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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Sad Fatal Accident. Man's Neck Broken. Bowraville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 3

Hazel Aston, member of a well-known local family, while riding home alone on Saturday night was thrown from his horse and killed. When discovered, his neck was found to have been broken…

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Fearful Collision. Tram and Cart Smashed Up. One Man Killed. Several Persons Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 3

A few minutes before 1 o'clock this afternoon a sensational accident happened at the tram terminus, Circular Quay, where there was a collision between an incoming…

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A Fatal Accident [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 2

While a. man named Hazel Aston was riding home alone at Bowraville on Saturday night he was thrown from his horse. When found his…

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Fatal Collision. Tram Officials Before the Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 5

At the police court to-day, Francis Lloyd, aged 19, a tram driver, was charged with drunkenness whilst on duty yesterday. He was further charged with the manslaughter of…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

A serious tram accident occurred this afternoon at the terminus, Circular Quay, owing to a collision between a tram and a cart. The impact was…

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Late Railway Fatality [By Telegraph. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 2

The inquest was resumed to-day, and further adjurned till Monday, in the case of the death of Miss Millen, who was killed by falling while riding…

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Tramway Collision a Passenger Killed Arrest of Officials

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 2

A few minutes before 1 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a sensational accident occurred at the tram terminus at Circular Quay, Sydney, between…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Cycling Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 3

A restaurant-keeper named William Richards died to-day as the result of injuries received last Saturday through being knocked down by a bicycle…

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Aeroplane Accident. a French Sensation

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 17 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 built on the box-kite…

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A Shocking Fatality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

At Alberton (Q.) a little girl, aged 2½ years, entered a barn unobserved where a chaffecutter was at work, and she was caught in the cog wheels and…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

Mrs. Norman, wife of Mr. E. Norman, of the firm of Messrs. W. R. Norman and Sons, High-street, met with a painful accident this morning. It appears that she was crossing the…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 5

An accident happend on board the R.M.S. Mongolia lying at Circular Quay this morning, as the result of which one man was killed and another seriously injured. About 9…

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Bicycle Accident a Man Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 3

William Richardson, 55 years of age, died at the Sydney Hospital on Thursday from injuries received a few days previous. On Saturday…

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Boating Disaster Three Girls Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

A boating disaste which resulted in three girls being drowned occurred at Inverloch, on the Victorian coast, on Sunday. The disaster took place…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

On Friday evening last, as a son of Mr F. Buchtmann, aged about nine years, was climbing over a fence in Boundary-street, near his parents'…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. the Fatal Tram Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 5

Francis Lloyd (29), a tram driver, and Louis Albert Wannich (30), a tram conductor, were brought before the police court this morning charged with having been drunk…

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Fatal Tram Collision Coroner's Inquest

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 1

The Sydney Coroner has commenced an [?] on the body of John Schofield Foster, land agent of Orange, who was thrown froma tramcar which…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday morning last, Stanley Faulkner, aged 13, the son of -Mr and Mrs T. J. Faulkner, of George-street, was riding a horse out of the yard…

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Frightful Accident. SYDNEY,Friday

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

A boy name! George Buttsworth was caught by machinery in a timber yard at Launceston, and was shockingly mutilated. Both legs were torn off the neck…

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Two Miners Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 3

Two married men named Robert Robinson and Henry Thompson were drowned in a mine near Daylesford (Vic) on Wednesday. Sinking…

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