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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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A Barque Wrecked Sailors Drowned [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 4

The Finnish barque Sevinde, from Dalhousle to Australia, with a timber cargo, was wreeked near Prince Edward's Island. The captain and eight…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1906 · page 3

The body of Catherine Lawrence, aged 38, who had resided with her husband and family at Guildford, was found floating in Prospect Creek, Fairfield yesterday…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. a Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1906 · page 3

A [?]erious accident occurred this morning. Two youths named Gough and Thornton were on a shooting expedition on the north-wast arm of Port Hacking River, and when Thornton was accidentally shot. It appears Gough mistook Thornton's hat for a bird, and fined, the charge lodging full in the unfortunate youth's face. He was…

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Serious Assault at Canterbury. Man Badly Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 4

A disturbance took place in a lonely part of the Canterbury district, known as Campbell's Hill, on Friday afternoon, during which a man named…

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Looping the Loop. Sensational Accident at Dseamland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 3

A HIGHLY sensational accident took place on Friday at Dreamland, the now pleasure resort on St. Kilda beach, during the performance of…

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Peculiar Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 4

A serious aecident happened to a young man, Miehael Hennessy, whilst driving a young horse in a sulky at Cargo. He had to alight to open a…

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Serious Shooting Accident [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 3

There was a serious accident at Port Hacking this morning. Two youths named Geugh and Thornton went on a shooting expedition and became…

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Shocking Driving Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

A dreadful accident has occurred between Chinderah and Marwillumbah, a man named William Martin being killed in a shocking manner…

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Railway Collision. Several People Burned. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

Owing to the blunder of a signalman a train conveying 167 Servians, Poles, and Russian Jews from Baltimore to the north-west of the United States,…

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Hobart. Fatal Cycling Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

A man named Brooker was riding home on a bicycle at Hobart last night when the fork of the machine broke, and the man was pitched on to his head and killed…

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A Singular Accident. Bullet Misses a Bird and Hits a Woman

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 1

Mrs Robertson, a resident of Newtown, near Geelong (Vie), while on a visit to her sister, Mrs P. M. Browne, of Port Arlington, was the victim of…

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A Fatal Mining Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 3

A terrible mining accident occurred at the Waihi mine, Wellington, New Zealand, last Tuesday. Two miners, named Gray and Boxall, were…

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 2

A serious shooting accident occurred at Port Hacking on Monday morning. It appears that two youths, named Gough and Thornton, went on a shooting…

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A Painful Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

An accident happened at Katoomba on Thursday afternoon to Alderman R. J. Bronger. Whilst engaged in his usual occupation of bottling…

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Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 November 1906 · page 5

A boy named Arthur Toraybrook, who resides with his parents at East Gosford, met with a peculiar and very painful accident near his home early this morning. He was…

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Injured in a Forge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

A serious accident happened at the shoeing forge connected with Loan's coach factory, Taree. Edward Ladd, blacksmith, was holding a horse, and…

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Brave Boy's Death Drowned While Trying to Save a Playmate

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Drummoyne on Sunday afternoon, the victim being a boy, Willie Davies, aged 11, who lost his life in an heroic…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

A young man named R. Bartrop, 17 years of age, while working at the Excelsior Saw Mills yesterday morning, received a. severe out on the back…

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Singular Accident Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

This morning, at an early hour, a boy named Arthur Teraybrook, who lives with his parents at East Gosford, met with a singular accident. He…

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Shocking Fatality. Boy's Head Kicked Off

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 November 1906 · page 1

A sad fatality is reported from Bullock Greek, in the Condobolin district. Mr M.Laughlin had bought a pony for his 12-year-old son to ride to…

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