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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Mining Accident at Orange. Two Men Injured. Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at Mount Bulga Copper Mine yesterday. Two men, named John Bowyer und Kerr, wore at work at the 200 feet level, when about 50 tons of earth…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 3

A married man, Thomas Pinkington, was walking along the side of the Woolwich Dock to-day, when he overbalanced, and fell to the bottom of the dock, a distance of 35 feet,…

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The Late Serious Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 2

In our last issue we recorded a serious accident to Master Eric Bennett, who was dashed against an alignment post in Kent-street through the pony…

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Curious Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 2

A revolver under the pillow of Mr Sheffield, bank manager at Jamieson (Vie), slipped into his bed on Monday night. While half asleep…

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Fatality at Quirindi. Quirinoi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 5

About 5.30 this afternoon, Roland Elsley [?] 13 years of age, was driving a spring cart loaded with wood belonging, to his father, Frank Elsley, carpenter, of this town,…

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Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Drowned in a Bath

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 5

Nora Ann Black, 30, who resided at Bourke-street, Waterloo, was found dead in a bath at her home by her husband, Colin Black, last evening. Black stated that he left home at…

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Accidents

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 2

A young son (Leslie) of Mr. F. Bruderlin, of Haydonton, met with a very painful accident on Tuesday afternoon last. While in company with several other boys,…

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Accident at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 4

A lad named Bailey was in the act of stepping into a milkcart he had been driving at Cessnock when the horse shied and started off at a gallop. The boy was thrown from the…

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Fatality at Quirindi. QUIRINDI

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

About 5.30 this afternoon, Roland Elsley a lad 13 years of age, was Jriving a spring cart loaded with wood belonging to his father, Frank Elsley, carpenter, of this town,…

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Mining Accident at Orange. Two Men Injured. Orange

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at Mount Bulga Copper Mine yesterday. Two men named John Bowyer and Kerr, were at work at the 200 feet level, when about 50 tons of earth…

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Cabdriver Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

A cabdriver named John Ingram, nesiding in Woollahra, was seriously injured this morning. His horse bolted, and he was thrown, off the…

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Drowned in a Bath. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

Mary Ann, Black, a married woman residing at Fairbank, Waterloo, was found dead in a bath. It is assumed that she fell in the bath while in an…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon Mr Sidney Sparkes, in the employ of Mr M. Anderson, was engaged in painting some cottages in Bathurst-street, when he…

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Fatal Motor Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 August 1907 · page 5

Two cars collided in the Criterium de France motor race, killing five and injuring two persons…

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Two Boys Drowned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

Rupert Charles Carter, aged 7 years, and Frank Carter, aged 5½ years, fell into the Yarra at Burnley on Sunday, and were drowned. The two boys were…

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Train Falls Into a Gully. Guard Killed, Others Injured

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

On Saturday night, while a heavy goods train was proceeding up a steep grade on the Auckland-Rotorua line (N.Z.), all the trucks and the passenger…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 5

The oil fuel of the torpedo-boat destroyer Spiteful ignited from the stokehole, killing two stokers, and injuring four others…

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Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 2

George Lanesbury, 9 years of age, and a resident of East Greta, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital this afternoon suffering from an injury to one of his toes, received…

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Fatal Torpedo-boat- Accident (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 2

An accident occurred to the torpedo boat destroyed Spiteful, owing to the oil fuel becoming ignited from the stokehole. Two stokers were killed, and four injured…

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To Save From Drowning

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 3

An inventor has devised a now belt which, he thinks, will keep every one who wears it from drowning. The wonderful article is node of indiarubber; but inside…

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