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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Tram Accidents. a Man Mutilated

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 4

A tram accident occurred in Glebe-road, Glebe, on Saturday night, a man named John Carroll, aged 75, who lately resided in…

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Late Team Fatality

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

Before Judge Murray, at the Darlinghurst Sessions, on Tuesday, Francis Lloyd, tram driver, pleaded not guilty to having at Sydney…

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The Team Fatality. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

The inquest upon the death of John Carroll, an old age pensioner, cut to pieces at the Glebe by a tram on, Saturday, was resumed…

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Pea Rife Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

The lad, James Hindmarsh, who was accidentally shot in the thigh at Kurri Kurri on Saturday Last with a pea rifle, was removed from the Kurri Kurri Hospital to-day to the Maitland Hospital for the…

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Remarkable Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

On Monday afternoon an accident happened to an employee of Mr Gordon Maiden, of Bundanoon, named Jas. Erwin. Whilst Erwin…

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Death of Martini. a Driving Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

Mr W. Martini, the well-known proprietor of Martini's buckjumping exhibition, died at Armidale on Tuesday. On Saturday afternoon…

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Drowned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 4

Mervyn Bradahaw, charged with attempting to murder Edward Bisaell, jumped overboard from the steamer at Auckland while in custody, and was…

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Monday's Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 6

Mr. Edward Oakes who was thrown out of a sulky on Monday night, was not so badly injured as at first reported, and is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery…

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A Terrible Blasting Accident. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 5

Yesterday the Lithgow police received the following wire from Constable Love, who is stationed at Newnes South:—"Three men killed to-day and three seriously injured. Send…

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Shooting Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 4

There was a shooting accident near Tuggerah Lakes last night. A lad named Charles Tattersalls, aged 15, was shot by his mother. The latter…

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The Blasting Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 July 1907 · page 5

Martin Kinneally, Charles Valentino, and Arthur Bowden, three men most seriously injured in the terrible explosion in the railway tunnel in the vicinity of the Wolgan Valley on…

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A Terrible Blasting Accident. SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 4

YESTERDAY the Lithgow police received the following wire from Constable Love, who is stationed at Newnes South:—"Three men kitted to-day…

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Wallsend 'Bus Accident. Driver Dies from Injuries

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

A bus accident, resulting in the death of the driver, occurred at midnight on Saturday between Wallsend and West Wallsend. The…

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A Fatal; Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Katoomba Falls on Sunday afternoon. A lad named G. Lennon, 13 years of age, living at Newtown,…

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A Railway Accident. West. Maitland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

About 4 o'clock this morning, two Government trains collided on the East Greta Company's railway line, in the vicinity of Bast Greta…

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A Startling Accident at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 2

A shocking fatality was narrowly averted here last night (says our Branxtion correspondent), the victim, Mr. J. Mawson; railway station master, being severly cut and…

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Extraordinary Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 3

An elderly lady named Mrs Lind say, residing at Williamstown (Vic), was walking along the main street of the town on Tuesday when…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Shocking Railway Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 5

The body of William Corbett, 16, railway cleaner, was found this morning on the railway bridge near Como. The body was terribly mutilated, and from appearances…

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Mining Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 4

On the number 3 lode in the Hercules mine, Zeehan, Tasmania, the No 4 workings collapsed owing to a large subsidence. Two men…

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A Terrible Blasting Accident. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 16

Yesterday the Li[?]hgow police received the following wire from Constable Love, who is stationed at Newnes South:—"Three men killed to-day and three seriously injured. Send…

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