Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 1

In our last issue we published a brief telegram concerning a collsion between the steamer Guthrie and the tug Warning in Watson's Bay…

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A Serious Collision

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 2

On Sunday evening, about 5 o'clock, Mr Arthur Hamilton, a young man about 27 years of age, residing at Glennie's Creek, was riding along the…

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Fatal Tram Car Accident London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 2

A London electric tram car, full of passengers, was proceeding down Highgate Hill when the driver lost control of the car, which then…

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Found Drowned. /

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 5

A verdict of found drowned was recorded at the inquest on the body of John Thomas Lander, which was found floating in Sydney Harbour. The evidence given was to the…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 5

A carter named Henry Matthews, while riding on the top of a load of produce on the Parramatta-road this morning, fell on to the roadway, the wheel of the vehicle passing…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 3

A telephone wire in Brook-street was blown down during Monday night's storm, and a young man named Snaw, who is accustomed to daily pass to and fro through the thoroughfare on a bicycle, was…

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Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 2

Mr. John Paul, of Gouldsville, whilst engaged on Saturday afternoon lopping trees for the feeding of stock fell from a tree a distance of about 15 feet. He lay on the ground in a helpless…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 4

Whilst Mr. J. Ralston, jun., of Farley, was working yesterday, he met with a painful accident. It appears that he was undoing fencing wire which was bound round some water pipes, when a piece…

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The Late Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

In our last issue two referred to a serious collision that, and taken place, near Camberwell, when Mr Arthur Hamilton, who "was riding a bicycle in…

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Found Drowned " Unpleasant Dreams." [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

At the inquest upon the body of Robert Walmsley, a train driver, whose body was found in the water at Balmaim last Wednesday, the day…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday last, as a young man named Thomas Butler was working at this Rix's, Creek mine, a quantity of stone, becoming loosened, fell upon…

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Fatality at Pelaw-main. a Young Man's Death. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 3

About 10.30 last night a young man named samuel peters (19) son of Mr. thomas Peters, of Rawson-street, Kurri Kurri, was killed in the Pelaw Main Colliery. Deceased…

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Pelaw-main Fatality Young Man Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

A young-man named Samuel Peters (10), son of Mr Thomas Peters, of Kurri Kurri, was killed in the Pelaw. Main Colliery on Thursday night…

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The Pelaw-main Fatality the Inquest. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 7

An inquest took place at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon, before Mr. A. Pryor, District Coroner, and a jury of six, touching the death of Samuel Jones Peters who was…

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Curious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 5

A serious accident took place on board the steam tug Here this morning, the result of which was that two men employed on board were seriously injured. While the vessel,…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 2

A young man named Boy Bartrop mot with a. painful accident at the Excelsior Steam Saw Mill on Saturday. Ho was working with a piece of wood nt the…

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Remarkable Accident. Naval Officer Shot. Fremantle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 1

At Fremantle yesterday Petty-officer Tuckey, of H.M.S. Challenger, met with a serious accident while engaged in gun fire practice. The gun crew were using a Morris tube to…

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An Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 6

It was at a crowded At Home. A lady wished to pass in front of him so the-young man backed. In so doing, his heels stopped on someone's toes…

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