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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Railavay Collision. Defective Signalling

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 1

A serious accident, caused through a collision of trains due to a mistake in signalling, occurred at Laverton, Victoria, on Friday evening. A number…

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Scalding Accident

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

On Friday night last, William Pollard, a shunter at the Singleton railway station, while engaged in shu[?]ting operations, got too close to the valve…

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Collision Off Coogee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 5

A collision occurred off Coogee at one o'clock this morning between the collier Sphene and the South Coast steamer Peterborough. The weather was thick and hazy, and the vessels…

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Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

A man named James Mann, 40 years of gae, and a resident of East Gresford, has been admitted to the Maitland Hospital suffering from serious injuries, the result of an…

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Railway Collision. Defective Signalling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 16

A serious accident, through, a collision of trains due to a mistake in signalling, occurred at Laverton, Victoria, last week. A number of passengers were injured. The down train…

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A Sad Honeymoon. Bridegroom Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 1

Henry Bailey, a blacksmith a striker, employed in the Railway Department, was admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital at Sydney on Wednesday…

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Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 6

An alarming accident occurred on saturday night, 31st August, on a branch[?] line of the North British Railway near Mannel Junction, in which twenty…

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A Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 4

The well-known footballer, "Paddy" Duggan, met with a painful accident late yesterday afternoon at Mr. L. Morris' cordial factory in Bulwer-street. Duggan was engaged…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 3

On Monday afternoon, William G. Blackwell, aged 20, was accidentally shot dead, while out shooting on the mountains near Mulbring. Deceased,…

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Railway Collision. Many Passengers Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 5

A serious railway collision occurred on Saturday afternoon at Grancemere, on the central Queensland line. A train, consisting of seven trucks fully loaded, and carriages, bound from Rockhampton to…

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Motor Car Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 3

Sir Henry Colyifle has succumbed to the injuries unstained in the collision which occurred while he was riding in General Henry Rawlinson's motor car, at Bisley…

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Mr. Lloyd George Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 3

Lloyd George, President of the Board trade, met with a painful accident an [?]. After temporarily settling an importing cotton strike at Manchester,…

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Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

Whilst returning home last evening, Mr. Valentine Bendeich, a well-known residents of the Branxton district, had the misfortune to meet with a serious accident, in which he…

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Motors in Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 3

While riding a motor cycle at Bisley. Major-General Sir Henry Colville came into collision with the motor car of Brigadier-General Sir Henry Rawlinson,…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning a Plucky Rescue

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 1

As the ferry steamer was leaving Manly for Sydney on Sunday evening a child named Shenn, who was stopping with her parents at Manly, fell…

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Mr Lloyd George Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 3

Sir Lloyd George, President of the Board of Trade, met with a painful accident on Saturday. After temporarily settling an impending cotton strike…

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The Accident to Mr. Reece

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 4

Tn connection with the unfortunate accident which bef[?] Mr. J. Reece, manager of East Greta Colliery, yesterday morning, it transpires that at the time some pillars were…

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Railway Collision. Many Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 11

A serious railway collision occurred on Saturday afternoon at Gracemere, on the central Queensland line. A train, consisting of seven trucks fully loaded, and carriages, bound from Rockhampton to…

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Drowned in the Rhine. a Dusseldorf Tragedy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 3

An extraordinary accident ([?]tes th correspondent of the 'Daily Mail" of 4th September), has occurred on th Rhine, just above Dus[?] of. [?] [?]…

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Gun Accident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 2

A young man named Charles Peckman, of Katoomba, was accidentally shot dead eight miles from that town last night through a gun accident…

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