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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Fearful Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 3

A small tenement was destroyed by fire at Waverley early this morning. The sole occupant was Mrs. Matilda McIntyre, aged about 80 years. Her body was found in a chair,…

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Sad Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 3

A sad fatality occurred at the Wyalong Hospital last night. An elderly man named J. Kooke was engaged in the Christmas festivities, and dressed aa Father Christmas,…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1906 · page 3

A train on the railway from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, came into collision with an engine at Engerlin, North Dakota. The train was derailed…

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Serious Bathing Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1906 · page 2

A serious accident b[?]fel a young man named Edgar Barden, son of Mr. Charles Henry Barden, of west Maitland, at Newcastle yesterday Shortly after midday, in company with his father and…

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Great Motor Rage. Many Spectators Injured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 6

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" thus describes the motor race of 6th October:—The contest for the Vanderbilt Cup…

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Lover's Terrible Separation. Serious Motoring Accident. a Sad Spectacle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Pathetic circumstances surrounded the lamentable motoring accident, which occurred yesterday on Black Spur,…

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Great Motor Race? Many Spectators Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" thus describes tho motor race of fith October:— THo contest for the Vanderbilt Cup…

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Fatality at Brisbane. Two Youths Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 5

A boating fatality occurred in Moreton Bay, Brisbane, on Saturday afternoon. The 22-footer Blue Spec, with eight youths on board, Frederick Attwood, D. Adams, E…

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Railway Catastrophe. Trains in Collision. 19 Persons Killed; 38 Injured. London, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 5

The Caledonian Company's train from 'Arbroath for Dundee, was awaiting at Elliott Junction for the signal to proceed, when the North British express train, travelling at…

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Railway Tricycle Accident. Woman Killed and Man Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 5

At Seymour, Victorian, on Saturday, a fearful railway accident occurred to a line-rep[?]ier named Charles Taylor 40 years and his wife, 28 years. The couple were travelling on a railway tricycle to…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 4

On Saturday, whilst a youth named Herbert John Halpin, was walla[?]py shooting, at Moobi, near Scone, in company with a number of others, he mat with an unfortunate…

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