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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Accident to Father Kiernan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 4

Rev. Father Kiernan had a narrow escape from a serious accident last night. When near Sawyer's Point his horse shied, and collided with a bullock dray. The rev…

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Accident to Mr. Asquith

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 5

[?] in which Mr. H. H. Asquith, [?] of the Exchange [?]set. Mr. [?] was slightly injured, and the accident [?] ted him attending the House…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

A young man named James Keevers, son of Mr. Arthur Keevers, the well-known building contractor, while at work at the Maitland Brewing Company's premises yesterday…

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Fatal Miring Accident. Fall of Stone

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 3

Another mining accident, resulting in the death of a young miner named Robt. Nicholson, and inflicting serious injuries to his mate, a youth named…

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Shooting Accident

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

Mr. Thomas Gogarty, of this town, met with a nasty shooting accident on Saturday afternoon last. It appears that he, accompanied by Master Oscar Teys aged…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 2

A man in the employ of Mr. H. J. Fairfax was driving down Church-street yesterday afternoon, when he suddenly lost consciousness, and fell forward over the wheel…

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Playing with Axes. Two Children injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 3

A child of Mr Joseph Joseph Bracksley, aged 2 years, named Norman Stephen, living at Gordon (Victoria), was struck on the head with an axe by another…

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An Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday last an elderly man named Edwin Gardiner, employed at Hamblodon Hill, was engaged in branding calves,when in pulling in one…

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Terrible Collision. Horrible Scenes. Incinerated During a Blizzard. London, March 17

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

A terrible collision between an express and a local train occurred yesterday in Colorado. The express, which was bound west to California, came into collision with the…

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Bicycle Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 4

Whilst Mr. Jack Swan, gatekeeper at Rose-street, was riding from Aberglasslyn yesterday afternoon he had the misfortune to meet with an accident. It appears that Mr. Swan…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 4

During the progress of St. Patrick's Day sports on the Albion Ground on Saturday, Mr. Charles Mitchell, the veteran sportsman, had the misfortune to be knocked down by a…

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Local and General. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

The mysterious disappearance of Mr. H. Goswell, of Belmore, Sydney, from Raymond Terrace some few days ago, where she had been on a visit to relatives, was cleared up…

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Awful Railway Collision. Heartrending Scenes. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

A west-bound Californian express collided with a local train at Puebls, Colorado, with terrible results. Forty persons were killed by the…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Ship's Apprentice Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

A fatal tram, accident occurred in George-street, Sydney, on Sunday morning, the, victim being Thomas Clinton Brand Kidby, 19, an…

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Sad Burning Fatality

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

ON Thursday morning last, a young woman, 26 years of age, named Johanna O'Brien, was so severely burned at Mr Garter's residence, Pierce…

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Awful Railway Collision. Heartrending Scenes. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

A west bound Californian express collided with a local train at Pueblo, Colorado, with terrible results. Forty persons were killed by the…

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Serious Shooting Case Three People Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

A serious domestic quarrel occurred at Petersham on Tuesday night, as a result of which two persons wore conveyed to the hospital suffering from…

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Our Singleton Letter. Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

At the Singleton Hospital yesterday Dr. Bowman performed a successful operation upon a young man named Cecil Chapman, of Scott's Flat, who badly severed a large tendon behind the heel whilst using…

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Shooting Accident. Loss of an Arm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

Hugh Oxford, 16 years of age, met with a painful accident at Reynella (S.A.) With a companion he was hare shooting in Mr Owen's vineyards…

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Accident to Mr. W. Johnston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

It has been ascertained that Mr. William Johnston, of Lorn, in addition to the injuries previously mentioned, also sustained a broken nose in the accident he had the…

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