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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Rand Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 5

The Johannesburg correspondent of the [?] Mail" reports that a rope at the [?] and Jack East Mine broke and [?] cage which it was hauling [?] 1000…

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Sad Racecourse Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 1

P. Regan, one of the most popular and successful of cross-counntry jockeys, was killed in tha Steeplechase at Moorefield on Saturday. He was…

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Pleasure Seekers Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 3

Monday, which was Proclamation Day and Eight hour Day in West Australia, will long be remembered on account of the tempestuous conditions and an appalling boating disaster, which led to the loss…

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Injured by a Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 3

At the ponce court this morning [?] Goulder was proceeded against for having caused grievous bodily harm on an aged woman named Elizabeth Briscoe, of Oxfor 1-street…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

A young man named Ernie Markham, son of P Marcham, the well-known stock dealer, met with a painful accident at the Campbell's Hill saleyards yesterday. He was kicked in the face by a horse…

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Boating Fatality Five People Drowned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 1

During holiday celebrations at Perth (W. A.) on Monday, a yacht capsized near the Mount, Swan River, live persons being drowned. The victims were…

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A Peculiar Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

A peculiar accident happened to Miss Ida M'Nulty on Monday night. Miss M'Nulty lives in Elizabeth-street, and has, on more than one occasion,…

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Burns and Scalds a Little Boy's Painful Accident Zam-Buk Proved Invaluable

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 3

Burns and scalds may vary from the merest scorching or blister to extensive injuries. Zam-Buk Balm is an invaluable soother and healer in all…

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Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

Walter Barlow, a well-known resident, of Wagra, Upper Murray, has been admitted to the Albury Hospital in a precarious state. He was…

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Late News by the Mail. Dreadful Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 3

The wreck of the Scotch express (Great Northern) at Grantham recalls the destruction of the American boat train at Salisbury, a few months ago. The immediate…

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A Terrible Accident. Boy Shoots His Mother

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

At half-past 2 o'clock on Thursday morning Mrs. Scorer, residing at Tarnagulla, Victoria, was accidentally shot by her son, receiving dangerous injuries. Mrs. Scorer was…

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Tramcar's Flight. Panic and Collision. Sixty People Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 6

From Rome on 16th July the correspondent of the London Daily Mail" wrote:— Yesterday at Frascati, a small…

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Molong. Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

A railway accident happened last night at Molong. A mixed train from Orange to Molong arrived at the latter place at 7.10 p.m., and while shunting the train crushed…

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Pleasure Seekers Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 6

Monday, which was Proclamation Day and Eight hour Day in West Australia, will long be remember on account of the tempestuons conditions and an appalling boating disaster, which led to the loss…

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Modern Engine Danger. the Salisbury Accident. Theory As to Cause

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 4

Many serious questions have been raised by the terrible railway disaster at Salisbury, and although the exact cause has not yet been…

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Accident at Aberdare Colliery

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 3

A wheeler, named Thomas Bartlett, aged 24, employed at Aberdare Colliery, met with a serious accident yesterday forenoon. In following his…

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Shocking Railway Accident Porter's Terrible Fate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 7

At Hawksburn (Vic.) Railway Station on Wednesday a porter named John Thomas Tulloch, 19 years of age, attempted to cross the line from one…

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Local and General. Bicycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

Whilst riding down Holmes' Hill, at Rothbury, yesterday afternoon, a young man named Leslie Hodgins, a resident of Farley, met with a painful accident. His bicycle skidded in a dust hole, and…

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Accident to a Jockey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 2

The well-known Jockey James Burke met with a serious accident at Booleroo race on Saturday afternoon. Burke had the mount on Brilliant light in the principal event, in which that animal came into…

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Railway Collision Eight Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 4

Two trains collided at the Molong railway station. on Friday night, which resulted in eight persons being injured', four of whom are Sydney…

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