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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Railway Fatality [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

A landslip occurring caused a railway engine and the forepart of a train to be thrown into the Hudson River, atNew York, drowing the driver and…

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An Engineer Drowned [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

John Barrett, an enginereer on board the ferry stealmer Aunio, while in the act of drawing a bucket of water, in Johnstone Bay, this moorning fell…

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'A' Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

While pruning vines at Muscle Greek, a well-known resident named Charles McGoldrick slipped, and the knife he was using cut the main artery of the right arm. The…

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Two Sailors Drowned

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

Two seame[?] Francois Lemttere, 17, and Melene Le Goff, of the French barque Bougainville, now lying at North Stockton, were…

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Serious Coach Accident. Footballer Badly Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 11

The Gundagai footballers had gloom cast over their trip to Tumut on Saturday by a serious coach accident which occurred to one of the forward players, Charles Burke, when…

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Accident at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

Our Branxton correspondent writes to-day to say that Mr. George Colline, a well-known and highly respected resident of Branxton, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. In company with…

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Terrible Accident. Whirled About My Machinery. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 5

'A terrible accident occurred this morning to an engineer named Richard McgRATH, 21 years of age, employed at the galvanised-iron works of Mr. S. Zollner, Druitt-street,…

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Accidents

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

On wednesday a young man named York, while attending to a horse at Baroona, was kicked by the animal in the left forearum. One of the bones of…

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Vehicle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 4

Mr. Richard Lambert, a well-known resident of Wood bury, met with a nasty experience yesterday afternoon. He had driven to Tarro Station for the purpose of meeting the train, when the horse took…

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Fatality at Syeaborg Troops Kill Their Officers LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

During the mutiny at Sveaborg, Finland, a magazine exploded, and 50 mutineers were killed. The troops at Dathlagar, in the…

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French Colliery Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 5

An accident occurred in a coalpit at Mar[?]ienne, near Charleroi, killing 9 miners…

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Motor 'Bus Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 3

The inquest on the ten victims of the [?]dcross Hill accident, near Brighton, used by the break away of the motor [?] has concluded. The jury found that…

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Broken Hill. a Terrible Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 3

At Silverton Tramway yards, Broken Hill, this morning, Charles Smith, foreman, had both legs run over and horribly mutilated by a guards' van, which, was kicked off by a…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 2

A lad named Sidney Coveny, employed in the tin department at Pender Bros.' sawmill, met with a painful accident at half-post 9 o'clock this morning. It appears…

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Accident to the Duke of Connaught

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 3

The motor car of the Duke of Connaught, [?] travelling in Radnorshire, Wales, yesterday, came into collision with another motor car. Both cars were smashed, but the…

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Alpine Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 5

Seventy-five accidents have occurred in the [?]ps in the present season, and 15 have [?]sulted fatally in the past fortnight…

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Sad Fatal Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 2

A young single woman, named Mary Ann Wardle, aged 28, a native of Wallsend, died-somewhat suddenly at Mine Camp, Catherine Hill Bay,…

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Fatal Balloon Accident. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 4

A balloonist named Johnson made an ascent yesterday at Little Falls, New York, and quitted his balloon at a height of 3000 feet. The parachute…

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A Terrible Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 4

At Silverton Tramway yards, Broken Hill, on Thursday morning, Charles Smith; foreman was killed when supervising the shunting of a train…

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Fatality at Redfern Knocked Down by a Running Man

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 3

James Francis Selvage, 44 years of age, died in, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on Sunday evenig from injuries received by a fall on Saturday…

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