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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. the Law Term. The second team opened to-day. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 3

The body of a single woman named Jemima Beggar was found flouting in a waterhole at Concord this morning. Deceased, who was of weak intellect, made her way out of the house…

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Bull Peculiar Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at the Bulli Coal Compuny's , jetty this morning, when about 100 foot of the jetty collapsed, and 15 of the Corrimal Coal Company's hoppers…

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Newcastle. Collision in the Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 5

A somewhat serious fouling occurred this afternoon in the north harbour between the American ship Alexander Gilson and the Italian ship Carraciolo. The American ship was being…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Serious Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 5

Annie Miller, aged 16, a resident of St. Petters, met with shocking injuries this morning while travelling by train to Sydney. The carriages being crowded, she was forced to ride…

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Motor Car Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 5

A sensational collision occurred this morning in George-street A motor car. owned by Mr. B. U. Macphan, hotelkeeper, containing a gentleman and two ladies, besides the driver was…

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Motor Car and Tram Collision. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 3

A meter-car, containing the driver and two ladies, collided with a tram in George-street to-day, when the moter-car was completely wrecked…

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Peculiar Mining Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

At the Murchison Associated mine, near Cue (WA.), on Saturday, while E. Peide, a miner was going down a ladder it was caught by an…

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Serious Railway Accident Young Girl Mutilated [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

A young girl named Annie Me[?] who resides at St. Petors, and is employed in a city [?]oot factory, was coming to town this morning by…

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A Strange Fatality. Killed Through a Tobacco Pipe. Condobolin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 3

Last Tuesday evening Mr. JOhn Sheridan licenses of the Moonbi Hotel, Condobolin, met with a peculiar accident, resulting in his death. He want in to the hotel yard to get an armful of wood. He had a…

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A Wedding Eve Fatality

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

The collision between a bicycle and a grocer's cart at Malvern, near Melbourne, last week, which resulted in the death of Miss Florence Elizabeth…

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Remarkable Fatality Killed Through a Tobacco Pipe

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

Last Tuesday evening Mr John Sheridan, licenses of the Moonbi Hotel, near Condobolin, met with a peculiar accident resulting in his…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 3

The body of, an elderly man, whose name is supposed to be Farrell, was found floating in the water at the foot of Bathurst-street this morning…

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Raymond Terrace. Accident with a Pea Rifle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1907 · page 5

Miss. Windeyer, of Kinross, was accidentally shot here to-day with a pea rifle, and the lady now lies in a serious condition…

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Shooting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 2

In last issue it was briefly announced that Miss Daisy Windeyer, daughter of Mrs. Windeyer, of Kinross, near Raymond Terrace, had been accidentally shot, and was in…

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Another Rifle Accident [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 2

A lady named Miss Windeyer, of Kinross, was shot with a pea rifle at Raymond Terrace to-day, and she now lies in a serious condition…

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Miss Windeyor's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 4

We have been informed that Dr. McCormick, of Sydney, Dr. J. Windeyer, and Dr. Meredith operated on Miss Windeyer, who was accidentally shot in the breast on…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 3

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial of M. Leon Delagrange's aeroplane—the largest machine yet bullt on the box-kite…

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Fearful Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 4

A fearful fatality occurred at Hamilton yesterday afternoon, a young man named Patrick Beds O'Brien, an assistant guard on the railway, being run over by a truck at Woodville junction, and killed…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 3

A slight accident occurred at Vincennes on 28th February during the trial of M. Leon Delagrange's aeroplan—the largest machine yet built on the box-kite…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1907 · page 5

A man named William Richardson was knocked down by a bicycle ia George-street to-day, and was conveyed to the hospital in an unconscious condition. His injuries are very serious…

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