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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Stepped to Death. Terrible Lift Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 8

A shocking accident occurred about half-past 8 o'clock on the night of 14th September, at the Colliseum Drapery Emporium, Adelaide, as the…

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Double Fatality in a Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 2

Two men, named George Sinclair and Wm. Schmidt, were killed at Block 10 mine, Broken Hill, last night. The men were barring down at the 1315ft…

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Milling Fatality at Broken Hill. a Strange Accident. Broken Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 14

A' fatality occurred last night at the Central Mines, by which a young unmarried, man named George Frankham. lost his life in a strange manner. Frankham was…

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Miners, Dangers. Another Fatality at Broken Hill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

All accident occurred at Broken Hill mines on Thursday night, by which one man lost his life and another was seriously injured. A party of four,…

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Hard Fight with Waves. One Man Drowned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 6

Joseph Robertson, a sailor, who with another sailor named Leslie deserted from H.M.S. Powerful at Fremantle last Friday night, gave himself up at,…

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Newcastle. Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 5

A well-known coal trimmer, George mayer, died in the hospital to-day as the result of injuries received on the Dyke last night through being run over by some coal trucks…

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Runaway Coach. Accident at Newport

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 6

An accident befel the Manly-Newport coach on Wednesday, involving serious injury to one of the passengers. The coach was descending a hill a mile and…

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Tram Runs Into Cab. Peculiar Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 4

A serious accident, in peculiar circumstances, befel Hugh Brady, cabdriver , of Brougham-street, Darlinghurst, on Thursday night. Brady was…

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Drowned Woman's Identity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 5

On September 12 an inquiry was held into the circumstances of the death of Jessie Murray, whose body was found in the Yarra a few days previously. The Coroner brought…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. [?] Browning Narrow Escape From Drowning. [?] young married man

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon a young [?] William Copeland, who resides at Rosebark, was driving a sulky homewards from Muswellbrook, and with the object of watering his…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Sunday afternoon. a Prince's Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 5

Prince Carl of Thurn at Taxis, while larking with other officers at Potsdam, broke his neck in sliding down the banisters…

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Accident to a Miner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 4

Whilst a miner namer Henry Sharkey was engaged cutting coal in No. 2 tunnel at East Greta colliery a portion of the mineral came away and fell on Sharkey's left foot, fracturing the bones at…

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Fearful Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1907 · page 5

Alfred Wallace Arnold, aged 16, who lived at Kogarah, caught a train at Kogarah Station this morning to proceed to his trade as a bootmaker in the city. When the train…

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Motor Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 5

Mr. Sinelsor, in a motor race in New York, while travelling at the rate of 60 miles an hour, lost control of his car, and was killed through colliding with a fence. Nine spectators were…

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Drowned Woman's Identity

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 3

At Melbourne on September 12th an inquiry was hold into the circumstances of the death of Jessie Murray, whose body, was found in the Yurra a few…

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Fatal Railway Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 2

Alfrod Arnold, aged 16, while attempting to go from one railway car to another, missed his footing and fell beween the ears of the trnin He was…

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Shocking Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1907 · page 5

A child two years of age, named Veronica Crook, residing in Leichhardt, was shockingly burned through her clothes catching fire, and lied shortly afterwards…

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Railway Collision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1907 · page 5

[?] came into collision at Coatbridge, [?] with an excursion train from Edin[?] people were slightly injured. No [?] injuries…

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Found Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1907 · page 3

The body of an elderly married woman named Julia Moss was found floating in Neutral Bay this morning. Deceased lately resided in North Sydney, but had been…

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A Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1907 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Mr. Walter Lawrie, telegraph lino repairer, at Campbell's Hill this morning. He was in the act of raising a telegraph pole, when it slipped and jambed his right…

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