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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Terrible Fatality at Orange. Three Men Drowned. Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1906 · page 3

A terrible drowning accident occurred at Cadia yesterday afternoon, when three well-known residents lost, their lives in Oakey Creek, which is in flood there, being a sheet…

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Attacked By- Bulldog Ants Child Severely Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 October 1906 · page 2

The uncommon occurrence of a child being attacked by bulldog ants has been reported. It appears that the 18 months' old danghter of Mr and Mrs…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 2

'A fisherman named Joseph Walton found the body of a mail floating' in the water at Parsley Bay, Sydney, near the rocks, shortly before noon on Thursday. Tho body is that…

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Attacked By Bulldog Ants. Child Severely Injured

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

The uncommon occurrence of a child being attacked by bulldog ants has been reported. It appears that the 18 months' old daughter of…

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Terrible Fatality at Orange. Three Men Drowned. Orange

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 7

A terrible drowning accident occurred at Cadia yesterday afternoon, when three well-known residents lost their live in Oakey Creek, which is in flood there, being a sheet…

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Three Men Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

Three well-known residents of Cadia, near Orange-Hugh Ryan, Thomas Sara, and Sid. Tompkin-were drowned on Wednesday in Oakley Creek,…

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Heavy Rains and Floods Narrow Escapes from Drowning

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

As a result of heavy rains at Wimbledon, George's Plains, and Perth, the Vale Creek, which runs through Bathurst, and empties into…

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Accidents to Warships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 5

[?] Terrible first-class protected crius[?] tons, before reaching Singapore [?] starboard propeller and 8ft, of the [?] Cruisers will escort her…

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Crushed to Death. Frightful Accident. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 5

William Evans, who was employed us a carpenter at 'Wallsend Colliery, was crushed to death to-day. Ho was working at a wire on the colliery winding gear when the…

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Sad Gun Accident. NARRANDERA

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 16

A lamentable shooting fatality occurred here yesterday afternoon. A lad named Roland McKay went to his father's Big Plain station with a pea rifle rabbit-shooting…

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Shooting Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 2

A sensational shooting accident occurred at Ellalong on Friday evening last, when a little daughter of Mr. Chas. Chapman, was accidentally shot…

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A Distressing Fatality. a Young Lady's Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 5

A distressing accident took place at the residence of Mr. A. K. Dalwood, of Chatswood on Saturday night, resulting in the death of his daughter, Olive Gertrude, 17 years of…

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A Terrible Boating Disaster. Ten Person's Drowned. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 5

A terrible boating disaster occurred at Blenheim. An oil launch, with an excursion party returning to town, had arrived within 100 yards of the landing place, which is a…

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Drowning Case

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 1

A boundary rider named James Claffey, employed on Elsmore Station was drowned in the M'Intyre River, near Elsmorc, a few days…

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Shooting Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

Frederick Wiesmayer, aged 20, an iron-moulder, was taken to the Adelaide Hospital with a gunshot wound on Sunday morning. His…

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Found Drowned. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

At the inquest bold upon Mr Bacon, a stock and station agent from Gunnedah, found drowned in Parsley Bay, Sydney Harbour, a…

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Great Boating Disaster Ten People Drowned Auckland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

A terrible boating disaster is reported from Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand. It appears that an oil launch, on Sunday after…

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Strange Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 3

Mrs Kate Conway aged 40 years, of South Melbourne, was on Thursday taken to the Melbourne Hospital in an unconscious state. It was…

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Captain Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 5

Captain Elles, son of General Elles, was [?]ned at Kurki while attempting to rescue his orderly…

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Accident to Mr. Thos Blunt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 7

Mr. Thos. Blunt, the well-known enterprising owner of Overton Estate, whereon he carries his extensive dairying operations, met with an accident whilst driving…

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